by - January 27, 2016 1:59 pm
James Casey has been named president and CEO of USAble Life and its parent company, Little Rock-based Life and Specialty Ventures. Casey was named President and CEO-elect of both companies…
by - January 27, 2016 1:51 pm
Analysts, insiders and other retail watchers said a change in top bosses in Bentonville is one reason why Wal-Mart Stores got out of the small-ball retail game, even with Target,…
by - January 27, 2016 1:20 pm
Springdale’s Anna Daily, with Ascendant DX, has been named a top 10 finalist in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2016 InnovateHER Business Challenge for her work to use proteins in…
by - January 27, 2016 7:20 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. HEALTH SPENDING APPROACHES 18% OF GDP FOR FIRST TIME, NEW JOBS GROW: National health spending in…
by - January 27, 2016 12:19 am
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. ––––––––––––––– SEN. BOOZMAN TO AIR TV…
by - January 26, 2016 9:44 pm
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo have joined up with Wal-Mart Stores to provide 6.5 million bottles of drinking water for approximately 10,000 students in Flint schools amid the ongoing water crisis…
by - January 26, 2016 9:44 pm
Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo have joined up with Wal-Mart Stores to provide 6.5 million bottles of drinking water for approximately 10,000 students in Flint schools amid the ongoing water crisis…
by - January 26, 2016 9:37 pm
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics, manufacturer of blood test kits, has moved all of its plastic housing production from China to its home base in Arkansas. The company cited efforts to improve quality…
by - January 26, 2016 5:28 pm
Lance Beaty, one of the developers behind the renovation of Phoenix Village Mall and who is now in the process of redeveloping the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith, has…
by - January 26, 2016 4:26 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Jan. 26) moved closer to a decision on whether to continue with Travelers Insurance for vehicle and property coverage on the city’s…
by - January 26, 2016 2:24 pm
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and roundup of education news. EL DORADO PROMISE TURNS NINE: It flew under the radar as most nine-year anniversaries…
by - January 26, 2016 2:03 pm
An Arkansan has tested positive for the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. The resident had traveled out of the country and contracted a mild…
by - January 26, 2016 2:03 pm
An Arkansan has tested positive for the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. The resident had traveled out of the country and contracted a mild…
by - January 26, 2016 1:05 pm
Southwest Power Pool officials on Tuesday (Jan. 26) released a study highlighting more than $240 million in fuel cost savings for utilities that provide power to many Arkansans because of…
by - January 26, 2016 12:15 pm
Lockheed Martin turned in a strong fourth quarter performance on Tuesday (Jan. 26) as the nation’s largest defense contractor completed the $9 billion acquisition of helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft and…
by - January 26, 2016 10:45 am
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward is the luncheon speaker for Arkansas State University’s 18th annual Soil and Water Education Conference and Arkansas Irrigation Expo on Wednesday (Jan. 27), at…
by - January 26, 2016 10:45 am
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward is the luncheon speaker for Arkansas State University’s 18th annual Soil and Water Education Conference and Arkansas Irrigation Expo on Wednesday (Jan. 27), at…
by - January 26, 2016 10:40 am
Editor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may…
by - January 26, 2016 10:27 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student Zachary Vann has been named the 2016 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers. Vann,…
by - January 26, 2016 10:27 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student Zachary Vann has been named the 2016 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers. Vann,…
