by - May 24, 2016 10:49 am
A major national manufacturing association has come out against the Obama administration’s new overtime regulation. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a statement from Vice President of Labor, Legal…
by - May 24, 2016 10:18 am
As Arkansas motorists count down the days to the Memorial Day weekend and the beginning of the summer driving season, pump prices are peaking at their highest level in 2016…
by - May 24, 2016 9:57 am
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the most recent magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. –––––––––––––––––––– Deana Osment is the Northeast Arkansas division president for Centennial Bank, a subsidiary…
by - May 24, 2016 9:33 am
Arkansas boating startup, Raftup, recently announced that its new mobile app is available for download in the iTunes store. The app includes a “Social SOS” feature which allows boaters in…
by - May 23, 2016 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: A video of the meeting has been posted at the end of this story. –––––––––––––– Emotions ran high Monday night (May 23) at the Fort Smith Public School…
by - May 23, 2016 5:39 pm
The unfolding story at Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart during the past year has been one of misses. The buy-here pay here used car dealer did it again Monday, (May 23) reporting…
by - May 23, 2016 4:25 pm
The director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Dr. Brett Powell, is leaving his post to become Henderson State University’s vice president for finance and administration. Powell will leave…
by - May 23, 2016 3:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year highway bill into law Monday hours after it passed the Senate and said any longer term plan should come as a result of a…
by - May 23, 2016 12:53 pm
William Asa Hutchinson III, son of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, was arrested on Saturday (May 21) in Alabama for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to the Baldwin County…
by - May 23, 2016 12:05 pm
Even with the price of crude oil prices still below $50 a barrel and the U.S. rig count at historic low levels, America remained the world’s top producer of petroleum…
by - May 23, 2016 11:57 am
Lona Robertson, associate dean of the Dale Bumpers College at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim dean of the college effective June 1. Robertson is taking over for…
by - May 23, 2016 11:57 am
Lona Robertson, associate dean of the Dale Bumpers College at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim dean of the college effective June 1. Robertson is taking over for…
by - May 23, 2016 11:38 am
An Aug. 9 primary election is in the works for the Fort Smith Board of Directors, with two candidates lined up to run against Ward 4 Director George Catsavis. The…
by - May 23, 2016 5:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– HOME BANCSHARES TO RING NASDAQ BELL Home BancShares, Inc., parent company…
by - May 22, 2016 8:55 am
U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge may not be running against Sen. Tom Cotton this fall, but the Democratic challenger and former U.S. prosecutor takes issue with Cotton’s recent comments on…
by - May 22, 2016 8:44 am
KATV’s Elicia Dover reports: One of Arkansas’ top elected officials spent $56,315 redecorating his office since taking the position in January 2015. When Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan first moved…
by - May 22, 2016 7:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– JOBLESS RATE AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO…
by - May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas State University officials announced Saturday (May 21) they have revamped the festival that honors Johnny Cash and raises money for the restoration and maintenance of his boyhood home in…
by - May 21, 2016 7:28 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 now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - May 20, 2016 7:11 pm
The Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Health Care Association entered into a memorandum of understanding Friday meant to reduce long-term Medicaid health care costs by at least $250…
