by - April 30, 2015 6:34 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 - April 30, 2015 6:19 am
Murphy Oil Corp. fell into the red during the first quarter as declining crude oil and natural gas prices cut a huge swath across the oil giant’s entire operations. For…
by - April 30, 2015 12:36 am
A project that was first announced in December 2013 is finally shovel-ready. Food distributor Ben E. Keith Company will break ground Thursday at 11 a.m. on its new North Little…
by - April 29, 2015 6:31 pm
Robert Tucker, keynote speaker at the Arkansas Innovation Manufacturing Summit, delivered his part-pep talk, part-lecture describing stories of corporate culture change and what happens to companies that don’t adapt.
by - April 29, 2015 6:13 pm
A survey answered by 975 Arkansas teachers in grades 3-12 found that 61% would keep the Common Core State Standards while 39% would eliminate them. However, 87% said they “don’t…
by - April 29, 2015 5:59 pm
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage pending the outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme…
by - April 29, 2015 3:16 pm
Arkansas Community Corrections inmates are transitioning into society at Arkansas Baptist College in a facility named for former Alltel President Scott Ford. The Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship & Community…
by - April 29, 2015 2:51 pm
A Baldor marketing official told a roomful of manufacturing executives and leaders that although the use of robots is growing rapidly as part of the industrial giant’s operations, not one…
by - April 29, 2015 2:30 pm
Put another acquisition check mark on paper for Simmons First National Corp., albeit a much smaller one that normal. Pine Bluff-based Simmons First said it has entered into “a definitive…
by - April 29, 2015 11:03 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson kicked off the first Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit on Wednesday by saying that strengthening the nation’s manufacturing was a “national security” issue, and strongly advocating that…
by - April 29, 2015 6:14 am
Sourcing more U.S. made products, empowering women, and putting veterans back to work are just a few of programs pushed from Bentonville. Here’s an update.
by - April 29, 2015 5:48 am
After pulling back on expansion within China in recent years, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon announced Wednesday (April 29) plans to open 115 new stores by 2017. This expansion will…
by - April 29, 2015 5:43 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. HP SIGNS…
by - April 28, 2015 8:58 pm
The four members of Arkansas’ delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives took to the House floor for more than eight minutes Tuesday evening to honor the memory of former…
by - April 28, 2015 6:03 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Robots, robots, robots Entergy Arkansas’ rate increase request The Federal Reserve Bank and its latest…
by - April 28, 2015 5:10 pm
A law passed in the most recent legislative session is meant to help the state attract aviation business that was flying away because of a sales tax Arkansas levied that…
by - April 28, 2015 4:32 pm
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board announced plans Tuesday to direct $2 million to help construct a seed foundation facility at the state’s Rice Research and Extension Center in…
by - April 28, 2015 4:30 pm
The city of Osceola has seen the start of a renaissance in the past couple of years, with the future looking optimistic, the town’s mayor said Tuesday. Osceola Mayor Dickie…
by - April 28, 2015 4:22 pm
Tyson Foods will eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its U.S. chicken flocks by the end of 2017. Tyson is a major supplier to McDonald’s who declared similar goals…
by - April 28, 2015 3:14 pm
Projects have been awarded to 22 telecommunications providers to improve the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN), which is the state’s broadband network for public schools. The Arkansas Department of…
