by - May 23, 2016 12:05 pm
Even with the price of crude oil prices still below $50 a barrel and the U.S. rig count at historic low levels, America remained the world’s top producer of petroleum…
by - May 23, 2016 11:38 am
An Aug. 9 primary election is in the works for the Fort Smith Board of Directors, with two candidates lined up to run against Ward 4 Director George Catsavis. The…
by - May 23, 2016 5:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– HOME BANCSHARES TO RING NASDAQ BELL Home BancShares, Inc., parent company…
by - May 22, 2016 6:12 pm
A panel of three professionals across multiple generations on Friday (May 20)shared their experience and opinions about the value of mentoring in professional development Friday during the Sunny Side of…
by - May 22, 2016 8:55 am
U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge may not be running against Sen. Tom Cotton this fall, but the Democratic challenger and former U.S. prosecutor takes issue with Cotton’s recent comments on…
by - May 22, 2016 8:44 am
KATV’s Elicia Dover reports: One of Arkansas’ top elected officials spent $56,315 redecorating his office since taking the position in January 2015. When Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan first moved…
by - May 22, 2016 7:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– JOBLESS RATE AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO…
by - May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas State University officials announced Saturday (May 21) they have revamped the festival that honors Johnny Cash and raises money for the restoration and maintenance of his boyhood home in…
by - May 21, 2016 7:28 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - May 20, 2016 7:11 pm
The Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Health Care Association entered into a memorandum of understanding Friday meant to reduce long-term Medicaid health care costs by at least $250…
by - May 20, 2016 4:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the highway bill that appears headed for passage Monday had to be a five-year plan and he said that any tax increase for highways needs to…
by - May 20, 2016 3:38 pm
Hytrol President David Peacock said Friday (May 20) that the sound of noise in a 62,000 square-foot expansion of their company’s facility in Jonesboro was a good thing, calling it…
by - May 20, 2016 3:04 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature that sought to make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions in the state. In…
by - May 20, 2016 2:29 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. ––––––––––––––––––– Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Alison Williams as his new chief of staff effective June 1, the governor told reporters…
by - May 20, 2016 12:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway bill cleared a committee hurdle Friday and heads to the full Senate Monday, where it likely will pass. The bill, HB1009, by Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little…
by - May 20, 2016 9:13 am
Arkansas’ job market continued to venture into new territory in April as the state’s jobless rate fell from last’s month’s seasonally adjusted all-time low of 4.1% and total employment touched…
by - May 20, 2016 8:51 am
The number of people employed in the airline industry through March reached its highest total in nearly eight years just ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the traditional start…
by - May 20, 2016 5:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– PLAINS ALL AMERICAN INDICTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2015 OIL SPILL Plains All American…
by - May 19, 2016 8:15 pm
Legislators voted out of committee Thursday a bill that would close new claims to the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, and eventually end the fund…
by - May 19, 2016 7:02 pm
The Senate sponsor of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway package plans to run it through a new committee Friday after he twice was unable to move it Thursday and after it…
