by - November 30, 2015 6:24 pm
A plan to extend the terms for all county officials from two to four years is one step closer to being on the 2016 general election ballot. Arkansas Attorney General…
by - November 30, 2015 5:57 pm
Editor’s note: Jacob Bundrick is a research associate with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE) at the University of Central Arkansas. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - November 30, 2015 5:36 pm
A former Tyson Foods plant worker in North Texas was awarded a $2.248 million injury settlement by a federal jury following a recent trial held in the U.S. Court District…
by - November 30, 2015 5:36 pm
A former Tyson Foods plant worker in North Texas was awarded a $2.248 million injury settlement by a federal jury following a recent trial held in the U.S. Court District…
by - November 30, 2015 5:21 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets are up more than 9% during the first nine months of the year, with a September home sales boost of more than 10%…
by - November 30, 2015 5:05 pm
Editor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature and the author of this opinion column. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly…
by - November 30, 2015 3:26 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on Monday (Nov. 30) announced that Jeff Moore has been hired as the agency’s new director of marketing and communications. The AEDC marketing and communications…
by - November 30, 2015 3:26 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on Monday (Nov. 30) announced that Jeff Moore has been hired as the agency’s new director of marketing and communications. The AEDC marketing and communications…
by - November 30, 2015 1:10 pm
Former Arvest Bank President for Benton County H. Dennis Smiley Jr., will be sentenced Jan. 21 at the Judge Isaac Parker Federal Courthouse in Fort Smith. U.S. District Court Judge…
by - November 30, 2015 9:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. FED CHAIRWOMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will make two…
by - November 29, 2015 9:05 pm
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fourth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 29, 2015 10:00 am
Fresh off his 8-day trip to Japan and China, AEDC executive director Mike Preston said the announcement of a $1.36 billion agreement with Sun Paper Co. will not likely result…
by - November 29, 2015 10:00 am
On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, KATV’s Scott Inman and Jessica DeLoach Sabin joined the political roundtable and business editor Wes Brown discussed a…
by - November 29, 2015 8:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE SAYS STRONG CONSUMER DEMAND WILL DRIVE JOB GAINS THROUGH 2017: Strong…
by - November 27, 2015 6:56 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7. Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive…
by - November 25, 2015 12:21 pm
Despite Entergy Corp.’s recent announcement that its plans to take more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of nuclear generating capacity off the grid by 2019, total U.S. nuclear capacity will increase…
by - November 24, 2015 8:53 pm
Members of the Health Reform Legislative Task Force are considering two options for changing how Arkansas administers its Medicaid system, said the task force’s chairman, Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, during…
by - November 24, 2015 5:09 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fourth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 24, 2015 3:36 pm
Editor’s note: story by Janette Ballman, special to Talk Business & Politics Mentors and school officials say a mentoring program implemented by the Fort Smith Public School System is improving…
by - November 24, 2015 2:40 pm
There was a time when chicken companies like Tyson Foods oversaw the growing of every bird slaughtered in its plants. But that came with an expensive fixed-asset cost, and Tyson…
