by - November 21, 2016 9:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– TREASURY DEPARTMENT HANDS OUT RECORD $7 BILLION IN NEW MARKET TAX…
by - November 21, 2016 8:00 am
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 21, 2016 7:04 am
Tyson Foods ended its fiscal year with net income of $1.768 billion, 45% more than the previous fiscal year, thanks in part to lower grain costs, better margins in the…
by - November 20, 2016 11:12 am
Sadness about the loss of such positive energy in this troubled world is natural but please do not be sad for the close friends and family of Patricia Brown, for…
by - November 20, 2016 10:12 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave no hints on a possible role in the upcoming Donald Trump administration in an interview that covered Trump’s potential conflicts of business interests, Iran…
by - November 20, 2016 8:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– RECYCLING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 800,000 JOBS, $36 BILLION…
by - November 20, 2016 8:07 am
Bills proposed during the first week of pre-filing for next year’s legislative session included a package of 11 ethics and accountability bills filed by Democrats in the House and Senate,…
by - November 19, 2016 9:50 am
Fort Smith Public Schools are moving closer to filling the superintendent position left vacant by longtime Superintendent Benny Gooden, who announced his retirement in April. The district released the names…
by - November 19, 2016 9:26 am
Wal-Mart Stores announced Friday (Nov. 18) that Senior Vice President and Controller Steve Whaley, 57, is resigning, effective Dec. 31. Whaley, the company’s principal accounting officer since 2007, will stay…
by - November 19, 2016 8:44 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 - November 18, 2016 8:31 pm
Patricia Brown, a co-owner of Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, has died following a long battle with cancer. She was 59. Patricia was born in…
by - November 18, 2016 10:52 am
Arkansas Libertarians knew they weren’t going to win any big races this election cycle. But with two experienced governors on their presidential ticket and the major parties nominating polarizing candidates,…
by - November 18, 2016 10:51 am
Heartland Renaissance Fund of Little Rock will receive $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits, and the award amount is the organization’s second largest in its 15 years in operation,…
by - November 18, 2016 10:47 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate held steady at 4% in October as retailers across the state continue hiring temporary and part-time help ahead of the holiday shopping season that traditionally begins on…
by - November 17, 2016 9:55 pm
Simmons First National Corp., parent company of Simmons Bank, has entered into an agreement to acquire Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc., a Jackson, Tennessee-based financial firm that owns First South…
by - November 17, 2016 9:43 pm
Acxiom Corp. announced after the close of business on Thursday (Nov. 17) that its San Francisco-based LiveRamp subsidiary has entered a purchase agreement to acquire two “people-based” data marketing startups…
by - November 17, 2016 8:26 pm
Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog fans who have been…
by - November 17, 2016 7:34 pm
Healthcare coverage created by the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of Arkansas children who are covered, but one in four adults still do not have insurance, according to…
by - November 17, 2016 7:23 pm
Randy DeCanter came to Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith on Nov. 12 for a typical Saturday at the office, but paused to contact Lorie Robertson of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment…
by - November 17, 2016 7:22 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. saw second-quarter revenue soar as car sales increased and expenses were slashed. The Bentonville-based used-car dealer, reporting late Thursday (Nov. 17), earned $5.01 million, or 62 cents…
