by - September 22, 2016 4:21 pm
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey shows that Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has widened his lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton by another 10 points from late June….
by - September 22, 2016 4:07 pm
Fort Smith businessman Brandon Woodrome, who ran for an Arkansas House seat in 2008 and attempted in 2010 to broadly change Arkansas’ tax code, has pleaded guilty in federal court…
by - September 22, 2016 3:30 pm
The price-tag Wal-Mart Stores may pay for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act just went higher than the $858 million the retailer will have spent by the end…
by - September 22, 2016 2:52 pm
Consumer spending in Northwest Arkansas rebounded in July pushing the September sales tax revenue report up 9.69% over last year among the region’s four largest cities. Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale and…
by - September 22, 2016 9:50 am
More than 200 former ITT students in central Arkansas are still unsure of their futures after the parent company of the for-profit school filed for bankruptcy after shuttering more than…
by - September 22, 2016 4:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES, ECONOMIES NOT READY FOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Research released by…
by - September 21, 2016 8:21 pm
Candlemaker Burt Hanna, rice and grain operators and even an oil importer in Arkansas are ready to do business with Cuba, held back only by an embargo rendered 56 years…
by - September 21, 2016 7:54 pm
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute will receive $1.9 million as part of a seven-year, $157 million initiative announced Wednesday (Sept. 21) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how…
by - September 21, 2016 7:54 pm
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute will receive $1.9 million as part of a seven-year, $157 million initiative announced Wednesday (Sept. 21) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how…
by - September 21, 2016 6:42 pm
Mike Leavitt served as President George W. Bush’s secretary of Health and Human Services and, before that, as Environmental Protection Agency administrator. He now chairs Leavitt Partners, a health care…
by - September 21, 2016 2:11 pm
The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted to maintain the target range for the federal funds at 0.25% to 0.5% as the uncertain economic outlook has caused the monetary…
by - September 21, 2016 12:42 pm
The foreclosure crisis is largely over for much of the United States including Arkansas, but there continues to be some counties seeing more delinquent filings and foreclosure sales through August….
by - September 21, 2016 11:00 am
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) and other minority shareholders of Tesla Motors are seeking to halt or delay the electric car company’s pending $2.6 billion acquisition with SolarCity Corp.,…
by - September 21, 2016 6:08 am
The utilities and sanitation departments drew fire from City Directors Tracy Pennartz and Kevin Settle at the Tuesday (Sept. 20) meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Interim Utilities…
by - September 21, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– FDA LAUNCHES COMPETITION TO SPUR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS The…
by - September 20, 2016 9:07 pm
The Southside Rebels issue might have been put to rest Tuesday night, Sept. 20, when Fort Smith voters opted to reelect Susan McFerran and elect Talicia Richardson to her first…
by - September 20, 2016 6:09 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 - September 20, 2016 6:01 pm
Arkansas is joining 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which would double the salary level threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime. The…
by - September 20, 2016 4:59 pm
Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features an interview with Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Hurst, who was appointed to the post by Gov. Asa Hutchinson,…
by - September 20, 2016 3:18 pm
Batesville-based Bad Boy Mowers is moving into the Australian market, the company announced during a news conference at the Capitol. The zero-turn mower manufacturer, which sells products in 34 states,…
