by - April 26, 2016 7:50 pm
Bill filed to fund online campaign filing system
A bill to purchase a new online campaign filing system was filed Tuesday and is expected to run in the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Wednesday. HB 1138 by Rep. Jana…
Central Arkansas
by - April 26, 2016 4:58 pm
Lockheed Martin’s stock hits 52-week high on fighter jet, helicopter sales
Defense giant Lockheed Martin’s stock hit a 52-week high on Tuesday after the defense giant raised its year sale guidance based on robust revenue from F-35 fighter jet productions and…
by - April 26, 2016 3:39 pm
The Supply Side: Wal-Mart and Wild Oats to part ways on organic sales
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - April 26, 2016 3:02 pm
Effort to override Arkansas Works veto fails, opponents may try again in 2017
An attempt failed in the Senate Tuesday to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s line item veto of a section of a law that would have ended his Arkansas Works program this…
by - April 26, 2016 2:55 pm
50,000 items a month moved by Lauren James, a Fayetteville-based apparel business
What began as a way to pass the time during a forced maternity bed rest has less than three years later turned into a multi-million-dollar business for a Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 26, 2016 2:09 pm
Mercy Health named one of top 15 systems in Truven study
The St. Louis-based Mercy Health system has been named among the top five large health systems in the U.S., as part of the 2016 Truven Health Analytics 15 Top Systems…
by - April 26, 2016 2:09 pm
Mercy Health named one of top 15 systems in Truven study
The St. Louis-based Mercy Health system has been named among the top five large health systems in the U.S., as part of the 2016 Truven Health Analytics 15 Top Systems…
by - April 26, 2016 1:53 pm
Waller named new dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business
Matthew Waller will become dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business on May 1. Waller, a teacher, researcher and administrator at the Walton College for more than 20…
by - April 26, 2016 1:53 pm
Waller named new dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business
Matthew Waller will become dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business on May 1. Waller, a teacher, researcher and administrator at the Walton College for more than 20…
by - April 26, 2016 12:48 pm
Gov. Hutchinson signs deal for Chinese paper giant to build $1 billion plant in Arkansas’ ‘wood basket’
Eight months after losing out on a bid to land a huge Pentagon contract to build the next generation military vehicle in Calhoun County, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his economic…
by - April 26, 2016 7:07 am
Entergy 1Q profits fall 23%, Arkansas rate hike and sale of Union Power Station noted in report
Entergy Corp. posted first quarter earnings well below year ago results even as the company’s Arkansas subsidiary received regulatory approval for a $167 million rate hike and closed on its…
by - April 26, 2016 1:00 am
Crystal Bridges Museum to feature Picasso painting, Black Unity exhibit
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced Pablo Picasso’s “Seated Woman in Chemise” (1923), is part of a new art display on loan from the Tate Modern in London that…
by - April 25, 2016 6:49 pm
Boozman provision in appropriations bill paves way for U.S. 67 to become I-57
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., on Monday (April 25) said a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill would put Arkansas on the path…
by - April 25, 2016 4:55 pm
North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire returns for 2016
The second annual North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire is set for Saturday, May 7, 2016, from 10 a.m until 4 p.m. at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. The Maker…
by - April 25, 2016 4:27 pm
Deltic Timber 1Q earnings slide 79% from a year ago, ekes out three cents per share profit
Deltic Timber Corp.’s first quarter earnings were down 79% from a year ago as weak markets for wood products, a decrease in oil and gas-related income and higher operational and…
by - April 25, 2016 4:13 pm
Brandon Rogers joins Colliers International in Little Rock
Brandon Rogers recently joined Colliers International-Arkansas as an executive broker specializing in brokerage, leasing, land development, investment sales, landlord and tenant representation, and development management. Rogers, who lives in Little…
by - April 25, 2016 4:13 pm
Brandon Rogers joins Colliers International in Little Rock
Brandon Rogers recently joined Colliers International-Arkansas as an executive broker specializing in brokerage, leasing, land development, investment sales, landlord and tenant representation, and development management. Rogers, who lives in Little…
by - April 25, 2016 4:10 pm
Jonathan Blitz named Sprint president for South Central Region
Jonathan Blitz has been named Sprint president of the South Central Region. Based in Little Rock, he will be responsible for sales strategy, network oversight, customer service, marketing communications and…
by - April 25, 2016 4:10 pm
Jonathan Blitz named Sprint president for South Central Region
Jonathan Blitz has been named Sprint president of the South Central Region. Based in Little Rock, he will be responsible for sales strategy, network oversight, customer service, marketing communications and…
by - April 25, 2016 4:02 pm
Report: 1 in 11 Arkansas children has a parent who has been incarcerated
Nine percent of Arkansas children have had a parent in jail or prison during their childhood, says a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The newly released report,…