by - October 4, 2016 3:50 pm
Today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features interviews with U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, State Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, and State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock. Westerman, who…
by - October 4, 2016 1:57 pm
Kimberly Williams, a 20-year veteran of the Arkansas tourism industry and Delta native, has been named director of Arkansas’ Great River Road. The Great River Road-Arkansas National Scenic Byway is…
by - October 4, 2016 1:51 pm
Dr. Mary Ann Greenwood, a financial advisor in Fayetteville, was named a Fellow of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE). The announcement was made last month at the organization’s…
by - October 4, 2016 1:42 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has hired Dr. Ray Stowers as provost. His responsibilities will include “the creation and implementation of the academic priorities for all colleges in…
by - October 4, 2016 11:47 am
State revenue collections fell below expectations for the third straight month in fiscal 2017 as sales and corporate income tax collections saw marked declines in September, state budget officials said…
by - October 3, 2016 9:07 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday (Oct. 3) celebrated the nation’s growing energy independence and offered hope that presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump…
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 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 5:11 pm
Consumers in Northwest Arkansas have socked away $597 million more in local bank deposits in 2016 than in 2015, with deposits up almost 13% since 2014. Deposits in the metro…
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 4:13 pm
Mac Fasteners Inc., a high-volume manufacturing of screws and bolts for the aerospace industry, plans to shut down its 25,000-square foot plant in Paris, Ark., and consolidate that facility into…
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 9:43 am
Plans for a stand-alone Dunkin Donuts have been submitted to the city of Springdale and will go before the planning commission Oct. 4.
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…
