by - August 4, 2016 4:13 pm
Northwest Arkansas schools continue to work with industry and regional stakeholders to align career education programs with the needs voiced by area employers from the construction industry, to the manufacturing…
by - August 4, 2016 3:27 pm
Arkansas’ rig count in 2016 remained at zero through the end of July, but the number of natural gas producers seeking drilling permits spiked over the past two weeks as…
by - August 4, 2016 3:00 pm
It’s not slowing. In fact, the home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets that began to explode in 2015 gained momentum in the first half of 2016, with sales up…
by - August 4, 2016 1:05 pm
The pace of layoffs ticked up in July, as employers announced plans to shed 45,346 workers from their payrolls, a 19% increase from 38,536 job cuts in June, according to…
by - August 4, 2016 8:53 am
Windstream Holdings turned a small profit in the second quarter as the Little Rock-based telecom sold off all of its shares in Communications Sales & Leasing and cut debt by…
by - August 4, 2016 8:44 am
Arkansas is one of 16 states where physician practices will participate in a Medicare payment model reimbursing physicians for providing comprehensive, coordinated patient care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
by - August 4, 2016 6:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– TECHNOLOGY DRIVING CONSUMER AUTO SALES, ‘CONNECTED CARS’ WILL MAKE UP OVER HALF…
by - August 4, 2016 6:22 am
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The state of Arkansas is investing $1 million in discretionary funds over the next two years in a 50-50…
by - August 3, 2016 7:08 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is reportedly looking at a purchase of online startup Jet.com for an estimated $3 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Business Wires,…
by - August 3, 2016 6:47 pm
Michelle Gloeckler, an executive vice president at Wal-Mart Stores, is leaving the retail giant for a chief merchandising officer role at Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors where she will…
by - August 3, 2016 4:05 pm
Mixed-use developments in downtowns across the U.S. are making a comeback, replacing “big box” developments, look-a-like shopping centers and unplanned urban sprawl that has decimated the character and beauty of…
by - August 3, 2016 3:47 pm
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by - August 3, 2016 3:44 pm
Murphy USA Inc.’s second quarter profits rose nearly 77% as the El Dorado convenience store operator doubled down on its strategy to grow away from Walmart parking lots and build…
by - August 3, 2016 3:28 pm
Fueled with data from the Northwest Arkansas Council, local tech leaders and the University of Arkansas Global Campus are pairing up to offer four certificate programs in IT (information technology)…
by - August 3, 2016 3:06 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson resigned late Tuesday night after an internal audit revealed he attempted to hire his wife, Dr. Deidra (Dee Dee) Hudson, as the school’s full-time studies…
by - August 3, 2016 1:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - August 3, 2016 11:01 am
USA Truck reports an earnings loss for the second consecutive quarter.
by - August 3, 2016 11:00 am
Among the national parks in Arkansas celebrating the centennial year of the National Park Service is the newly reopened President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope….
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
