by - April 4, 2016 2:30 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) as a 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for the company’s energy efficiency program in…
by - April 4, 2016 2:23 pm
Although Arkansas’ manufacturing sector lost thousands of jobs since the Great Recession, productivity among the state’s factory workers is still the highest in the nine-state region that makes up the…
by - April 4, 2016 11:08 am
State revenue collections continued to grow at a double-digit clip in March as sales tax income came in above forecast and Arkansas individual and corporate taxpayers received fewer refunds ahead…
by - April 4, 2016 11:06 am
Arkansas’ attorney general has certified the ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the General Assembly to limit damages in medical lawsuits, but its health provider backers…
by - April 4, 2016 11:04 am
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Saturday (April 2) that a trip to Cuba this week will seek to create a good first step in opening new markets and opportunities…
by - April 4, 2016 5:56 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FED REPORT SHOWS MOBILE BANKING CONTINUES TO GROW Mobile banking use…
by - April 3, 2016 7:20 pm
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– MANUFACTURING SECTOR EXPANDS FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS…
by - April 3, 2016 7:17 pm
Social entrepreneur E.A. Lepine is the founder and CEO of Arrowroot, an ethical online dress shop based in Denver, Colorado. Arrowroot and Lepine partner with artisans through Mi Esperanza (which…
by - April 3, 2016 2:35 pm
A self-driving land drone has taken up residence at the University of Arkansas thanks to a partnership between London-based Starship Technologies and the McMillon Innovation Lab at the University of…
by - April 3, 2016 8:49 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he intends to remain neutral in the U.S. Presidential race for the foreseeable future, is not certain that a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump match-up is inevitable,…
by - April 3, 2016 7:15 am
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. plans “significant” across-the-board job cuts in all of its operations as depressed domestic and international crude oil prices constrains the Arkansas oil company’s cash flow…
by - April 2, 2016 9:56 am
There were no rigs operating in Arkansas through the end of March, a level of inactivity not seen since the fourth quarter of 2002 when rig activity came to a…
by - April 2, 2016 9:43 am
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced a decrease in workers’ compensation rates of 4.3% in overall loss cost in the voluntary market and 1.6% overall average assigned risk, effective July…
by - April 2, 2016 9:43 am
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced a decrease in workers’ compensation rates of 4.3% in overall loss cost in the voluntary market and 1.6% overall average assigned risk, effective July…
by - April 2, 2016 8:31 am
Editor’s note: Jessica DeLoach Sabin is a frequent contributor to Talk Business & Politics. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…
by - April 2, 2016 7:32 am
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 1, 2016 5:08 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. –––––––––––––––– Tom Coughlin, an early executive hire by Sam Walton who rose to the No. 2 spot at Wal-Mart Stores before…
by - April 1, 2016 8:48 am
With President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Cuba still on the minds of most Americans, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently sent a letter to congressional officials U.S. asking…
by - April 1, 2016 8:27 am
The broader U.S. economy added 215,000 new jobs in March as the jobless rate held steady at 5%, down one percentage point from a month ago and little unchanged for…
by - April 1, 2016 5:34 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: ENERGY COMMODITY PRICES DOWN 20.9% OVER PAST YEAR Over the…
