by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Fayetteville Mens Clothing Store Walker Brothers Coming to Rogers
Walker Brothers Dry Goods Store will go into the Country Club Plaza on Pinnacle Hills Parkway.
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by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Rogers Airport Lands $5.8 Million Grant From FAA
The money is meant to fund repair and strengthen the airports runway at Carter Field.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Longtime Walton Arts Center VP Starts New Venture
With Potluck Arts, Jenni Taylor Swain intends to create a model that uses the arts as a tool for community development.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Tax Professionals Offer Tips Benefiting Freelance Workers
The advice includes considering confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, especially in the tech industry.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Hotel Tax Revenue Continues To Climb
The revenue rose across Northwest Arkansas in 2015, and the cities are on track to see that trend continue.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
NWA Motorplex, Proposed But Never Built, Would Cost $250M
Chad Campbell, a co-designer of the never-built Northwest Arkansas Motorplex, says the project will happen in Gods time.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Martha Londagin Leaving Walton College for Legacy Bank
Martha Londagin will join the Springdale banks commercial lending team on Oct. 12.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Walmart Awarded Patent for Augmented Reality Shopping List
Like Pokmon Go, a recent AR success, the technology would integrate the digital and physical environments.
by - September 26, 2016 12:00 am
Lawsuit Filed Related to Bill Simon Airplane Crash
Her lawyer says the suit is in response to a lack of payment from the insurance companies representing Simon and the airplane manufacturer for the damage to her car.
by - September 25, 2016 9:33 am
The history and future of polling
Editor’s note: Ruth Whitney is founder and CEO of InVeritas, a global public affairs firm. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the…
by - September 25, 2016 9:02 am
Arkansas Energy Report: Severance tax revenue down 46.8%, U.S. rig count continues decline
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - September 25, 2016 8:50 am
Poll: Arkansas voters split on medical marijuana proposals
Arkansas voters have split attitudes on two medical marijuana proposals with few undecideds, according to the latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey. The poll, conducted among 831 likely Arkansas…
by - September 25, 2016 7:45 am
Made in America: Manufacturing, farm groups urge President, Congress to pass TPP trade pact
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NAM, FARM BUREAU AND OTHER GROUPS URGE PRESIDENT, CONGRESS…
by - September 24, 2016 7:50 am
Weekend Digest: The disrupting companies, secret startups, and non-aging fingerprints edition
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 23, 2016 5:00 pm
Walton Family Foundation donates $3 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest campus
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Springdale received a $3 million gift from the Walton Family Foundation to establish a 37-acre wellness campus, outdoor labyrinth and nature trail at the Northwest Arkansas…
by - September 23, 2016 4:47 pm
Lecheek to add 100 jobs in Harrison as part of $6.7 million expansion
Lecheek Nutrition announced Friday (Sept. 23) a $6.7 million expansion of its facility in Harrison that could result in 100 news jobs over four years. The company now employs 70…
by - September 23, 2016 4:31 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Brings SSEB Meeting to Rogers
Governor Asa Hutchinson, as chairman of the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), will deliver the keynote address at organizations annual meeting Monday in Rogers.
by - September 23, 2016 4:06 pm
Mulberry-based Allied Bank closed by Arkansas State Bank Department, Today’s Bank acquires deposits
In what is not a surprise to anyone watching the Arkansas banking sector, the Arkansas State Bank Department announced late Friday (Sept. 23) that it took possession of Mulberry, Ark.-based…
by - September 23, 2016 1:59 pm
Shelley and Doug McMillon give $50,000 in effort to end child abuse in Benton County
In the fight to end child abuse in Benton County, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon and his wife Shelley pledged to match donations raised, up to $50,000, at the 12th…
by - September 23, 2016 11:30 am
Lecheek Nutrition: $6.7M Expansion Will Create 100 Jobs in Harrison
Lecheek Nutrition announced Friday (Sept. 23) its investing $6.7 million in a new 437,000-SF facility that will create 100 new jobs in Harrison over the next four years.