by - May 14, 2015 5:52 am
Shipping on the Arkansas River continues to slow in 2015, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers reporting a 9% dip during the first four months of the year. Recent heavy…
by - May 14, 2015 1:17 am
Smaller, simpler dwellings are creating a new niche in the construction industry. Could you minimalize?
by - May 14, 2015 12:45 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 - May 13, 2015 4:16 pm
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s Health Reform Legislative Task Force plan to recommend that a contract with a consultant not be offered, a week after a bare majority of the…
by - May 13, 2015 4:02 pm
A vote Tuesday in a Northwest Arkansas town to maintain an anti-discrimination ordinance may create a further battle in the courts, a person opposed to the ordinance said Wednesday. Voters…
by - May 13, 2015 2:43 pm
Bourbon & Boots, the Southern-inspired online merchandising hub has sold its assets to a new company – Bourbon & Boots Acquisition Co., a newly formed operating company funded by early…
by - May 13, 2015 10:16 am
Two full-scale biomass plants in South Arkansas are still scheduled to come online by the end of 2016, just in time for the wood pellet market to gain steam in Europe as industrial power generators switch from coal to renewable fuels.
by - May 13, 2015 9:47 am
Tucked discreetly away at one of the busiest intersections in Fayetteville more than 630 workers are turning out an average of 62,000 pair of prescription eyeglasses each week at Wal-Mart’s…
by - May 13, 2015 9:41 am
Former pastor and governor Mike Huckabee has kicked-off his second run for the White House. He’s doing so because, according to him, he is best equipped to take on that…
by - May 13, 2015 9:15 am
A Whirlpool vice president said Tuesday (May 12) that a successful redevelopment plan for the company’s shuttered manufacturing plant and associated 95 acres will likely require “strategic demolition” and a…
by - May 13, 2015 7:59 am
The Little Rock Venture Center is holding a special evening mixer on Thursday (May 14) that officials said they hope will be a showcase event for the city’s burgeoning startup…
by - May 13, 2015 5:55 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. PONEMON INSTITUTE:…
by - May 13, 2015 5:02 am
Eureka Springs voters on Tuesday (May 12) voted to keep an ordinance approved by the city council in February that sought to prevent employment and housing discrimination based on sexual…
by - May 12, 2015 11:44 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and contributor Steve Brawner discuss a number of business topics and more. On this…
by - May 12, 2015 8:33 pm
The 2015 session of the Arkansas General Assembly was productive, with lawmakers making progress on a host of issues, three members of the state House and a state Senator said…
by - May 12, 2015 7:59 pm
This fall, Java may be more than just coffee and Pizza may be more than what is served in school cafeterias as students prepare to learn even more about computer…
by - May 12, 2015 7:54 pm
Telecom and wireless giant Verizon Communications Inc. announced after the close of market Tuesday that it has signed a pact to buy AOL Inc. for $50 a share, or $4.4…
by - May 12, 2015 9:45 am
With one of the worst-kept economic development secrets officially out in the open, former Arkansas jobs chief Grant Tennille said the possible expansion of Lockheed’s Camden operation to manufacture a new military vehicle will have benefits far beyond that city’s industrial park.
by - May 12, 2015 9:40 am
Consumer confidence across the state has jumped more than ten points since October as Arkansans are increasingly optimistic about their overall economic situation, according to the latest Arvest Consumer Sentiment…
by - May 12, 2015 7:59 am
They’re trading one Rex for another. Dr. Rex Horne, the 15th president of Ouachita Baptist University since 2006, is resigning his position effective this summer to become president of Arkansas’…
