by - July 18, 2016 6:17 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two guest commentaries from Jim Dunn, president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation. Link here for the first commentary. ––––––––––––––– In June 2009,…
by - July 18, 2016 6:05 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - July 18, 2016 5:12 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, political columnist John Brummett and Politico national reporter Katie Glueck discuss a variety of convention theatrics. Brummett, who writes for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,…
by - July 18, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas by July 2017 will be one of three states where every school is connected to high speed broadband internet, members of the House and Senate Education Committees were told…
by - July 18, 2016 4:37 pm
The annual July sales bonanza known as Amazon Prime Day or Walmart’s five-day Rollback have concluded. While it’s unclear how much these discount events really help the bottom line, the…
by - July 18, 2016 4:00 pm
What does a hailstorm cost? While there are a number of variables that go into the answer, Fort Smith is starting to get an idea with close to $20 million in…
by - July 18, 2016 1:49 pm
More Arkansans are having difficulty making ends than most of the rest the nation, with nearly one out of three consumers in the state struggling with unpaid medical bills, experiencing…
by - July 18, 2016 1:00 pm
The nation’s largest defense contractor emerged from Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom last week with a long list of new contracts and big deals in the pipeline that…
by - July 18, 2016 12:48 pm
Bentonville-based Premier Concepts is making a $1 million donation to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The gift will be distributed to the project over the next five years. Premier…
by - July 18, 2016 12:48 pm
Bentonville-based Premier Concepts is making a $1 million donation to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The gift will be distributed to the project over the next five years. Premier…
by - July 18, 2016 10:01 am
Greg Murray is one of four non-incumbent candidates to enter the race for the Fort Smith School Board after one of the district’s most highly publicized – and controversial –…
by - July 18, 2016 9:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– INVESTOR SENTIMENT BEARISH AFTER BREXIT, HEADING INTO 2Q EARNINGS PERIOD AND UNCERTAIN…
by - July 18, 2016 7:22 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additional information on segment performance and earnings guidance. ––––––––––––– J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $105.011 million, up 1.53% compared to…
by - July 17, 2016 6:41 pm
The Republican National Convention has released its schedule of prime-time convention speakers, with three Arkansans included. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is one of 26 speakers scheduled to speak Monday…
by - July 17, 2016 2:59 pm
Veteran reporter and author George Jared has joined Talk Business & Politics and will cover the growing Northeast Arkansas area for the statewide media company. Jared, who received 29 awards…
by - July 17, 2016 2:53 pm
Children, some dressed as angels and some as garden fairies, frolicked on the lawn of the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) during the summer festival, the Firefly Fling, on…
by - July 17, 2016 2:26 pm
Editor’s note: Sam T. Sicard is president and CEO of First National Bank of Fort Smith. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…
by - July 17, 2016 8:40 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker contend that both upcoming major political party conventions will tap the unrest in the general electorate but in significantly different…
by - July 17, 2016 7:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW IN LONDON PROCURES MORE THAN $100 BILLION…
by - July 16, 2016 1:03 pm
Leaders of 64.6 Downtown held a party Friday evening to celebrate the soon-to-be opened Garrison Commons, a free-admission park in downtown Fort Smith that will include a food trailer managed…
