by - March 18, 2016 6:05 pm
Mark Schlievert, director of solid waste for water and sanitation operations in Berkeley County, S.C., has been hired to direct the city’s Department of Sanitation. Schlievert’s first day on the…
by - March 18, 2016 3:36 pm
Editor’s note: Guest commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not…
by - March 18, 2016 3:23 pm
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 Arkansas…
by - March 18, 2016 2:22 pm
This week the President sent a nomination to the U.S. Senate for the nation’s highest court, while U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., co-sponsored a bill to help injured veterans get…
by - March 18, 2016 2:08 pm
Big River Steel CEO Dave Stickler said Friday (March 18) the first phase of a $1.3 billion steel mill in Mississippi County has been completed with a productive future ahead…
by - March 18, 2016 2:08 pm
Big River Steel CEO Dave Stickler said Friday (March 18) the first phase of a $1.3 billion steel mill in Mississippi County has been completed with a productive future ahead…
by - March 18, 2016 2:03 pm
Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, announced on Friday (March 18) his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a 12-member rule-writing agreement negotiated by the Obama…
by - March 18, 2016 1:28 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of the Arkansas Energy Report, which is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and…
by - March 18, 2016 8:20 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– TRANSCANADA TO BUY U.S. PIPELINER COLUMBIA FOR $10 BILLION Fresh off the Obama…
by - March 17, 2016 6:51 pm
This January, Huffington Post included Treatsie.com in its list of luxurious winter treats and trends. Last December, InStyle magazine named Treatsie one of “11 Best Food Subscription Boxes (That Make…
by - March 17, 2016 6:46 pm
Since we seem to receive way too many emails, distractions and temptations, we’re always looking for great tips on time management. So – hoping our future leaders can bring us…
by - March 17, 2016 6:29 pm
Agents in Sebastian and Crawford counties were far busier than normal the first two months of 2016 with 409 homes sold, up 65% compared to the same period in 2015,…
by - March 17, 2016 5:17 pm
An almost 10-year project to restore a Native American mound in Fort Smith continues with The Archaeological Conservancy hoping to soon “rebuild” a missing part of the mound and take…
by - March 17, 2016 4:24 pm
Ritter Communications Holdings President Alan Morse told a legislative committee Thursday (March 17) that infrastructure has a huge role in the expansion of broadband services, and expansion investment is tough…
by - March 17, 2016 3:36 pm
The business climate in Northwest Arkansas is positive enough for 508 Benton and Washington county employers surveyed to say they plan to add a combined 3,161 jobs by 2018. The…
by - March 17, 2016 1:26 pm
Grammy Award winner Chris Stapleton will bring his popular brand of country music to central Arkansas in June to be a top headliner for the 39th annual Riverfest in Little…
by - March 17, 2016 12:57 pm
Although the manufacturing sector in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. has been mired in a recent slump, a new report from Oxford Economics says U.S. productivity from the…
by - March 17, 2016 5:56 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SBA NAMES SMALL BUSINESS POY WINNERS FOR 2016; GALLEY INNOVATIONS CHOSEN FOR…
by - March 17, 2016 5:40 am
Dr. Timothy Trotter has joined Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Fort Smith, and Cherrie Phouthavong has moved up to a new role as an acute care nurse practitioner…
by - March 16, 2016 8:32 pm
Editor’s note: Greg Kaza is executive director of the Arkansas Policy Foundation, a nonprofit think tank founded in 1995 in Little Rock. His organization is spearheading Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Efficiency…
