by - July 10, 2016 7:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO KICK OFF TWO-DAY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…
by - July 9, 2016 6:59 am
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 - July 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - July 8, 2016 3:09 pm
In Friday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, we preview Sunday’s exclusive interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The governor urged caution and prudence in response to the police killings in Minnesota…
by - July 8, 2016 1:50 pm
Arkansas and nine other states filed a lawsuit Friday (July 8) against the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies and officials in response to…
by - July 8, 2016 1:43 pm
Molly Rawn has been named executive director for the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, a tourism agency that annually collects and manages more than $3 million in revenue from city…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 8, 2016 10:53 am
Rawn is currently director of development and communications at Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville. She will begin her new job Aug. 8.
by - July 8, 2016 10:11 am
In response to three nationally related episodes of gun violence and escalations between police officers and citizens, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said leaders must “calm the waters” in an effort to…
by - July 8, 2016 9:26 am
More than 100 city, civic and business leaders turned out Thursday (July 7) to welcome the first 100 employees of Tyson Foods Inc. back to the company roots in downtown Springdale….
by - July 8, 2016 9:08 am
The Poultry Federation (TPF) of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma has announced its Board of Directors membership for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The new members are: David Fryar, general manager, Butterball;…
by - July 8, 2016 9:08 am
The Poultry Federation (TPF) of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma has announced its Board of Directors membership for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The new members are: David Fryar, general manager, Butterball;…
by - July 8, 2016 8:36 am
The U.S. labor market added nearly 300,000 new jobs in June, easing concerns that U.S. hiring levels were slowing after only 38,000 workers found new jobs in the previous month,…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - July 7, 2016 4:07 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is among 10 Republican senators pushing the U.S. State Department to suspend any security clearances held by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and…
by - July 7, 2016 3:54 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Startup Junkie Consulting and Community Venture Foundation, announce the winners for its annual Teen Entrepreneur Boot Camp in which 15 high school…
by - July 7, 2016 3:54 pm
The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Startup Junkie Consulting and Community Venture Foundation, announce the winners for its annual Teen Entrepreneur Boot Camp in which 15 high school…
by - July 7, 2016 3:53 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Arkansas GOP chairman Doyle Webb offers his take on the Hillary Clinton email server developments and previews next week’s national convention in Cleveland….
by - July 7, 2016 3:32 pm
Bobby Martin of Rogers, a former Wal-Mart executive, was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Thursday by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Martin will serve a seven-year term and replaces…
by - July 7, 2016 2:43 pm
Wages and earnings for Arkansas workers are still well below the national average, but the low-cost standard of living and affordability helps to boost the income and spending power of…
