by - June 28, 2016 9:37 am
In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), German automaker Volkswagen AG has agreed to…
by - June 28, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with many additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Exide Technologies has received a $30.7 million “cost-sharing” grant from the federal government to upgrade its Fort Smith battery…
by - June 28, 2016 8:18 am
Consumers in Arkansas are feeling more confident about the macro economy and that could fuel higher spending in the back half of the year, according to the third release of…
by - June 28, 2016 8:15 am
Although corporate profits picked up steam in the first quarter, strong business and labor growth was still unable to lift the nation’s economy out of the continued slump that began…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 27, 2016 5:20 pm
Through the first five months of 2016 the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas have issued new residential and commercial construction permits valued at $504.646 million, up about 100% from…
by - June 27, 2016 5:06 pm
As fallout in international financial markets continued on Monday following Britain’s vote last week to exit the European Union, potential negatives in Arkansas are uncertain even as investors shed most…
by - June 27, 2016 4:19 pm
More polling released this week from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College shows Gov. Asa Hutchinson with a strong job approval rating – although it has slipped from previous…
by - June 27, 2016 3:41 pm
NASA has awarded $124,982 to Ozark Integrated Circuits, a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas, to create a fabrication process model for the design of complicated circuits that…
by - June 27, 2016 12:04 pm
A law approved by Texas legislators in 2013 that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of abortion facilities has been blocked with a 5-3 vote of the U.S….
by - June 27, 2016 10:58 am
Dassault Falcon Jet announced on Monday (June 27) that its flagship 8X aircraft outfitted in Little Rock has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), preparing the way…
by - June 27, 2016 10:46 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp. has turned to the power of the sun to offer its Arkansas customers renewable energy by offering subscriptions in a new multi million-dollar solar field east…
by - June 27, 2016 10:25 am
John Q. Hammons Hotels Development LLC of Springfield filed for Chapter 11 protection over the weekend in a Kansas City, Missouri, federal court.
by - June 27, 2016 10:07 am
Manufacturing, engineering and operations groups are moving to the cloud in greater numbers with a dramatic increase expected by 2017, according to a new survey from retail tech company ICIX….
by - June 27, 2016 10:02 am
The 5th Annual Hot Springs Fishing Challenge from Lakes Catherine and Hamilton is underway from now through July 31 with a number of cash prizes available, including a cash reward…
by - June 27, 2016 9:58 am
The 55th Young Arkansas Artists (YAA) Exhibit will run through July 24 at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, presenting more than 600 works in a wide variety of…
by - June 27, 2016 6:05 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FED CLOSELY MONITORING LIQUIDITY IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FOLLOWING BREXIT VOTE…
by - June 26, 2016 8:40 pm
Editor’s note: Commentary from the office of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not…
by - June 26, 2016 8:56 am
First District Rep. Rick Crawford said citizens’ constitutional rights have to be respected in the volatile, high-profile gun control debate in Congress in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Crawford,…
