by - December 11, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– EMPLOYER COSTS FOR WAGES, SALARIES AND BENEFITS AVERAGE $34.14…
by - December 10, 2016 8:46 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 9, 2016 3:48 pm
Rep. Joe Jett of Success, who has been chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, announced Friday (Dec. 8) he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party,…
by - December 9, 2016 1:34 pm
Ozark Regional Transit will start the first express route in Northwest Arkansas using a 55-seat coach-style bus, according to a news release. Starting Jan. 2, the Commuter Express route will…
by - December 9, 2016 10:48 am
Little Rock nonprofit The Venture Center is now taking applications for the second round of the VC FinTech Accelerator, the center announced Thursday (Dec. 8). Created in partnership with the…
by - December 9, 2016 10:44 am
Turnover in the trucking industry has fallen to the lowest point in five years, but carriers still struggle to find qualified semitrailer drivers. The problem is only expected to get…
by - December 9, 2016 8:37 am
Students at schools in Benton and Washington counties will be able to attend field trips at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville at no charge for the next three years,…
by - December 9, 2016 8:13 am
The first Ronald McDonald House in Fayetteville is expected to open before Christmas. The 5,600-square-foot house is on the top floor of Washington Regional Medical Center’s new Women and Infants…
by - December 9, 2016 7:52 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MURPHY OIL NAMES NEW BOARD DIRECTOR, PROMOTES TWO EXECUTIVES TO TOP…
by - December 9, 2016 5:52 am
There have been attempts in recent years by state Democrats and advocacy organizations to increase the amount of money the state spends on its pre-K program, known as Arkansas Better…
by - December 8, 2016 8:56 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled 4-1 with two other justices both concurring and dissenting Thursday that the state is not required to list on a birth certificate the names of…
by - December 8, 2016 7:32 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has added 54-year-old, Jeffrey Schomburger, global sales officer for Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors. Schomburger will be an independent director and takes the board…
by - December 8, 2016 5:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores confirmed plans to invest $1.3 billion in its Mexican operations to build a new distribution center and expand several others over the next three years. Walmart International CEO…
by - December 8, 2016 4:03 pm
Patagonia Bee Products, a Fayetteville startup that sources raw honey from small-scale beekeepers in South America, is now selling products in several area stores. The “gourmet, artisanal” honey is now…
by - December 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Young people travel so they can be exposed to genuine cultural, social and culinary experiences, according to a study released Thursday (Dec. 7) by the global travel industry news source,…
by - December 8, 2016 3:12 pm
American consumers cast positive votes about the economy each time they reach for a credit card to make purchases, and that reach totaled more than $21.8 billion in the third…
by - December 8, 2016 2:39 pm
Craighead County officially owns Bono Lake after spending almost $5 million to construct the recreational and flood control waterway, Judge Ed Hill told Talk Business & Politics. The county has…
by - December 8, 2016 1:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of the “Arkansas Future Grant,” or ArFuture, paying two years of tuition and mandatory fees of Arkansas community college and technical students who are…
by - December 8, 2016 9:35 am
Acxiom Corp. closed Wednesday (Dec. 7) on its recently announced deals to acquire two East Coast tech startups that industry analysts say are pioneers in the so-called “people-based” marketing industry…
by - December 8, 2016 9:20 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– MINORITIES UNDERREPRESENTED IN PROMISE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STARTUP ACTIVITY As the…
