by - May 16, 2016 1:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued his call for a special session to deal with highway funding for Thursday, May 19, and he plans to ask the state Legislature to consider a…
by - May 16, 2016 1:11 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., a global shipping and logistics company, has been named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list for 2016. Forbes, working with online statistics provider Statista, surveyed…
by - May 16, 2016 1:11 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., a global shipping and logistics company, has been named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list for 2016. Forbes, working with online statistics provider Statista, surveyed…
by - May 16, 2016 12:37 pm
Manu Nair believes a new venture in Jonesboro may create the next Phil Knight, as well as help turn great ideas into a startup company, like Nike or Google. Nair,…
by - May 16, 2016 12:26 pm
Dr. Hong-yu Li, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar….
by - May 16, 2016 12:26 pm
Dr. Hong-yu Li, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar….
by - May 16, 2016 12:12 pm
The economy is often front and center in U.S. elections – particularly voters’ perceptions of the economy. With that in mind as we head toward the election of a new…
by - May 16, 2016 12:12 pm
Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the U.S. and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance…
by - May 16, 2016 10:36 am
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker, state highway commissioner and a board member of the Little Rock Port Authority. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this…
by - May 16, 2016 9:12 am
Drug distributor McKesson Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will collaborate to source generic pharmaceuticals for their U.S. operations, according to a news release Monday. The companies, which have worked together for 30 years, also expanded a long-term distribution agreement.
by - May 16, 2016 7:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SEAN WILLIAMS TO CHAIR ARKANSAS BANKERS Sean Williams was installed as…
by - May 15, 2016 4:14 pm
Former President Bill Clinton encouraged the 41 members of the 10th graduating class of the Clinton School of Public Service to focus on what makes people alike rather than what…
by - May 15, 2016 12:15 pm
A proposed bill that would do away with the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund has support from some legislators and organized labor but not the…
by - May 15, 2016 8:45 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposal to raise about $50 million in order to qualify for nearly $200 million in federal funds has the support of Arkansas highway officials, but they aren’t…
by - May 15, 2016 7:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– C-SUITE EXECS SAY ‘INNOVATE, LEAD AND ATTRACT’ KEY FOR…
by - May 14, 2016 10:32 am
It’s been a tough start for the transportation sector in 2016, with most closely watched reports showing declines in trucking, rail and shipment revenue. The bright spot is a rise…
by - May 14, 2016 10:18 am
Wall Street doesn’t expect a glowing quarter from Wal-Mart when the company reports earnings Thursday (May 19), despite a respectable overall retail sales gain in April. The consensus estimate among…
by - May 14, 2016 9:41 am
The call for the May 19 special session is expected to come “some time after lunch on Monday” and will contain “anywhere between five and 15” items, Speaker of the…
by - May 13, 2016 3:59 pm
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 now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - May 13, 2016 2:56 pm
The office of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was named a gold winner in the 2016 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals (AMCP) for governor.arkansas.gov. The…
