by - October 3, 2016 8:47 pm
The death in February of Justice Antonin Scalia has left a divided Supreme Court that is cautiously focused on accepting cases where it believes it can make a decision. That’s…
by - October 3, 2016 8:40 pm
While the three recent announced store closures by Walmart U.S. are just a tiny slice of the retailer’s larger national footprint, the move does reinforce management’s focus on performance and…
by - October 3, 2016 8:23 pm
Poultry companies like Tyson Foods, Simmons Foods, O.K. Foods and Georges Inc. enjoyed fatter margins through the late summer months of July and August in part because of lower feed…
by - October 3, 2016 8:19 pm
Pedestrians on foot and riding bikes will have an easier time traversing across Arkansas State University in the near future. Arkansas State University received a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas…
by - October 3, 2016 7:20 pm
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said Monday that “extreme ideology” in Washington D.C., and a “thou shalt not compromise” mentality hurt the industry and the country. Arkansas Trucking Association…
by - October 3, 2016 7:05 pm
Backers of an amendment that would grant constitutional authorization to three casinos failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for an initial “cure period,” according to a report released Monday…
by - October 3, 2016 5:52 pm
Arkansas and the rest of the Mid-America regional economy are stuck in reverse as the yearlong downturn in the manufacturing, farming and energy sectors is spreading across other business sectors….
by - October 3, 2016 5:40 pm
G.C. Evans Sales and Manufacturing and Sleeve Seal announced Monday (Oct. 3) an expansion of operations in Little Rock in which the two companies will invest a combined $6.4 million…
by - October 3, 2016 4:35 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees voted to add $30 million over two years to a fund for “catastrophic” special education needs as it prepares the adequacy report that will…
by - October 3, 2016 2:25 pm
Hunting and fishing giant Bass Pro Shops is acquiring competitor Cabela’s Inc. for $5.5 billion in an all cash deal that will combine the two iconic American retailers with loyal…
by - October 3, 2016 12:06 pm
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - October 3, 2016 12:21 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– CREDIT AVAILABILITY, DECLINE IN MORTGAGE LENDING TO MINORITIES AFTER HOUSING BOOM, FEDERAL…
by - October 2, 2016 8:50 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– ENTERGY NAMED ONE OF TOP UTILITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…
by - October 2, 2016 8:37 am
Arkansas Senate President Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said it’s too early in the pre-session process to predict how large of a tax cut may be pushed in the next General Assembly,…
by - October 1, 2016 6:44 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 - September 30, 2016 11:19 pm
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– EIA: CHINA WILL ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN HALF OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR…
by - September 30, 2016 10:00 pm
For the second year in a row, Arkansans will celebrate Techtober in October. This time, however, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has put his stamp of approval on the celebration. The…
by - September 30, 2016 5:35 pm
Democrat Conner Eldridge and Libertarian Frank Gilbert see different threats as the biggest one facing the United States. For Eldridge, “radical and radicalized individuals and groups” such as radical Islamists…
by - September 30, 2016 5:19 pm
Three would-be thieves entered the main vault at The First National Bank in Walnut Ridge sometime in the spring 2005. These thieves didn’t wear masks or sneak into the building…
by - September 30, 2016 1:51 pm
For the first time since the end of 2015, a natural drilling rig in Arkansas is up and running in the Fayetteville Shale play as natural gas futures bounced around…
