by - March 31, 2016 5:16 pm
Tyson Foods sets 12% water reduction goal by end of 2020
Tyson Foods said it plans to reduce the company’s direct water usage by 12% by the end of 2020 and will also work with its supply chain partners on further…
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by - March 31, 2016 5:16 pm
Tyson Foods sets 12% water reduction goal by end of 2020
Tyson Foods said it plans to reduce the company’s direct water usage by 12% by the end of 2020 and will also work with its supply chain partners on further…
by - March 31, 2016 5:13 pm
Acme Brick expanding to new location in Springdale
Acme Brick Company in Springdale will relocate to a new 6,256-square-foot showroom and sales facility to be constructed on 5.78 acres in north Springdale. The new site, with easy accessibility…
by - March 31, 2016 5:13 pm
Acme Brick expanding to new location in Springdale
Acme Brick Company in Springdale will relocate to a new 6,256-square-foot showroom and sales facility to be constructed on 5.78 acres in north Springdale. The new site, with easy accessibility…
by - March 31, 2016 5:06 pm
Ruling suggests state officials commit misdemeanors while campaigning, related complaint filed on Gov. Hutchinson
An ethics commission ruling in mid-March could mean campaigning for certain candidates by constitutional officers, and possibly legislators, is a misdemeanor crime that could lead to removal from office and…
by - March 31, 2016 4:58 pm
Tesla shareholder from Fort Smith travels to Dallas to pre-order the more affordable Model 3
Fort Smith businessman Tom Kirkham says he’s never voluntarily stood in a long line to buy a new anything. On Thursday, he was #178 in a long line in Dallas…
by - March 31, 2016 4:51 pm
New manufacturing trade alliance forms to block ‘market economy’ status for China
A group of leading U.S. manufacturing and industrial trade groups have formed a new coalition, called Manufacturers for Trade Enforcement, to oppose China’s designation as a market economy at the…
by - March 31, 2016 4:40 pm
German discounter Lidl adds double threat to Walmart’s model
It won’t happen this year or the next, or the next, but within 5 years the U.S. grocery sector will see more of deep discounters Lidl and Aldi who have…
by - March 31, 2016 12:07 pm
Officials unveil results of Career Pathways Initiative study, Arkansas could be national model
A highly-respected education consultant said Thursday that Arkansas has a program that could be a national model to help low-income workers and people in poverty reach “economic and educational attainment.”…
by - March 31, 2016 11:48 am
Director Catsavis’ plan to offset sewer rate hikes meeting with opposition
A proposal by Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis to add a new property tax exemption to offset sewer bill increases has been labeled “irresponsible” by a state legislator and…
by - March 31, 2016 9:44 am
New Northwest Arkansas Fab Labs to help entrepreneurs go from idea to commercialization
It’s been months in the making but two new Fab Labs are expected to open later this year in Northwest Arkansas. The ventures are designed to help entrepreneurs get the…
by - March 31, 2016 7:44 am
Blue Hog may have opened his biggest can of worms yet
Editor’s note: Dustin McDaniel is a legal analyst for Talk Business & Politics. He is a partner at McDaniel Richardson and Calhoun in Little Rock and served as Democratic Attorney…
by - March 31, 2016 7:19 am
Startup Talk: SBA announces 2nd national road tour to champion STEM innovation
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SBA ANNOUNCES 2ND NATIONAL ROAD TOUR TO CHAMPION STEM INNOVATION The U.S….
by - March 31, 2016 6:06 am
Wal-Mart boss says pace of change to accelerate, retailer ‘working hard’ to use change to grow
As Wal-Mart Stores embraces rapid change in a fast-paced world, Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon said the challenge will be to make sure that those changes set the stage for a…
by - March 30, 2016 8:22 pm
Justice Baker: Attorneys’ fees could finance judicial elections
Arkansas should consider creating a system of public funding of judicial campaigns financed by an attorney license fee surcharge, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker said Wednesday (March 30). Baker…
by - March 30, 2016 7:22 pm
Baldor Electric receives a product of the year award
Baldor Electric Co. was one of the winners of Plant Engineering magazine’s 2015 Product of the Year Awards for developing the Tigear-2 Ultra Kleen gear reducer. The company was honored…
by - March 30, 2016 7:20 pm
Little Rock to be one of first nine stops on SBA tour
Little Rock will be among the first nine stops in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Road Tour to champion STEM innovation. The SBA announced the touring schedule on March…
by - March 30, 2016 3:25 pm
Higher education must be responsive, flexible
Editor’s note: Dr. Ken Warden is dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - March 30, 2016 3:03 pm
Plan would reduce waiting list for services for developmental disabilities (Updated)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the detailed proposal from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. –––––––––––––––––– Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (March 30) that his bill to create…
by - March 30, 2016 2:09 pm
Downtown Bentonville to get new performing arts venue for Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has solicited the help of the Walton Family Foundation and Tom and Steuart Walton to transform the former Kraft cheese factory in downtown Bentonville…