by - February 1, 2016 8:12 pm
Tyson Foods and the Tyson family are partnering on a $200,000 donation to the Watershed Human and Community Development Agency for renovations to its kitchen in Little Rock. The announcement…
by - February 1, 2016 6:56 pm
U.S. consumers held on to their extra money in December, reining in spending on everything from manicures to gourmet coffee as oil prices fell and signs of a global economic…
by - February 1, 2016 3:28 pm
The top seven executives at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. together have more than 110 million reasons to manage the retailer’s business in a manner that meets with Wall Street approval. For…
by - February 1, 2016 2:59 pm
Arkansas is the nation’s fifth most dependent state on the gun industry, and the most dependent in the South, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. The company’s analysts studied…
by - February 1, 2016 11:29 am
A leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching across Midwest America shows that Arkansas businesses saw robust expansion in January which helped to lift the state’s economy above “growth…
by - February 1, 2016 11:10 am
The Global FinTech Accelerator is now accepting applications through March 31, and the entrepreneur accelerator will be held for 15 weeks between May 13 and August 27, 2016. The Global…
by - February 1, 2016 10:52 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowman School of Law will host a hackathon in February that will focus on law and innovation. The event will be the state’s…
by - February 1, 2016 7:12 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. CONGRESS GETS ANNUAL REPORT ON DODD-FRANK’S WALL STREET REFORMS: As part of its responsibilities…
by - January 31, 2016 10:02 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says Congress has changed under House Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership with more emphasis on policy and less on politics. Appearing on this week’s edition…
by - January 31, 2016 10:01 am
While Iowa and New Hampshire are ground-zero for the Presidential campaigns this week and next, voters in those states are being bombarded on the airwaves. Arkansas, which moved up its…
by - January 31, 2016 7:51 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. ORGANIZED LABOR HOLDS STEADY AT 14.8 MILLION MEMBERS IN 2015:…
by - January 30, 2016 9:58 am
The Poultry Federation President Marvin Childers was elected to serve as President of the State Poultry Executives Association during the organization’s annual meeting at the International Production and Processing Expo…
by - January 30, 2016 9:58 am
The Poultry Federation President Marvin Childers was elected to serve as President of the State Poultry Executives Association during the organization’s annual meeting at the International Production and Processing Expo…
by - January 30, 2016 8:52 am
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 Channel 7. Congressman French Hill. Touring the…
by - January 29, 2016 6:26 pm
Brett Biggs was chosen to replace retiring Charles Holley as chief financial officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. effective Jan. 1. Wal-Mart’s board of directors recently approved the new terms of…
by - January 29, 2016 6:26 pm
Brett Biggs was chosen to replace retiring Charles Holley as chief financial officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. effective Jan. 1. Wal-Mart’s board of directors recently approved the new terms of…
by - January 29, 2016 6:00 pm
Global economic growth is slowing with China struggling and Europe coming off a two-year recession. The U.S. fourth quarter GDP grew at a disappointing 0.7%, but economists at the University…
by - January 29, 2016 4:44 pm
The Beck PRIDE Center for America’s Wounded Veterans at Arkansas State University received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation, officials said Friday (Jan. 29). The grant will support capacity…
by - January 29, 2016 4:44 pm
The Beck PRIDE Center for America’s Wounded Veterans at Arkansas State University received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation, officials said Friday (Jan. 29). The grant will support capacity…
by - January 29, 2016 4:27 pm
Teen workers with disabilities will have the opportunity for a job coach through a memorandum of understanding between the state’s University of Arkansas-based PROMISE program and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. The…
