by - April 7, 2016 3:14 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry…
by - April 7, 2016 2:19 pm
The employment figures for minority teens is improving in Arkansas but still remains at a high level ahead of the summer period when many youths between the ages of 16-19…
by - April 7, 2016 10:41 am
Legislators in both the House and the Senate voted to advance Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works legislation Thursday, though the margins were not big enough to guarantee passage in a…
by - April 7, 2016 9:43 am
As we go through an economic change in our country, the ideas of work may be changing as well. A much larger number of people are self-employed and working remotely….
by - April 7, 2016 9:28 am
Scientists at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) and the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) will use a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study…
by - April 7, 2016 7:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– LITTLE ROCK TECH FIRM FILES MOST FTC CALL COMPLAINTS IN 2015 Little…
by - April 6, 2016 7:43 pm
The House and Senate Insurance and Commerce Committees separately approved bills creating Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works legislation Wednesday, giving the full chambers the chance to vote on the legislation…
by - April 6, 2016 5:21 pm
Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club in the U.S. have set a goal to transition to 100% cage-free eggs in the supply chain by 2025. The retailer said the goal is a…
by - April 6, 2016 5:21 pm
Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club in the U.S. have set a goal to transition to 100% cage-free eggs in the supply chain by 2025. The retailer said the goal is a…
by - April 6, 2016 5:01 pm
All of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate declines in February compared to February 2015. Arkansas’ three largest metro areas posted year-over-year job gains,…
by - April 6, 2016 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Kelly Bryant, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. Appointment expires January 31, 2018. Replaces Willie McGhee. Jack Crumbly, Widener, to the…
by - April 6, 2016 4:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Kelly Bryant, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. Appointment expires January 31, 2018. Replaces Willie McGhee. Jack Crumbly, Widener, to the…
by - April 6, 2016 4:34 pm
Sam’s Club and its parent company Wal-Mart Stores has a strategy to continue to disrupt the health care arena. From the $4 generic prescription the retailer introduced a decade ago…
by - April 6, 2016 4:06 pm
Superior Graphite, a manufacturer of electrodes for the steel industry, is shedding 42 of its 70 jobs in Russellville, and may cut the remaining jobs when existing orders are completed….
by - April 6, 2016 3:38 pm
Although Arkansas’ unemployment rate hit an all-time low in February, the percentage of unemployed working-age blacks across the state has steadfastly remained in double-digits following the Great Recession – dropping…
by - April 6, 2016 11:59 am
Healthcare is changing as hospitals modify services away from fee-based compensation to an outcome-based system in compliance with the Affordable Care Act. That, and workforce shortages were two of the…
by - April 6, 2016 11:12 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened a legislative special session on health care Wednesday by quoting the biblical book of Isaiah: “Come now, and let us reason together.” The special session will…
by - April 6, 2016 5:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– HEALTHCARE REIT SNAPS UP CHI MEDICAL ASSETS IN 10 STATES Physicians Realty Trust,…
by - April 6, 2016 4:43 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors authorized industrial revenue bonds in the amount of $75 million to pave the way for Glatfelter Advanced Materials in its bid to occupy the…
by - April 5, 2016 6:46 pm
Hours after Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the Legislature would consider only his Arkansas Works legislation in a special session that begins Wednesday, legislators publicly released a bill they say will…
