by - September 29, 2016 2:48 pm
The third and final estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter showed the U.S. economy was not as lethargic as first expected as consumer spending picked…
by - September 29, 2016 8:36 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– WHITE HOUSE TO HOST ‘SOUTH BY SOUTH LAWN’ BRAINSTORM WITH INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS…
by - September 28, 2016 7:51 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– NONPROFIT HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE TO DECLINE IN FUTURE DUE TO HEALTHCARE REFORM, FITCH RATINGS SAY…
by - September 28, 2016 6:26 pm
Arkansas’ position remained unchanged in a highly-watched annual ranking of the states with the nation’s “most competitive” tax codes, according to the State Business Tax Climate Index released Wednesday (Sept….
by - September 28, 2016 6:18 pm
More than two hundred Northwest Arkansas residents, business and civic leaders packed the construction site Wednesday (Sept. 28) to witness the final steel beam erected for the new $165 million…
by - September 28, 2016 5:27 pm
Optimism about the state’s near-term economic outlook for the remainder of 2016 has “improved appreciably” over the past three months, according to the Federal Reserve’s Burgundy Book survey for the…
by - September 28, 2016 4:16 pm
A special master tasked with making a report in a lawsuit on a proposed medical tort reform amendment wrote Wednesday (Sept. 28) that all its petition signatures potentially could be…
by - September 28, 2016 4:01 pm
Passage of voter-initiated acts to legalize medical marijuana would make it difficult for employers to maintain safe, drug-free workplaces and would harm Arkansas’ economic development efforts, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Lt….
by - September 28, 2016 3:32 pm
Second quarter personal income in Arkansas grew at a rate slightly better than the rest of the nation as total compensation for workers and households remains at nearly the same…
by - September 28, 2016 2:02 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced Tuesday (Sept. 28) that 12 metropolitan areas across the country will be redesignated as “Manufacturing Communities” through 2018 as a part of the…
by - September 28, 2016 7:30 am
Halloween spending is expected to top $8.4 billion this year, a record according to the National Retail Federation annual survey. A realized estimate would be good for retailers large and…
by - September 28, 2016 5:45 am
ConAgra Foods acquired the packaged foods businesses of Frontera Foods and Red Fork that was founded by celebrity chef Rick Bayless and Manny Valdes, CEO of Frontera. The deal includes…
by - September 28, 2016 5:45 am
ConAgra Foods acquired the packaged foods businesses of Frontera Foods and Red Fork that was founded by celebrity chef Rick Bayless and Manny Valdes, CEO of Frontera. The deal includes…
by - September 27, 2016 7:55 pm
Presidents fail because they are too busy speaking and don’t focus enough on the government they run, said the woman who created and managed President Clinton’s “Reinventing Government” project. Elaine…
by - September 27, 2016 7:03 pm
The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday (Sept. 27) on the far-reaching federal Clean Power Plan as opponents and supporters…
by - September 27, 2016 6:34 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - September 27, 2016 5:37 pm
Arkansas was one of the top nine states in the U.S. to house stockpiled scrap tires — an environmental and health hazard. According to a new report from the Rubber…
by - September 27, 2016 5:30 pm
A national manufacturing trade organization has cited rising health care costs and regulatory compliance as the top two barriers to growth U.S. manufacturers are facing. The National Association of Manufacturers…
by - September 27, 2016 5:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism is promoting what it’s calling a “Billgrimage” as part of the department’s effort to build on the legacy of its most famous ex-resident…
by - September 27, 2016 4:36 pm
Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily includes a variety of fresh interviews and an in-depth return to a weekend political topic. In the wake of Monday night’s first 2016 Presidential…
