by - December 8, 2015 6:17 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed suit against Puerto Rico over a new corporate tax structure it calls “onerous and unconstitutional.” The company said in its federal filing that it…
by - December 8, 2015 6:09 pm
Arkansas’ first retail drone location landed in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday (Dec. 8) with the hopes of offering an affordable, blue collar version of the unmanned aerial vehicle technology…
by - December 8, 2015 5:16 pm
Arkansas is among the top 10 states with highest concentration of employment in animal food manufacturing, employing more than three times the national average, or 1,423 jobs, according to recent…
by - December 8, 2015 4:38 pm
Tyson Foods and most of the commercial meat industry aren’t happy with the recent World Trade Organization ruling that allows for $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs related to federal product…
by - December 8, 2015 2:04 pm
New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has received final approval to recruit students, open a second location on the campus of Arkansas State University in Aug. 2016,…
by - December 8, 2015 9:21 am
Editor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature and the author of this opinion column. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly…
by - December 8, 2015 7:37 am
Recently announced utility-scale solar power developments have finally put the Natural State on the map for sun-fueled electric generation, but Arkansas remains well behind the rest of the U.S. in…
by - December 8, 2015 7:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics. U.S. SUPREME COURT TO REVISIT UNIVERSITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CASE THIS WEEK: The U.S. Supreme…
by - December 7, 2015 10:43 pm
Three Arkansas veterans who were present 74 years ago when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor were honored at an event at the North Little Rock-based Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum commemorating…
by - December 7, 2015 5:53 pm
Tyronza Mayor Charles Glover said Monday that the sight of a $1.3 billion steel mill down the road in Osceola can do nothing but help his small Poinsett County town…
by - December 7, 2015 5:25 pm
A former Saline County sheriff received one year and a day in federal prison after being sentenced in a wire fraud case. Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the…
by - December 7, 2015 5:20 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said she has reached a settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to resolve kickback claims in a case involving the U.S. government and 40 states. Novartis…
by - December 7, 2015 5:02 pm
In an ongoing industry race to feed the nation’s insatiable hunger for ultra-fast broadband service, AT&T said Monday that it planned to expand the availability of its gigabit Internet service…
by - December 7, 2015 2:26 pm
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 - December 7, 2015 1:51 pm
Editor’s Note: Drone Notes is compiled by Todd Jones, and is published twice a month. Of all the things for which we can use drones, none may be as altruistic…
by - December 7, 2015 12:28 pm
People arrive at our office for help with their brands. They’ve generally diagnosed their own problems: Too little known. Known for the wrong thing. Too few customers. Margins too low….
by - December 7, 2015 12:06 pm
Most diamonds don’t have their own Facebook Page and YouTube with 3,000 admirers tracking it, but most diamonds are not the Esperanza. “You can work your whole life in the…
by - December 7, 2015 11:28 am
Arkansas Tech University is making preparations to provide a path for those seeking to be computer science teachers for K-12 schools in Arkansas. In November, the Arkansas Tech Faculty Senate…
by - December 7, 2015 12:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. CEO EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY WORSEN: For the third quarter in a row, CEOs…
by - December 6, 2015 8:40 pm
President Barack Obama provided few specifics on how the battle against ISIS must be won, members of the state’s Congressional Delegation said Sunday night. In about a 15-minute address in…
