by - April 26, 2016 12:48 pm
Eight months after losing out on a bid to land a huge Pentagon contract to build the next generation military vehicle in Calhoun County, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his economic…
by - April 26, 2016 7:07 am
Entergy Corp. posted first quarter earnings well below year ago results even as the company’s Arkansas subsidiary received regulatory approval for a $167 million rate hike and closed on its…
by - April 25, 2016 6:49 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Monday (April 25) said a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill would put Arkansas on the path…
by - April 25, 2016 6:04 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Benny Gooden, one of the longest serving superintendents in Arkansas, announced Monday (April 25) he will resign effective June 30. Gooden was named superintendent of…
by - April 25, 2016 4:38 pm
Alphonso Trent, Fort Smith native and a well-known jazz musician, will be the subject of a new locally-produced documentary set to debut at the Fort Smith Museum of History on…
by - April 25, 2016 4:35 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Monday the increase in sales tax revenues in April was needed after a slower than normal March. By contrast, Craighead County saw its largest…
by - April 25, 2016 4:27 pm
Deltic Timber Corp.’s first quarter earnings were down 79% from a year ago as weak markets for wood products, a decrease in oil and gas-related income and higher operational and…
by - April 25, 2016 4:02 pm
Nine percent of Arkansas children have had a parent in jail or prison during their childhood, says a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The newly released report,…
by - April 25, 2016 3:34 pm
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– GOLDMAN SACHS JUMPS INTO BOOMING ONLINE BANKING BUSINESS Investment banking giant…
by - April 25, 2016 1:20 pm
Improving downtowns and promoting healthier living in Benton County were two main causes the Walton Family Foundation chose to support with its Innovation Completion funding recently awarded to four local…
by - April 25, 2016 12:52 pm
The Steel Horse Rally is coming back to downtown Fort Smith on April 29 and 30 for its second annual event that looks to produce an even larger economic impact…
by - April 25, 2016 12:29 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas saw their sales tax revenue rebound in April with $5.129 million reported by Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale city offices. Revenue jumped 16.88%…
by - April 25, 2016 9:50 am
Allegations of bribery and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have cost Wal-Mart Stores $738 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring efforts over the past four years….
by - April 24, 2016 5:57 pm
America’s first whistleblower law was passed July 30, 1778. Michael McCray, a Pine Bluff native who worked in President Bill Clinton’s Department of Agriculture, said it didn’t protect him. McCray…
by - April 24, 2016 8:44 am
Editor’s note: A video interview with Gov. Hutchinson appears at the bottom of this post. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the 75% threshold to pass appropriations bills is too high, traditional…
by - April 24, 2016 7:21 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– BMW OPENS UP NEW VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR FOUR-STATE…
by - April 22, 2016 3:53 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 22, 2016 2:45 pm
U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark. and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have filed an amendment to block funding to the controversial Clean Line transmission line that will run through Arkansas and was…
by - April 22, 2016 7:12 am
Every delegate matters at the Republican National Convention July 18-21 in Cleveland, and Doyle Webb, Republican Party of Arkansas chairman, will help decide which ones actually count. Webb has been…
by - April 22, 2016 6:17 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has approved the popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would direct the Legislature to set a cap of at least…
