by - November 12, 2016 9:58 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 11, 2016 4:57 pm
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon on Friday asked Hoyt Williams, a 93-year-old World War II veteran who works as a greeter in Trion, Ga., if he had any advice for…
by - November 11, 2016 3:43 pm
A series of public meetings are planned to gain feedback on the development of a Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan. It’s the first step taken by the Beautiful Buffalo River…
by - November 11, 2016 3:26 pm
AFHJ Architects, the oldest active architecture firm in Fayetteville, has joined with Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architecture and engineering firm in Northwest Arkansas, according to…
by - November 11, 2016 2:57 pm
Chris Sultemeier, executive vice president of logistics for Walmart U.S., will retire Jan. 31 – the end of the company’s fiscal year. The announcement was made by Wal-Mart Stores CEO…
by - November 11, 2016 1:55 pm
Four entrepreneurs pitched investment in their companies to about 30 angel investors and others at the Natural State Angel Association (NSAA) gathering on Thursday (Nov. 10). The NSAA, a program…
by - November 11, 2016 11:42 am
An Oklahoma-based investor has paid $56.8 million to acquire the nine-story Bentonville Plaza office building and 16 additional acres, near the the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores. Square Deal Capital Inc.,…
by - November 11, 2016 11:09 am
Five-hundred cyclists from throughout the world landed in Bentonville on Thursday (Nov. 10) for the International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson took the opportunity to announce…
by - November 11, 2016 8:16 am
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 11, 2016 7:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– REGULATORS SHUT DOWN DRILLING IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AFTER 5.0 EARTHQUAKE The…
by - November 10, 2016 10:26 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission denied conditional use and variance requests for a proposed Riley Farm Health & Rehab facility at 6301 Riley Park Drive that would have employed 120….
by - November 10, 2016 7:07 pm
Democrats will control only 26 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives in the next legislative session, but they will have an 11-9 majority on one of the…
by - November 10, 2016 6:59 pm
story by Dale Cullins 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 10, 2016 6:37 pm
When Dr. Kathy Loyd arrived on the Arkansas State University campus she had one child and another on the way. She brought with her five transcripts from other schools she…
by - November 10, 2016 6:22 pm
Heavy trading pushed Dillard’s Inc. stock up more than 11% ahead of the Little Rock-based department store retailer’s disappointing third quarter earnings report, yet after hours trading was giving back…
by - November 10, 2016 6:05 pm
In an effort to boost online sales and give shoppers an easier experience Walmart U.S. has added a mobile check-in feature for its stores with an online grocery pickup service….
by - November 10, 2016 4:31 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its opening on Friday (Nov. 11). About 2.7 million people have visited the museum, and more…
by - November 10, 2016 3:38 pm
A $70.5 million remodel of the Robinson Center culminated Thursday (Nov. 10), on time and on budget, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a stage that is 31 feet lower than…
by - November 10, 2016 3:30 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - November 10, 2016 3:12 pm
A growing population and shortage of physician specialists has Arkansas Children’s Hospital looking at technology as a way to bridge the gap, particularly in rural areas. Dr. Robert Steele, a…
