by - December 12, 2016 1:13 pm
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 - December 12, 2016 1:01 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - December 12, 2016 12:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– CEO EXPECTATIONS MIXED OVER NEXT SIX MONTHS, PROJECT GDP GROWTH OF…
by - December 11, 2016 4:25 pm
Tom Hayes, president and soon-to-be CEO of Tyson Foods, said he’s tasked with growing the business and that will likely include acquisitions or investing in other companies. Hayes and Chief…
by - December 11, 2016 10:53 am
Editor’s note: Mike Preston is executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). –––––––––––––––––––…
by - December 11, 2016 9:52 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said lawmakers must find ways to properly compensate state employees in order to keep key personnel in critical positions, such as foster care case workers….
by - December 11, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– EMPLOYER COSTS FOR WAGES, SALARIES AND BENEFITS AVERAGE $34.14…
by - December 10, 2016 8:46 am
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 in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - December 9, 2016 3:48 pm
Rep. Joe Jett of Success, who has been chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, announced Friday (Dec. 8) he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party,…
by - December 9, 2016 1:34 pm
Ozark Regional Transit will start the first express route in Northwest Arkansas using a 55-seat coach-style bus, according to a news release. Starting Jan. 2, the Commuter Express route will…
by - December 9, 2016 10:48 am
Little Rock nonprofit The Venture Center is now taking applications for the second round of the VC FinTech Accelerator, the center announced Thursday (Dec. 8). Created in partnership with the…
by - December 9, 2016 10:44 am
Turnover in the trucking industry has fallen to the lowest point in five years, but carriers still struggle to find qualified semitrailer drivers. The problem is only expected to get…
by - December 9, 2016 8:37 am
Students at schools in Benton and Washington counties will be able to attend field trips at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville at no charge for the next three years,…
by - December 9, 2016 8:13 am
The first Ronald McDonald House in Fayetteville is expected to open before Christmas. The 5,600-square-foot house is on the top floor of Washington Regional Medical Center’s new Women and Infants…
by - December 9, 2016 7:52 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MURPHY OIL NAMES NEW BOARD DIRECTOR, PROMOTES TWO EXECUTIVES TO TOP…
by - December 9, 2016 5:52 am
There have been attempts in recent years by state Democrats and advocacy organizations to increase the amount of money the state spends on its pre-K program, known as Arkansas Better…
by - December 8, 2016 8:56 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4-1 with two other justices both concurring and dissenting Thursday that the state is not required to list on a birth certificate the names of…
by - December 8, 2016 7:32 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has added 54-year-old, Jeffrey Schomburger, global sales officer for Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors. Schomburger will be an independent director and takes the board…
by - December 8, 2016 5:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores confirmed plans to invest $1.3 billion in its Mexican operations to build a new distribution center and expand several others over the next three years. Walmart International CEO…
by - December 8, 2016 5:07 pm
At a recent budget hearing, Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis asked whether terms of the $480 million consent decree leveled against the city by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
