by - June 1, 2016 12:35 pm
Smiley, once an icon at Walmart’s U.S. stores and in its advertising, is returning to the retailer’s marketing team after a decade on the bench, according to Judith McKenna, chief…
by - June 1, 2016 12:10 pm
With a month remaining in the fiscal year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery surpassed last year’s total cash sales over the Memorial Day weekend, the Lottery announced Wednesday. The gain will…
by - June 1, 2016 11:56 am
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - June 1, 2016 11:46 am
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 - June 1, 2016 8:07 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– SURVEY: ARKANSAS RANKS AMONG ‘UNHEALTHIEST’ STATES FOR SENIORS A new report by the United…
by - May 31, 2016 7:11 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections ended 2015 on a good trend but the first four reporting months of 2016 are pushing a thin margin for the city’s pocketbook, with collections…
by - May 31, 2016 6:18 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - May 31, 2016 5:38 pm
They’re back. As expected. About 6,000 Walmart workers from around the globe arrived in Northwest Arkansas this past weekend, and hail from 28 countries where Wal-Mart operates retail and wholesale…
by - May 31, 2016 9:14 am
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton encouraged Boys State delegates to serve in the military and, like he did, to go from that experience to serving in elective office as adults. Cotton,…
by - May 31, 2016 8:24 am
Editor’s note: This story is a component of the Arkansas Transportation Report, which is produced by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas…
by - May 31, 2016 12:46 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and roundup of education news. ––––––––––––––– ARKANSAS CAREER EDUCATION LEADER WINS NATIONAL AWARD Dr. Charisse Childers, Director at the…
by - May 30, 2016 6:02 pm
President Ronald Reagan, a man never ill-equipped to deliver a great soundbite, once famously said: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on…
by - May 30, 2016 9:35 am
Board President Dr. Deanie Mehl said the decisions by School Board Members Wade Gilkey and Bill Hanesworth to oppose any effort to change the Southside High School mascot back to…
by - May 30, 2016 9:20 am
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas’ chairman and U.S. Senate candidate say the party has a good chance to break the 3% threshold to qualify for ballot access without collecting signatures…
by - May 30, 2016 9:19 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– GDP REVISED ESTIMATE SHOWS U.S. ECONOMY GREW 0.8% IN FIRST QUARTER…
by - May 29, 2016 7:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– COMMERCE DEPARTMENT RELEASES REPORTS RANKING TOP U.S. EXPORT MARKETS…
by - May 28, 2016 6:46 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 - May 27, 2016 2:34 pm
The national economy is creeping along at a slightly swifter pace than initially thought in the first three months of 2016, but annualized 0.8% GDP growth rate reported Friday (May…
by - May 27, 2016 11:30 am
The effort to bring back the Rebel mascot at Southside High School appears to be over, with Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen saying Friday (May 27) he will “suspend my…
by - May 26, 2016 6:27 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– STATE LEGISLATORS GATHER AT RURAL…
