by - May 2, 2016 8:39 am
International Paper entered into a definitive agreement to purchase rival Weyerhaeuser’s Cellulose Fiber pulp business that it first put up for sale following the acquisition of Plum Creek Timber Co….
by - May 2, 2016 5:20 am
Oilfield service giants Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc., both of which played key roles in providing technology to help drillers ramp up the Fayetteville Shale, announced Sunday (May 1)…
by - May 2, 2016 5:15 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FDIC ADOPTS FINAL RULE TO AMEND HOW SMALL BANKS ARE ASSESSED…
by - May 1, 2016 2:01 pm
The weather was rotten on Friday for the second annual Steel Horse Rally, but that didn’t stop an estimated 25,000 bikers from roaring into downtown Fort Smith on Saturday, possibly…
by - May 1, 2016 9:07 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director Mike Preston has been on the job for a little more than one year. This past week, his agency and the state landed one…
by - May 1, 2016 8:48 am
Fourth District Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says he thinks Congress will meet a May 15th deadline to approve a budget. He also says Puerto Rico needs to restructure its…
by - May 1, 2016 7:36 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FORMER WALMART VP TAKES OVER TOP ROLE FOR SUPPLY…
by - April 30, 2016 1:25 pm
William Darby wrote in a school essay he would be “something great” or a “professional bum.” It was the former, and several hundred people gathered Saturday morning in downtown Fort…
by - April 29, 2016 4:41 pm
SUNDAY 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…
by - April 29, 2016 3:49 pm
Class members for the inaugural Junior Leadership Academy of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce were named Friday (April 29), with 30 students named instead of the planned 25…
by - April 29, 2016 3:31 pm
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services reported net income of $2.934 million, or earnings per share of 41 cents, for the first quarter ended March 31. Profits tumbled 45% from $5.369 million,…
by - April 29, 2016 3:02 pm
The candidates running for a vacant city council seat in Jonesboro sparred over issues Friday (April 29), as the campaign for the seat enters the final stage. The five candidates…
by - April 29, 2016 2:03 pm
Sprint is opening a regional office in Little Rock that will add about 100 jobs by the end of the year and serve as the telecom company’s headquarters for a…
by - April 29, 2016 12:34 pm
A donation of a $1.5 million lead gift toward the construction of a new Northwest Arkansas Community College facility in Washington County and a culinary center for the study of…
by - April 29, 2016 5:48 am
ArcBest posted a first quarter net income loss of $6.103 million, more than double what market watchers expected. The company said headwinds in the quarter included a “weak” U.S. manufacturing…
by - April 28, 2016 6:56 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Arkansas’ tourism industry ended the first two months of 2016 with a more than 4% growth…
by - April 28, 2016 5:06 pm
If there is any consensus to be gleaned from an informal survey of Fort Smith business leaders, it’s that said leaders hope the next Fort Smith Public School superintendent have…
by - April 28, 2016 4:22 pm
Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee said Thursday (April 28) that an osteopathy school at Arkansas State University slated to open later this year will meet a growing need for doctors in the…
by - April 28, 2016 4:08 pm
Paragould Mayor Mike Gaskill said Thursday (April 28) that a move into the city by GW Communications will help keep young people living and working in the town. Gaskill was…
by - April 28, 2016 3:52 pm
Walmart is enlisting technology provider help by inviting them to a first-ever Open Call in Bentonville slated for Oct. 6, the retailer said Thursday (April 28). The Open Call is held…
