by - November 21, 2016 4:55 pm
Fort Smith city sales tax collections are holding steady approximately three months after the Board of Directors approved a budget revision to account for lower-than-anticipated revenues. The total adjusted budget…
by - November 21, 2016 4:42 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has received a $200,000 grant to combat statewide dips in the graduation rate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. The…
by - November 21, 2016 10:38 am
Editor’s note: Ruth Whitney is founder and CEO of InVeritas, a global public affairs firm. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s)….
by - November 21, 2016 10:19 am
Tourism-related tax collections were up in Springdale, Fayetteville and Bentonville in the first eight months of 2016, whereas Rogers saw a decrease that can be attributed to room closings and…
by - November 21, 2016 10:15 am
Congress will consider legislation that would require the Secretary of Commerce to assess and analyze outdoor recreation economic impacts nationwide. House bill 4665 (H.R. 4665) is now under consideration by…
by - November 21, 2016 9:52 am
Long-time Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Deputy Director and Commissioner of Revenues Tim Leathers will join inVeritas as vice president of consulting, effective January 1, 2017. Leathers will be…
by - November 21, 2016 9:38 am
The Republican Party of Arkansas now controls almost 39% of the state’s partisan elected offices after gaining 101 seats at the state legislative and county levels since the 2014 elections….
by - November 21, 2016 9:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– TREASURY DEPARTMENT HANDS OUT RECORD $7 BILLION IN NEW MARKET TAX…
by - November 21, 2016 8:00 am
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 21, 2016 7:04 am
Tyson Foods ended its fiscal year with net income of $1.768 billion, 45% more than the previous fiscal year, thanks in part to lower grain costs, better margins in the…
by - November 20, 2016 11:12 am
Sadness about the loss of such positive energy in this troubled world is natural but please do not be sad for the close friends and family of Patricia Brown, for…
by - November 20, 2016 10:12 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave no hints on a possible role in the upcoming Donald Trump administration in an interview that covered Trump’s potential conflicts of business interests, Iran…
by - November 20, 2016 8:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– RECYCLING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 800,000 JOBS, $36 BILLION…
by - November 20, 2016 8:07 am
Bills proposed during the first week of pre-filing for next year’s legislative session included a package of 11 ethics and accountability bills filed by Democrats in the House and Senate,…
by - November 19, 2016 9:50 am
Fort Smith Public Schools are moving closer to filling the superintendent position left vacant by longtime Superintendent Benny Gooden, who announced his retirement in April. The district released the names…
by - November 19, 2016 9:26 am
Wal-Mart Stores announced Friday (Nov. 18) that Senior Vice President and Controller Steve Whaley, 57, is resigning, effective Dec. 31. Whaley, the company’s principal accounting officer since 2007, will stay…
by - November 19, 2016 8:44 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - November 18, 2016 8:31 pm
Patricia Brown, a co-owner of Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, has died following a long battle with cancer. She was 59. Patricia was born in…
by - November 18, 2016 10:52 am
Arkansas Libertarians knew they weren’t going to win any big races this election cycle. But with two experienced governors on their presidential ticket and the major parties nominating polarizing candidates,…
by - November 18, 2016 10:51 am
Heartland Renaissance Fund of Little Rock will receive $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits, and the award amount is the organization’s second largest in its 15 years in operation,…
