by - December 20, 2016 12:28 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - December 20, 2016 9:57 am
UARK Federal Credit Union in Fayetteville celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, and marked the year by breaking ground for a new, larger building on the north side of town….
by - December 20, 2016 9:54 am
One of the oldest buildings that make up Tyson Foods’ headquarters on Don Tyson Parkway in Springdale is getting a $9 million makeover. Worth Sparkman, a spokesman for the nation’s…
by - December 19, 2016 6:20 pm
As the number of bank failures across the U.S. has slowed following the Great Recession, Arkansas’ largest financial institutions can no longer find easy and cheap pickings from the menu…
by - December 19, 2016 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Dec. 19) announced the following judicial appointments. Meredith Switzer Rebsamen, Hot Springs, as District Judge of the Garland County District Court, First Division. Term begins…
by - December 19, 2016 5:17 pm
Editor’s note: Martin Thoma is an author, speaker and blogger on how to live your brand. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…
by - December 19, 2016 5:10 pm
It wasn’t long ago when Jackson County and its seat, Newport, were plagued with double digit unemployment rates, stagnant wage growth, and few economic opportunities for businesses to grow. Those…
by - December 19, 2016 2:40 pm
In front of about 40 people carrying signs urging them to do otherwise and others supporting their decision, Arkansas’ six electors one by one voted Monday (Dec. 19) for Donald…
by - December 19, 2016 2:26 pm
Real estate agent Philip Taldo of Springdale will join the Arkansas Highway Commission in January. Taldo, broker and co-owner of Griffin Realtors Commercial Division and Weichert Griffin Realtors, will serve…
by - December 19, 2016 1:51 pm
Susan Altrui is the new director at the Little Rock Zoo, one of the state’s most popular attractions. Arkansas’ only accredited zoo, the Little Rock Zoo opened 91 years ago,…
by - December 19, 2016 12:09 pm
Mt. Carmel Community, a senior living community developer headquartered in Benton, is planning its third private-pay, assisted living development in Northwest Arkansas. The healthcare company has sent a certificate of…
by - December 19, 2016 10:14 am
In setting up the state’s system for medical marijuana, legislators are grappling with “about 135 issues, and that’s a real number” that must be clarified or modified through legislation, according…
by - December 19, 2016 8:31 am
After a year on the Presidential and Senate campaign trails, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, announced that Arkansas-based Impact Management Group’s Clint Reed would take over as his chief of…
by - December 19, 2016 12:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CARD BALANCE TOPS $16,000 IN 2016 According to…
by - December 18, 2016 9:56 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said tax reform and repealing the Affordable Care Act will be two certain items for action in the new Congress that will be seated…
by - December 18, 2016 12:30 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FATAL WORK INJURIES AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN EIGHT YEARS,…
by - December 17, 2016 6:51 am
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 in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - December 17, 2016 6:48 am
The state is taking over operation of seven Division of Youth Services (DYS) residential facilities for at least six months after the Arkansas Legislative Council declined Friday to act on…
by - December 16, 2016 5:48 pm
The Arkansas Bar Association’s House of Delegates failed to pass a resolution Friday supporting a nominating process for selecting Arkansas Supreme Court justices rather than elections – a resolution opposed…
by - December 16, 2016 3:07 pm
Jonesboro Pre-K program Director Diane Roush had a vision in North Jonesboro that became a reality in 2015. She wanted to extend the High Quality Preschool Program (HQPP) to north…
