by - December 11, 2015 7:49 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. has added Jim von Gremp to its board of directors. von Gremp, 66, is a real estate investor, communication consultant and former Wal-Mart executive. “America’s Car Mart…
by - December 11, 2015 7:47 pm
Janet Harris has been hired as director of programs at The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. She will begin working at the Institute Jan. 11, 2016. Harris comes to the Institute from…
by - December 11, 2015 7:47 pm
Janet Harris has been hired as director of programs at The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. She will begin working at the Institute Jan. 11, 2016. Harris comes to the Institute from…
by - December 11, 2015 7:33 pm
The week started with debate over terrorism while lawmakers spent the last part of the week attempting to get a budget bill passed. RESPONSE TO OBAMA SPEECH ON ISIS In…
by - December 11, 2015 7:05 pm
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a final rule requiring motor carriers to install electronic logging devices in all trucks. The devices are meant to…
by - December 11, 2015 2:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged school board members to “ask the right questions on security” Friday, saying that parents must be confident their children are safe in order for schools to…
by - December 11, 2015 11:23 am
A spokesman for one of the nation’s largest energy distribution and transportation companies told Talk Business & Politics that construction is underway on a fuel pipeline from Fort Smith to…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:34 am
Arkansas Executive Director of Parks and Tourism Kane Webb named Grady Spann the Director of State Parks in a meeting with staff and Parks, Travel and Tourism Commissioners Friday. The…
by - December 11, 2015 8:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. TEXAS TOP REGION IN THE WORLD FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT, ARKANSAS RANKS HIGH…
by - December 10, 2015 8:26 pm
The Dollarway School District, in academic distress since July 10, 2014, was placed under state control by the State Board of Education Thursday, according to a press release from the…
by - December 10, 2015 8:26 pm
The Dollarway School District, in academic distress since July 10, 2014, was placed under state control by the State Board of Education Thursday, according to a press release from the…
by - December 10, 2015 6:17 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation met with Energy Department (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday (Dec. 10) but came away from the meeting without any feedback on how federal officials may decide…
by - December 10, 2015 4:53 pm
Meat and poultry processors are expected to produce less beef and chicken this year and next amid sluggish exports while pork production should remain steady, according to the U.S. Department…
by - December 10, 2015 4:53 pm
Meat and poultry processors are expected to produce less beef and chicken this year and next amid sluggish exports while pork production should remain steady, according to the U.S. Department…
by - December 10, 2015 4:29 pm
The executive shuffle in the top corporate offices at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues with news that Walmart U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Stephen Quinn will exit the retailer in January. Quinn…
by - December 10, 2015 2:32 pm
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) board of directors on Thursday approved a $2.7 billion expansion plan across the grid operator’s 15-state footprint, including $170 million in investments that will…
by - December 10, 2015 2:11 pm
Mobile pay at retail is still in the early stages but retail giant Wal-Mart is pushing to make its new payment platform more mainstream with a nationwide rollout during the…
by - December 10, 2015 12:46 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. THIRTY-SIX ANNOUNCED AS 2016 DELTA ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK FELLOWS: Thirty-six entrepreneurs and support organizations…
