by - July 5, 2016 4:26 am
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker, state highway commissioner and a board member of the Little Rock Port Authority. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space…
by - July 4, 2016 11:37 pm
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FDIC BEGINS SMALL BUSINESS LENDING SURVEY The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)…
by - July 3, 2016 7:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– SBA ADMINISTRATOR EMBARKS ON MAIN STREET ROAD TOUR THROUGH…
by - July 1, 2016 4:39 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - July 1, 2016 12:00 pm
Business growth across the state took a step back in June, but a highly-watched economic indicator for the Mid-America region that includes Arkansas predicts Great Britain’s exit from the European…
by - July 1, 2016 6:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– ENTERGY NUCLEAR ADDS TO ITS EXECUTIVE BENCH Entergy Chief Nuclear Officer…
by - June 30, 2016 5:56 pm
Arkansas’ three-tier system for regulating the alcoholic beverage industry was cited as a standard in fairness for manufacturers, distributors and retailers in a recent statement from the Texas Association of…
by - June 30, 2016 5:55 pm
DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF) awarded more than $1 million to 24 colleges and universities across North America, including two Arkansas colleges – Arkansas Northeastern College and Arkansas State University….
by - June 30, 2016 5:50 pm
The threat of terrorism has not stopped U.S. travelers, but it is prompting them to take greater precautions, according to a new report from travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth. The…
by - June 30, 2016 5:48 pm
AAA is projecting that approximately 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend, representing the highest travel volume on record and five million more travelers compared to Memorial Day…
by - June 30, 2016 5:06 pm
The three surviving children of Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton, recently sold more than 546,979 shares of Wal-Mart stock for an estimated total of $39.17 million. The share disposition…
by - June 30, 2016 4:29 pm
In a speech highlighting the top business and economic development accomplishments of his administration to date, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (June 30) asked members of the Arkansas Good Roads…
by - June 30, 2016 3:55 pm
Visa has filed a countersuit against one of its biggest customers, Wal-Mart Stores, claiming the retail giant secretly began testing card procedures at checkout that eliminated the need for signature…
by - June 30, 2016 3:55 pm
Visa has filed a countersuit against one of its biggest customers, Wal-Mart Stores, claiming the retail giant secretly began testing card procedures at checkout that eliminated the need for signature…
by - June 30, 2016 3:42 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to expand its national footprint outside of its Lowell, Ark. home base. The trucking giant recently opened a sales office in San Antonio, Texas, and…
by - June 30, 2016 3:42 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to expand its national footprint outside of its Lowell, Ark. home base. The trucking giant recently opened a sales office in San Antonio, Texas, and…
by - June 30, 2016 9:18 am
Editor’s note: Dustin McDaniel is a legal analyst for Talk Business & Politics. He is a partner at McDaniel Richardson and Calhoun in Little Rock and served as Democratic Attorney…
by - June 30, 2016 6:30 am
In a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., shared his views on the Benghazi report, the Istanbul bombing, Donald Trump’s comments on trade, the upcoming GOP convention, veterans…
by - June 30, 2016 5:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– UALR CHANCELLOR NAMES MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES PRESIDENT TO TECH PARK BOARD University of…
by - June 29, 2016 5:26 pm
Tourism jobs and tourism-related tax revenue continue to post healthy gains through the first four months of 2016, with hospitality collections in 17 Arkansas cities up more than 5.5% compared…
