by - January 29, 2016 2:17 pm
The U.S. economy decelerated in the fourth quarter of 2015 thanks to less spending by consumers, a slowdown in local and state government outlays and tepid capital investments by American…
by - January 29, 2016 6:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ARKANSAS, U.S. GAS PRICES CONTINUE WINTER SLIDE, STATE PUMP SIGNS SHOWING AVERAGE OF $1.61…
by - January 29, 2016 5:15 am
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. COURTNEY GOODSON FOR CHIEF JUSTICE TV AD…
by - January 28, 2016 7:05 pm
A top Verizon executive confirmed that the telecom giant may sell its Terremark data centers that the company only purchased five years ago, according to the transcript of the company’s…
by - January 28, 2016 6:00 pm
The National Restaurant Associations’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy says the restaurant industry has been a chief component in the recovery from the Great Recession. From the beginning of the employment…
by - January 28, 2016 5:41 pm
Dawson Meadows this week is afflicted with diarrhea-of-the-mouth about the Fort Smith Marathon and how his thespian career interferes with his manly marathon plans. Also, Meadow’s advice to the city…
by - January 28, 2016 5:04 pm
Roughly 6.4 million U.S. homes were seriously underwater – worth 25% less than the mortgage owed – at the end of 2015, which is 11.5% of all properties with a…
by - January 28, 2016 4:47 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services will pay its shareholders a 22-cent per shared cash dividend on Feb. 26, to shareholders of record on Feb. 12. The quarterly dividend was raised…
by - January 28, 2016 4:47 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services will pay its shareholders a 22-cent per shared cash dividend on Feb. 26, to shareholders of record on Feb. 12. The quarterly dividend was raised…
by - January 28, 2016 1:21 pm
Former Arvest Bank banker Dennis Smiley will spend the next eight years in federal prison for the bank fraud he committed with 24 banks while obtaining 55 loans and wrongly…
by - January 28, 2016 7:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– VERIZON INVESTS $70 MILLION TO BOOST NETWORK SURROUNDING SUPER BOWL 50 SITE…
by - January 28, 2016 6:34 am
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a $360,000 grant to a University of Arkansas physicist who studies semiconducting nanomaterials that could power a new generation of electronic…
by - January 28, 2016 6:34 am
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a $360,000 grant to a University of Arkansas physicist who studies semiconducting nanomaterials that could power a new generation of electronic…
by - January 27, 2016 9:36 pm
NFL great and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw praised the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as hospital executives told the UA System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (Jan….
by - January 27, 2016 9:14 pm
A group of several hundred people spent Wednesday learning how soil and water can play a key role in the growth of crops as well as helping the bottom line…
by - January 27, 2016 8:07 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees voted to let the University of Arkansas Athletic Department take the next step on a $160 million renovation to the Donald W….
by - January 27, 2016 7:49 pm
The Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. announced Wednesday (Jan. 27) a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share to shareholders of record on Feb. 10, and payable…
by - January 27, 2016 7:49 pm
The Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. announced Wednesday (Jan. 27) a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share to shareholders of record on Feb. 10, and payable…
by - January 27, 2016 7:17 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is seeking its first class in a high school leadership program the group announced in October. Modeled after the existing Leadership Fort Smith…
by - January 27, 2016 6:54 pm
Editor’s note: Changes made to the story to reflect that the Arkansas Education Association has concerns about the Teachers for America program but has not taken a stand in opposition…
