by - May 5, 2016 10:03 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LIKELY TO STAY…
by - May 5, 2016 8:40 pm
Before the market opens Monday (May 9), Tyson Foods is expected to post $403 million in net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 which ended. That equates to…
by - May 5, 2016 8:26 pm
The issue of salaries for the city’s 157 police officers was front and center Thursday (May 5) as a Jonesboro City Council committee heard complaints over the issue. The Public…
by - May 5, 2016 8:13 pm
With the Revenue Stabilization Act that funds much of state government on his desk, Gov. Asa Hutchinson Thursday was looking ahead to a special session focused on highways that he…
by - May 5, 2016 3:47 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods continues to invest in corporate infrastructure in and and near downtown, breaking ground Thursday (May 5) on a new $31 million incubation center just east of the…
by - May 5, 2016 11:55 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - May 5, 2016 11:37 am
John James is passionate about the myriad challenges and limited opportunities of turning an idea into a multi-million dollar enterprise in Arkansas. He’s done it before, is doing it now,…
by - May 5, 2016 9:00 am
In the late 1500s, the English Elizabethan dramatist Thomas Dekker wrote the poem “The Merry Month of May.” For our May/June issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine, our merry…
by - May 5, 2016 7:02 am
It was an expensive first quarter for Van Buren-based USA Truck, with $5.3 million in restructuring costs resulting in a net loss for the quarter of $1.807 million, a wide…
by - May 5, 2016 6:13 am
Communications and technology provider Windstream Holdings, Inc. reported a first quarter loss of $231.9 million, or $2.52 per share, compared to $5.3 million profit, or 5 cents per share, one…
by - May 5, 2016 6:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– USDA UNVEILS ‘URBAN AGRICULTURE TOOLKIT’ FOR CITY FARMERS, AGRI-BUSINESS STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS…
by - May 5, 2016 5:17 am
Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. _____________ The…
by - May 4, 2016 5:05 pm
Bentonville is home to one of the world’s largest companies but this week the city and chamber of commerce saluted its small businesses as part of National Small Business Week….
by - May 4, 2016 4:45 pm
A $400 million hospital project completed more than two years ago has been the catalyst for major growth in Northeast Jonesboro, a hospital administrator told a local chamber group Wednesday…
by - May 4, 2016 4:36 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. trimmed losses from a year ago as the El Dorado oil producer tries to wait out the fallout from low crude oil and natural gas prices with…
by - May 4, 2016 4:12 pm
The fiscal session moved toward its conclusion Wednesday (May 4) with the passage in the House and Senate of the Revenue Stabilization Act, the funding mechanism that governs how all…
by - May 4, 2016 2:53 pm
Shares of Bank of the Ozarks plummeted nearly 15% in trading today (May 4) after the Muddy Waters investment research firm revealed it has a huge short position against the…
by - May 4, 2016 12:36 pm
New home construction in Fort Smith is up more than 30% in the first four months of 2016, but overall building permit values in the city are down more than…
by - May 4, 2016 11:26 am
Plans for a new apartment complex on Horsebarn Road received a green light Tuesday (May 3) from the Rogers Planning Commission. The Horsebarn Apartments are planned for 322 units on…
by - May 4, 2016 9:00 am
Apartment rent prices are rising across the nation and in two of Arkansas’ three largest metro areas, according to a report from San Francisco-based Apartment Lists. The Fort Smith metro…
