by - August 2, 2016 5:59 pm
Farmers throughout Arkansas and especially in the Mississippi Delta Region are keeping close tabs on soybean and rice prices as the calendar inches toward the harvest. Soybean prices have fluctuated…
by - August 2, 2016 5:26 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. Link here for the first story in the series,…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 4:47 pm
Arvest Bank has promoted Mark Ryan to loan manager and executive vice president for Arvest Bank in Benton County. He replaces Bob Boehmler, who retired in May. Ryan has been…
by - August 2, 2016 4:47 pm
Arvest Bank has promoted Mark Ryan to loan manager and executive vice president for Arvest Bank in Benton County. He replaces Bob Boehmler, who retired in May. Ryan has been…
by - August 2, 2016 4:04 pm
On Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Venture Center CEO Lee Watson explains what will happen on Wednesday’s Demo Day at the Clinton School when 10 startup companies roll out the results from their 12-week FinTech boot camp.
Also, we’ll provide top stories of the day, run through the latest Arkansas Transportation Report, and TB&P’s Steve Brawner swings by the studio for a conversation on Presidential campaign trail.
by - August 2, 2016 3:47 pm
China’s manufacturing sector now boasts almost 10 times the amount of workers than the United States, according to recent findings from the Conference Board’s International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program. Tracking…
by - August 2, 2016 3:41 pm
Manufacturing is enjoying a fifth consecutive month of expansion, according to American supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Additionally, the overall economy grew for the 86th…
by - August 2, 2016 3:24 pm
The building boom continues in Fayetteville with permits for new apartments, single-family homes, new commercial buildings and other development up more than 200% in the first six months of 2016….
by - August 2, 2016 2:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday that Donald Trump should apologize to the family of a slain Muslim American Army captain along with other families who have lost loved ones…
by - August 2, 2016 10:40 am
The donation is the largest single donation in the 104-year history of Arkansas Childrens Hospital.
by - August 2, 2016 9:51 am
Conway has landed another Fortune 500 company. Already home to top-tier companies such as Acxiom, HP, International Paper and Kimberly-Clark, Insight – a global provider of information technology solutions –…
by - August 2, 2016 9:50 am
After ending fiscal 2016 with a $177 million surplus, state tax collections in the first month of the new budget year came in well below forecast as a number of…
by - August 2, 2016 8:37 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. ––––––––––––––– Tyson Foods and its founding family announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a $15 million gift toward the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest now under…
by - August 2, 2016 8:04 am
Entergy Corp.’s profits jumped 272% from a year ago as the New Orleans-based parent of Entergy Arkansas saw strong growth in its utility operations and robust industrial sales to both…
by - August 1, 2016 6:45 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman on Monday (Aug. 1) said comments by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump about the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in action were “out of…
by - August 1, 2016 5:55 pm
Bob the Builder has to be some kind of tired. Top to bottom the Northwest Arkansas construction pace has pushed new residential and commercial permit values from January through June…
by - August 1, 2016 5:01 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - August 1, 2016 11:17 am
After stable growth through the first half of 2016, business growth in Arkansas has slowed as manufacturers across the regional economy face difficulties in competing abroad because of the strong…
