by - January 11, 2016 6:20 pm
A Warren Buffet-run company has sold off a cluster of northeast Arkansas factory sites to a New York-based joint venture group that is looking to market the former manufacturing plants…
by - January 11, 2016 5:35 pm
Monthly power prices at major U.S. trading hubs during peak hours were down 27% to 37% in 2015 compared to the previous year, driven largely by lower natural gas prices,…
by - January 11, 2016 5:21 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. RUBIO GETS HUTCHINSON ENDORSEMENT: While Gov….
by - January 11, 2016 4:38 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout, to include a statement from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. ––––––––––––– Fort Smith attorney Brad Jesson, who served as Chief Justice of the…
by - January 11, 2016 11:58 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 - January 11, 2016 5:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. SIGNIFICANT U.S. STORM EVENTS CONTRIBUTE TO $4 BILLION DECEMBER INSURANCE BILL: Preliminary estimates from…
by - January 10, 2016 5:41 pm
The late U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers was memorialized Sunday (Jan. 10) at First United Methodist Church in Little Rock with speeches by President Bill Clinton and Sen. David Pryor, and…
by - January 10, 2016 9:41 am
Former U.S. Senator David Pryor said his former colleague and friend, Dale Bumpers, was “in a class all his own, a league all his own.” Appearing on this week’s edition…
by - January 10, 2016 9:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. ALABAMA PRODUCES MORE THAN 1 MILLION VEHICLES IN 2015: Alabama’s three global automakers…
by - January 9, 2016 8:23 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. Dale Bumpers is remembered. The former…
by - January 8, 2016 8:29 pm
The Public Service Commission on Friday approved a request by Entergy Arkansas Inc. and intervenors in the utility giant’s upcoming rate case filing to excuse several witnesses from testifying at…
by - January 8, 2016 4:49 pm
Benton County is one of the most family-friendly places to live in the country, with top-rated schools, first class museums and a booming economy. But for more than 790 children…
by - January 8, 2016 4:16 pm
After a nearly three-week long recess, members of the state’s House delegation returned to the nation’s capital this week to deal with a host of issues. The delegation also paid…
by - January 8, 2016 4:00 pm
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has begun publishing online copies of legal opinions and hearing decisions. The publications began occurring Jan. 1 as a result of Act 896…
by - January 8, 2016 11:19 am
The U.S. jobless rate remained unchanged for the third month in a row, stalling at the same level as Arkansas yet adding nearly 300,000 workers to U.S. payrolls in December,…
by - January 8, 2016 11:13 am
A top Wall Street analyst said Thursday that Southwestern Energy Inc.’s succession plan that swept oil industry veteran Bill Way into the company’s CEO chair was well executed, but warned…
by - January 8, 2016 7:51 am
Recognized for their leadership in business and community service, four Arkansas icons – William T. Dillard II, George K. Mitchell, Patricia P. Upton and the late Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller –…
by - January 8, 2016 7:46 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. SALES OF NATURAL GAS-POWERED VEHICLES EXPECTED TO GROW 62% OVER NEXT DECADE: As the…
by - January 8, 2016 6:25 am
Former Arvest Bank President Dennis Smiley may face a two-level increase in the minimum federal sentencing guidelines, according to a 14-page sentencing memorandum filed Thursday (Jan. 7). In its pre-sentence…
by - January 7, 2016 6:51 pm
In addition to talking to a wall, TVW anchor Dawson Meadows outlines a few New Year resolutions just seconds before he breaks them. Meadows also hints that he will soon…
