by - December 13, 2015 6:58 pm
Talk Business & Politics editorial ––––––––––––– Not only is the troubling low number of African Americans employed by the Fort Smith police and fire departments an embarrassment, but the issue…
by - December 13, 2015 9:36 am
Sen. Tom Cotton says he disagrees with GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial statement to ban Muslims from the U.S. “I disagree with that proposal. I think it would be…
by - December 13, 2015 8:48 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. U.S. NOW PREFERRED LOCATION FOR NEW FACTORY CAPACITY AS RESHORING INTEREST GROWS: Of…
by - December 12, 2015 8:33 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7. Explosive comments came this week…
by - December 11, 2015 7:49 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. has added Jim von Gremp to its board of directors. von Gremp, 66, is a real estate investor, communication consultant and former Wal-Mart executive. “America’s Car Mart…
by - December 11, 2015 7:49 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. has added Jim von Gremp to its board of directors. von Gremp, 66, is a real estate investor, communication consultant and former Wal-Mart executive. “America’s Car Mart…
by - December 11, 2015 7:47 pm
Janet Harris has been hired as director of programs at The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. She will begin working at the Institute Jan. 11, 2016. Harris comes to the Institute from…
by - December 11, 2015 7:47 pm
Janet Harris has been hired as director of programs at The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. She will begin working at the Institute Jan. 11, 2016. Harris comes to the Institute from…
by - December 11, 2015 7:33 pm
The week started with debate over terrorism while lawmakers spent the last part of the week attempting to get a budget bill passed. RESPONSE TO OBAMA SPEECH ON ISIS In…
by - December 11, 2015 7:05 pm
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a final rule requiring motor carriers to install electronic logging devices in all trucks. The devices are meant to…
by - December 11, 2015 6:22 pm
Fort Smith may soon be home to yet another new high school. The Fort Smith Trinity Catholic High Exploratory Board announced Friday (Dec. 11) it has been approved to move…
by - December 11, 2015 2:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged school board members to “ask the right questions on security” Friday, saying that parents must be confident their children are safe in order for schools to…
by - December 11, 2015 11:23 am
A spokesman for one of the nation’s largest energy distribution and transportation companies told Talk Business & Politics that construction is underway on a fuel pipeline from Fort Smith to…
by - December 11, 2015 11:08 am
Editor’s note: Story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Dr. Marta Loyd outlined three responsibilities for recent University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates: celebrate your…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:34 am
Arkansas Executive Director of Parks and Tourism Kane Webb named Grady Spann the Director of State Parks in a meeting with staff and Parks, Travel and Tourism Commissioners Friday. The…
by - December 11, 2015 8:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. TEXAS TOP REGION IN THE WORLD FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT, ARKANSAS RANKS HIGH…
by - December 10, 2015 8:02 pm
In a strange twist, Fort Smith acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman went back in time to fire legendary U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves, according to less-than-legendary newsman Dawson Meadows. As of…
by - December 10, 2015 6:17 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation met with Energy Department (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday (Dec. 10) but came away from the meeting without any feedback on how federal officials may decide…
