by - April 4, 2016 11:04 am
Rep. Crawford to visit Cuba this week
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Saturday (April 2) that a trip to Cuba this week will seek to create a good first step in opening new markets and opportunities…
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by - April 4, 2016 5:56 am
Money Talk: Federal Reserve report shows mobile banking continues to grow
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FED REPORT SHOWS MOBILE BANKING CONTINUES TO GROW Mobile banking use…
by - April 3, 2016 7:20 pm
Made in America: Manufacturing sector expands for first time in six months
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– MANUFACTURING SECTOR EXPANDS FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS…
by - April 3, 2016 7:17 pm
Social Entrepreneur E.A. Lepine talks about Arrowroot
Social entrepreneur E.A. Lepine is the founder and CEO of Arrowroot, an ethical online dress shop based in Denver, Colorado. Arrowroot and Lepine partner with artisans through Mi Esperanza (which…
by - April 3, 2016 2:35 pm
Starship land drone being tested at University of Arkansas for ‘final mile delivery’
A self-driving land drone has taken up residence at the University of Arkansas thanks to a partnership between London-based Starship Technologies and the McMillon Innovation Lab at the University of…
by - April 3, 2016 8:49 am
Sen. Tom Cotton: Next President should nominate Supreme Court appointment
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he intends to remain neutral in the U.S. Presidential race for the foreseeable future, is not certain that a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump match-up is inevitable,…
by - April 3, 2016 7:15 am
Bloomberg, Canadian Broadcasting Corp: Murphy Oil planning ‘significant’ job cuts in every location
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. plans “significant” across-the-board job cuts in all of its operations as depressed domestic and international crude oil prices constrains the Arkansas oil company’s cash flow…
by - April 2, 2016 9:56 am
Arkansas drilling activity at lowest level in 14 years, zero rigs in operation during 1Q
There were no rigs operating in Arkansas through the end of March, a level of inactivity not seen since the fourth quarter of 2002 when rig activity came to a…
by - April 2, 2016 9:43 am
Arkansas workers’ compensation costs decline
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced a decrease in workers’ compensation rates of 4.3% in overall loss cost in the voluntary market and 1.6% overall average assigned risk, effective July…
by - April 2, 2016 9:43 am
Arkansas workers’ compensation costs decline
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced a decrease in workers’ compensation rates of 4.3% in overall loss cost in the voluntary market and 1.6% overall average assigned risk, effective July…
by - April 2, 2016 8:31 am
The true cost of drug testing welfare recipients
Editor’s note: Jessica DeLoach Sabin is a frequent contributor to Talk Business & Politics. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…
by - April 2, 2016 7:32 am
Weekend Digest: The mind-blowing, Apple dropping, loyal Penguin edition
SUNDAY 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…
by - April 1, 2016 5:08 pm
Former Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club exec Tom Coughlin has died (Updated)
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. –––––––––––––––– Tom Coughlin, an early executive hire by Sam Walton who rose to the No. 2 spot at Wal-Mart Stores before…
by - April 1, 2016 8:48 am
Manufacturers group encourages Congress to end Cuba embargo
With President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Cuba still on the minds of most Americans, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently sent a letter to congressional officials U.S. asking…
by - April 1, 2016 8:27 am
U.S. job market remains flat, economy adds 215,000 new jobs
The broader U.S. economy added 215,000 new jobs in March as the jobless rate held steady at 5%, down one percentage point from a month ago and little unchanged for…
by - April 1, 2016 5:34 am
Energy In-depth: Consumer Price Index shows energy commodity prices down 20.9% over past year
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: ENERGY COMMODITY PRICES DOWN 20.9% OVER PAST YEAR Over the…
by - March 31, 2016 9:17 pm
Simmons First National converts to state-chartered bank, changes name to ‘Simmons Bank’
Simmons First National Corp. announced after the close or market Thursday that its operating subsidiary, Simmons First National Bank, will convert from a national banking association to an Arkansas state-chartered…
by - March 31, 2016 9:02 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court forms election reform panel
After two campaign cycles of “dark money” spending in state judicial races and a prominent legislative hearing to air concerns, the Arkansas Supreme Court announced it was forming a committee…
by - March 31, 2016 6:28 pm
UAMS-led research team develops new way to fight antibiotic-resistant infections
A research team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) microbiologist Mark Smeltzer and University of Arkansas chemist Jingyi Chen has developed an alternative therapeutic approach to fighting…
by - March 31, 2016 6:25 pm
New report finds one in 83 central Arkansas children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
One in 83 central Arkansas children, or 1.2% were identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Program…