by - March 23, 2016 6:34 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– MEDICARE SPENT $473 BILLION LESS FROM 2009-2014 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS The Department…
by - March 22, 2016 9:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration is introducing two separate pieces of legislation in the upcoming special session: one that will create his program for continuing the private option, which he is…
by - March 22, 2016 4:45 pm
With sales tied closely to housing construction, the manager of toolmaker Marshalltown Company in Fayetteville said business is good for the company that employs around 200 in the area. Jack…
by - March 22, 2016 4:20 pm
The growth trajectory for Walmart Neighborhood Market stores over the next five years puts sales at around $27 billion by 2020, more than Dollar Tree and more than Dollar General…
by - March 22, 2016 3:12 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about rising employment in Arkansas’ education and health services sector. The second story is scheduled to be posted Wednesday (March 23),…
by - March 22, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation President Randy Veach was part of a delegation of Arkansas business leaders who traveled to Cuba last September, and now he’s hoping to return the favor….
by - March 22, 2016 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods will be forced to pay almost $5.8 million in a class action judgment awarded to 3,300 workers with the company’s Storm Lake, Iowa, pork processing plant who claimed…
by - March 22, 2016 1:25 pm
Company executives spoke to investors in London on Tuesday at the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe annual conference.
by - March 21, 2016 7:40 pm
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. –––––––––––– THE TRUMP TRAIL Donald Trump…
by - March 21, 2016 7:21 pm
“Czech That Film” Festival will be returning to Little Rock’s Riverdale 10 Cinema for a second consecutive year on April 15 and 16. The event will present five culturally significant…
by - March 21, 2016 7:01 pm
Revised federal data show that Benton County’s per capita personal income in 2014 was 149.3% of the national average, and only seven other counties in a 12–state southeast U.S. region…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 4:15 pm
Editor’s note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire to deliver an ongoing series of political-based essays and…
by - March 21, 2016 3:36 pm
Arkansas’ rig count remained at zero from January through March as the oil and gas industry continue to shed jobs across the board. In February, severance tax revenue fell to…
by - March 21, 2016 3:22 pm
The March 1 Cattle on Feed report pegs feedlot inventories at 10.77 million head, up 1.01% from a year ago, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S….
by - March 21, 2016 3:22 pm
The March 1 Cattle on Feed report pegs feedlot inventories at 10.77 million head, up 1.01% from a year ago, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S….
by - March 21, 2016 3:18 pm
While Kathmandu is a long way from Arkansas, Siloam Springs-based Cobb Vantress sees the region as a possible growth market for poultry despite challenging conditions. The poultry breeder, owned by…
by - March 21, 2016 3:18 pm
While Kathmandu is a long way from Arkansas, Siloam Springs-based Cobb Vantress sees the region as a possible growth market for poultry despite challenging conditions. The poultry breeder, owned by…
by - March 21, 2016 2:48 pm
After a lackluster holiday and soft apparel sales throughout the warm winter, U.S. retailers are hoping to ring up strong Easter sales of $17.3 billion this year, up more than…
