by - July 7, 2015 9:15 pm
Arkansas ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a nearly $200 million surplus, but lawmakers and the Governor aren’t yet unified on how it should be spent. Sen. Jake…
by - July 7, 2015 8:51 pm
The Downtown Master Plan for the revitalization of downtown Rogers is an illustration of what could be done in the downtown area, not a recommendation to secure private property, said…
by - July 7, 2015 8:17 pm
It’s the classic right time, right place story. Wal-Mart’s U.S. CEO Greg Foran just happened to be walking past the founders of Jarratt Industries, who didn’t hesitate to perform the classic elevator pitch. The rest is history.
by - July 7, 2015 7:24 pm
Sixty-two percent (62%) of respondents agreed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision, even though many Americans were not paying close attention to the case, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation reported last week.
by - July 7, 2015 6:57 pm
Arkansas ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a nearly $200 million surplus, but lawmakers and the Governor aren’t unified in how to spend it yet.
by - July 7, 2015 5:24 pm
It’s the classic right time, right place story. A system glitch prevented Nicole and Hugh Jarratt of Fayetteville from presenting their tailgate plate to Walmart U.S. buyers at the retailer’s…
by - July 7, 2015 4:24 pm
Furniture Factory Outlet is moving its corporate headquarters from Muldrow, Okla. to Fort Smith, locating operations in a 180,000-square-foot part of a former Whirlpool warehouse that is now owned by…
by - July 7, 2015 4:14 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock debated a variety of topics on this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics. Those topics include: Arkansas stocks…
by - July 7, 2015 2:06 pm
FFO Home – once known as Furniture Factory Outlet – is moving its corporate headquarters from Muldrow to Fort Smith, locating operations in a 180,000-square-foot part of a former Whirlpool warehouse that…
by - July 7, 2015 1:29 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 7) defended a plan to place a 10 Commandments monument on State Capitol grounds, while also on Tuesday Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said…
by - July 7, 2015 1:16 pm
More economic development officials from around Arkansas are expected to attend the third year of the high-profile Walmart “Manufacturing Summit” now that it is being held in Bentonville.
by - July 7, 2015 12:56 pm
When a word means something different to every person who uses it, the word essentially means nothing at all. That’s the plight of “brand” and “branding” these days. Hillary Clinton…
by - July 7, 2015 12:49 pm
Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard has been elected president of the Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers Association (ACCRTA). City Administrator Ray Gosack said Gard’s leadership position is a reflection…
by - July 7, 2015 12:49 pm
Business legends Steve Jobs and Don Tyson did it, and their successors Tim Cook and Donnie Smith also do it. That is they dressed down, so to speak, as CEOs…
by - July 7, 2015 11:31 am
Six of Arkansas’ First Ladies are teaming up to say “yes to the dress.” On Tuesday at the Old State House museum, former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor, Gay White,…
by - July 7, 2015 11:25 am
More economic development officials from around Arkansas are expected to attend the third year of the high-profile Walmart “Manufacturing Summit” now that it is being held in Bentonville, said Joey…
by - July 7, 2015 10:53 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Tuesday announced the creation of an interfaith summit to encourage faith-based communities to help find homes for foster care children and help departing inmates re-enter society. The…
by - July 7, 2015 10:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - July 7, 2015 10:47 am
Most every year, political parties in Arkansas host dinners for the purpose of raising money for their preferred candidates. They do this by honoring men from the past, mostly of…
by - July 7, 2015 9:17 am
Monica Kumar wasn’t sure about moving from the Silicon Valley to Bentonville after her husband was offered his dream job at the Wal-Mart home office. A year a half later,…
