by - October 14, 2015 9:42 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. Wall Street did not like what Wal-Mart execs had to say on Wednesday (Oct. 14) about the heavy investments in people,…
by - October 14, 2015 7:17 am
Net income at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose 12.4% to $115.1 million for the third quarter of 2015 ending Sept. 30 compared to $102.4 million earned in the year-ago…
by - October 14, 2015 12:09 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. KAISER FOUNDATION…
by - October 13, 2015 9:07 pm
A Talk Business & Politics story that ran Oct. 7 headlined, “Legislators learn Medicaid, private option serving out-of-staters, dead,” incorrectly reported that The Stephen Group consulting firm had found that…
by - October 13, 2015 6:15 pm
Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key said Tuesday that a department of education announcement last week saying end-of-the-year testing showed a majority of students being “on track for college and career…
by - October 13, 2015 6:08 pm
The state is appealing to the Arkansas Supreme Court a decision by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffin staying the executions of eight death row inmates whose appeals have been…
by - October 13, 2015 6:05 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter earnings of 52 cents a share, easily besting year ago results of 40 cents. However, the fast-growing Little Rock regional bank came in…
by - October 13, 2015 4:30 pm
While most U.S. businesses have been shut out of Cuba for 55 years, Arkansas’ poultry industry has exported broiler meat to the tiny island nation for more than a decade….
by - October 13, 2015 1:23 pm
In a presentation to Wall Street investors last month, the head of BHP Billiton’s global petroleum operations said the Australian mining giant’s dry gas assets in the Fayetteville Shale play could support production for another 50 years.
by - October 13, 2015 1:15 pm
Fayetteville-based DataRank has been acquired by social media analytics firm Simply Measured for an undisclosed sum. DataRank touts itself as a “leading social intelligence platform bringing the world’s online conversations…
by - October 13, 2015 1:05 pm
Metova Inc., a technology development company announced the opening of its new Fayetteville location bringing 30 new technology jobs to the region. The Franklin, Tenn.,-based company said it’s expanding outside…
by - October 13, 2015 12:52 pm
A long-simmering financial dispute over how two of the nation’s largest grid operators use available capacity on each other’s energy transmission systems has finally come to an end after several…
by - October 13, 2015 8:10 am
Techtober continues with a 1 Million Cups presentation from Pedisand co-owners about their product that recently won a QVC contest. 1 Million Cups Little Rock programming begins at 9 a.m.,…
by - October 13, 2015 7:37 am
Monthly and quarterly severance tax collections in Arkansas at the end of September have declined to levels not seen in several years as wellhead prices for natural gas have brought drilling activity in the Natural State to a virtual standstill.
by - October 13, 2015 6:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - October 12, 2015 4:04 pm
Thanks to a multimillion dollar award announced Friday (Oct. 9) from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Arkansas will lead a new national center that will focus on upgrading and protecting the nation’s energy grid from cyber-attacks.
by - October 12, 2015 3:33 pm
The Arkansas Department of Correction must identify the manufacturer, seller, distributor and supplier of all lethal injection drugs used in executions by Oct. 21 or otherwise object to the disclosure,…
by - October 12, 2015 2:58 pm
August home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets were off the pace of the previous three months, but sales for the first eight months of the year are up more than 8%.
by - October 12, 2015 10:31 am
Editor’s note: This essay deals with managed health care services in Arkansas. The firm that employs essay author John Burris represents a number of clients in the healthcare sector, including…
by - October 12, 2015 10:14 am
John Selig, the director of the state’s Department of Human Services, said Friday that his resignation from the post he has held for 10 years was voluntary. His announced resignation…
