by - June 5, 2015 7:32 pm
Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon told the media Friday (June 5) that shareholder week is his favorite week of the year though by the end of the Saturday morning meeting everyone…
by - June 4, 2015 4:27 pm
Lockheed Martin rival Oshkosh Corp. may have received a boost to its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) bid when the U.S. Army announced Wednesday, (June 3) that it plans to…
by - June 2, 2015 9:27 pm
A Lockheed Martin official called the company’s JLTV production facility in Camden the “most advanced (tactical vehicle) production facility on earth” during a virtual tour of the defense contractor’s South…
by - June 2, 2015 9:07 am
Many Arkansans are looking forward to purchasing a “big ticket” household item during the second half of 2015 as many have seen their personal financial situation improve this year, according…
by - June 1, 2015 9:10 am
The announcement that a steel company will be adding 100 jobs at its facility brought Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several other state and local officials to Jackson County Monday morning….
by - May 31, 2015 8:40 am
Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton, likes the crowded GOP field of potential Presidential candidates and says he’s a long way from making a decision on who he will support.
by - May 31, 2015 8:35 am
While the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever considered for the job as director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Mike Preston knows that there…
by - May 31, 2015 6:41 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. ARKANSAS…
by - May 29, 2015 3:22 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law bills passed during the legislative special session and announced that five counties have been aded to the state’s disaster declaration after taking…
by - May 28, 2015 5:29 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that the Bethesda, Md.-based defense contractor has an advantage over its rivals.
by - May 27, 2015 8:25 am
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have…
by - May 26, 2015 1:50 pm
The special session has started as lawmakers look to quickly pass a $87 million bond issue to help build the next generation of all-terrain military vehicles.
by - May 25, 2015 9:15 pm
The Arkansas Legislature meets Tuesday for a special session to consider a $87 million bond package that would go toward helping a Lockheed Martin facility in South Arkansas land a contract building a new type of military vehicle.
by - May 24, 2015 8:17 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. MADE…
by - May 21, 2015 2:55 pm
A company with nearly 70 years of work in Jonesboro announced plans Thursday to expand its facility on Arkansas 18, company officials said. Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. announced the $12…
by - May 20, 2015 5:55 pm
Picasolar Inc., a solar start-up company affiliated with the University of Arkansas, dedicated its new headquarters on Wednesday (May 20) at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park. The 2,300-square-foot space…
by - May 19, 2015 5:19 pm
Five Arkansas companies were winners of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The award honors companies for their leadership in exporting goods and services worldwide. This year’s…
by - May 18, 2015 5:34 pm
It’s never been more difficult to get items on retail shelves in brick and mortar stores like Wal-Mart. But if there is a will, there’s a way.
by - May 14, 2015 4:07 pm
Total manufacturing technology orders for the South Central region of the U.S. fell 51.9% in March compared to a year ago, according to a monthly report by the Association for Manufacturing Technology.
by - May 13, 2015 10:16 am
Two full-scale biomass plants in South Arkansas are still scheduled to come online by the end of 2016, just in time for the wood pellet market to gain steam in Europe as industrial power generators switch from coal to renewable fuels.
