by - September 24, 2015 5:10 pm
In an historic move to more effectively eliminate hunger in Arkansas, the Arkansas Foodbank and the Arkansas Rice Depot announced Thursday, after approval from both organizations’ boards of directors, plans…
by - September 24, 2015 4:18 pm
We live in a fast-paced, get-it-done business environment. That can lead to skipped lunches, late nights and working on weekends, so we asked six business leaders to tell us how…
by - September 24, 2015 4:11 pm
Editor’s note: Brigette Williams is the regional director of communications for the American Red Cross serving Arkansas and Oklahoma. September shifts our attention to two of Arkansas’ favorite pastimes –…
by - September 24, 2015 4:02 pm
The state should not develop its own costly individual insurance exchange and instead should probably continue using the one operated by the federal government, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told members of…
by - September 24, 2015 10:42 am
Manufacturing and farming giant Caterpillar Inc., which operates a large motor grader plant in North Little Rock with several hundred workers, announced a major across-the-board restructuring and cost reduction Thursday…
by - September 24, 2015 10:25 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - September 24, 2015 10:05 am
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has selected FKP Architects of Houston and Arkansas-based Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects to help design its new Northwest Arkansas facility. The hospital will be located off…
by - September 24, 2015 6:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - September 24, 2015 5:01 am
Rumored corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club offices in Bentonville persist, with sources saying the retail giant could begin handing out pink slips as early as this Friday.
by - September 24, 2015 4:50 am
The University of Arkansas is one of only 24 programs out of 346 Division I athletic departments that generated more revenue than they spent in 2014, according to the “NCAA…
by - September 24, 2015 4:48 am
Five of the state’s eight metropolitan areas experienced flat or weaker business growth in 2014 as Arkansas’ economic output fell well below the rest of the nation last year, according…
by - September 23, 2015 8:27 pm
Patients in Arkansas could establish a relationship with a doctor through a real-time audiovisual visit instead of an in-person visit under proposed regulations described by the State Medical Board Telemedicine…
by - September 23, 2015 6:56 pm
University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston announced the establishment of the Technical Assistance Program for Arkansas Mayors on Wednesday (Sept….
by - September 23, 2015 2:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced a slate of nine projects Wednesday (Sept. 23) that will bring together public and private partners to invest…
by - September 23, 2015 11:54 am
Among the ideas being considered by the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding has been transferring some of the state’s 16,418 miles of roads to cities and counties. The Association…
by - September 23, 2015 9:53 am
An August survey of business contacts indicated that a little more than half expect that economic conditions in 2015 will be better than in 2014, according to the Federal Reserve’s…
by - September 22, 2015 9:53 pm
Aaron’s Inc. announced a deal on Tuesday (Sept. 22) to acquire all the outstanding stock of little known “nearprime” and consumer finance lender Dent-A-Med Inc. of Springdale for approximately $55…
by - September 22, 2015 8:24 pm
Should patients be able to receive medical care over the internet from a doctor with whom they’ve never had a face-to-face meeting? Under current Arkansas law, they can’t.
by - September 22, 2015 5:16 pm
Halfway through the year, Arkansas’ tourism and hospitality industries are on a record-setting pace.
by - September 22, 2015 4:34 pm
Will grocery pickup and delivery catch on eventually? Wal-Mart is experimenting and a new study by Field Agent offers insight.
