by - September 21, 2016 12:42 pm
The foreclosure crisis is largely over for much of the United States including Arkansas, but there continues to be some counties seeing more delinquent filings and foreclosure sales through August….
by - September 21, 2016 11:00 am
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) and other minority shareholders of Tesla Motors are seeking to halt or delay the electric car company’s pending $2.6 billion acquisition with SolarCity Corp.,…
by - September 21, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– FDA LAUNCHES COMPETITION TO SPUR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS The…
by - September 20, 2016 6:09 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 20, 2016 6:01 pm
Arkansas is joining 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which would double the salary level threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime. The…
by - September 20, 2016 4:59 pm
Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features an interview with Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Hurst, who was appointed to the post by Gov. Asa Hutchinson,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:18 pm
Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is moving into the Australian market, the company announced during a news conference at the Capitol. The zero-turn mower manufacturer, which sells products in 34 states,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:18 pm
Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is moving into the Australian market, the company announced during a news conference at the Capitol. The zero-turn mower manufacturer, which sells products in 34 states,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:13 pm
Nucor Corp. is investing an estimated $230 million at its Arkansas facility to build an additional cold mill that will boost employment by 100 jobs. Officials with Charlotte, N.C.-based Nucor…
by - September 20, 2016 2:01 pm
University of Central Arkansas alumni and philanthropists Linda and Rush Harding have pledged $500,000 to benefit the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College. In 2002, the Hardings established the Holloway-Hicks Scholarship…
by - September 20, 2016 2:01 pm
University of Central Arkansas alumni and philanthropists Linda and Rush Harding have pledged $500,000 to benefit the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College. In 2002, the Hardings established the Holloway-Hicks Scholarship…
by - September 20, 2016 1:47 pm
Arkansas’ job market held up favorably with the rest of the United States as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.9% in August with a brimming labor pool of…
by - September 20, 2016 10:56 am
As the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday (Sept. 20) to hold its sixth meeting of 2016, the only thing certain is that no one is sure if policymakers will raise…
by - September 20, 2016 10:47 am
The pace of tourism tax collections and travel and tourism jobs began to slow in the first half of 2016, but the industry is still on track for record growth….
by - September 20, 2016 10:22 am
Editor’s note: This is the final of three stories about economic development policy plans for the upcoming 2017 Arkansas Legislative Session. Link here for the first story, and link here…
by - September 19, 2016 7:55 pm
Opponents who want to remove a medical marijuana act from the ballot argued in court Monday that more than 15,000 of its voter signatures are invalid. Meanwhile, the secretary of…
by - September 19, 2016 7:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has completed its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com following the expiration of the waiting period under federal regulations, with the Jet.com CEO reporting directly to Wal-Mart CEO Doug…
by - September 19, 2016 4:55 pm
K-Mart store closures in Springdale, Jonesboro and 58 other sites across the country are not a surprise to retail analysts, consumers and employees who have seen the once iconic retail…
by - September 19, 2016 3:41 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of three stories about economic development policy plans for the upcoming 2017 Arkansas Legislative Session. Link here for the first story. –––––––––––––––– It is…
by - September 19, 2016 12:09 pm
Intimidator Inc. is set to invest $12 million and build a second facility in Batesville, adding 400 full-time workers to its payroll during the next four years. The company now…
