by - May 6, 2016 12:14 pm
Van Buren Original (VBO) will hold its kickoff meeting on Tuesday (May 10) at 3:30 p.m. from the second floor of the King Opera House in downtown Van Buren. The…
by - May 6, 2016 4:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MAGELLAN SAYS FORT SMITH-TO-LITTLE ROCK PIPELINE ‘SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE,’ PRODUCT SHIPMENTS BY JULY In…
by - May 5, 2016 10:03 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. –––––––––––– LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LIKELY TO STAY…
by - May 5, 2016 8:40 pm
Before the market opens Monday (May 9), Tyson Foods is expected to post $403 million in net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 which ended. That equates to…
by - May 5, 2016 8:13 pm
With the Revenue Stabilization Act that funds much of state government on his desk, Gov. Asa Hutchinson Thursday was looking ahead to a special session focused on highways that he…
by - May 5, 2016 3:47 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods continues to invest in corporate infrastructure in and and near downtown, breaking ground Thursday (May 5) on a new $31 million incubation center just east of the…
by - May 5, 2016 11:55 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 - May 5, 2016 11:37 am
John James is passionate about the myriad challenges and limited opportunities of turning an idea into a multi-million dollar enterprise in Arkansas. He’s done it before, is doing it now,…
by - May 5, 2016 9:00 am
In the late 1500s, the English Elizabethan dramatist Thomas Dekker wrote the poem “The Merry Month of May.” For our May/June issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine, our merry…
by - May 5, 2016 7:02 am
It was an expensive first quarter for Van Buren-based USA Truck, with $5.3 million in restructuring costs resulting in a net loss for the quarter of $1.807 million, a wide…
by - May 5, 2016 6:13 am
Communications and technology provider Windstream Holdings, Inc. reported a first quarter loss of $231.9 million, or $2.52 per share, compared to $5.3 million profit, or 5 cents per share, one…
by - May 5, 2016 6:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– USDA UNVEILS ‘URBAN AGRICULTURE TOOLKIT’ FOR CITY FARMERS, AGRI-BUSINESS STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS…
by - May 5, 2016 5:17 am
Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. _____________ The…
by - May 4, 2016 4:36 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. trimmed losses from a year ago as the El Dorado oil producer tries to wait out the fallout from low crude oil and natural gas prices with…
by - May 4, 2016 4:12 pm
The fiscal session moved toward its conclusion Wednesday (May 4) with the passage in the House and Senate of the Revenue Stabilization Act, the funding mechanism that governs how all…
by - May 4, 2016 3:55 pm
Visitors will have an opportunity to celebrate the grand opening of the Dyess Colony Visitors Center as well as phase two of a restoration project at the site of the…
by - May 4, 2016 2:53 pm
Shares of Bank of the Ozarks plummeted nearly 15% in trading today (May 4) after the Muddy Waters investment research firm revealed it has a huge short position against the…
by - May 4, 2016 12:36 pm
New home construction in Fort Smith is up more than 30% in the first four months of 2016, but overall building permit values in the city are down more than…
by - May 4, 2016 9:54 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers were awarded $750,000 Early Career Research grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Salvador Barraza-Lopez, assistant professor of physics, and John…
by - May 4, 2016 9:00 am
Apartment rent prices are rising across the nation and in two of Arkansas’ three largest metro areas, according to a report from San Francisco-based Apartment Lists. The Fort Smith metro…
