by - November 23, 2015 12:00 am
Slim Chickens Brings First Restaurant Up to Speed
The Fayetteville-based chicken fingers brand renovated its College Avenue branch in order to match the standards of newer stores.
Northwest Arkansas
Nominate for our Best in Class Awards
by - November 22, 2015 9:11 pm
Clinton’s situational awareness keeps her out front
guest commentary by Dr. Williams Yamkam Editor’s note: Dr. Williams Yamkam is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith where he teaches multiple…
by - November 22, 2015 5:07 pm
NWA Food Bank Gala goal set at $150,000 to address hunger in Northwest Arkansas
Editor’s note: Story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to Talk Business & Politics. Hunger was on the minds of the almost 600 guests in attendance at the 7th…
by - November 22, 2015 11:24 am
Gov. Hutchinson signs letter of intent for $1.3 billion Chinese superproject in Arkansas
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has signed a “letter of intent on investment cooperation” with Chinese-based Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co. to pursue a $1.3 billion pulp mill to…
by - November 22, 2015 9:59 am
Sen. Boozman: ‘Everything on the table’ for dealing with ISIS
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said the U.S. must consider all options in dealing with the latest heightened terrorist attacks regarding ISIS and that protecting the American public “has to be…
by - November 22, 2015 9:58 am
Talk Business & Politics Roundtable
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable featured KATV’s lead capitol reporter and weekend anchor Janelle Lilley and TB&P contributor, banker and highway commissioner Frank D. Scott, Jr. Talk Business…
by - November 22, 2015 8:43 am
Made-in-America: New plants coming on line in Mississippi, Texas
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. NISSAN’S MISSISSIPPI PLANT BEGINS PRODUCTION OF THE TITAN XD PICKUP TRUCK: Nissan officially…
by - November 21, 2015 9:00 am
ArcBest honored by Women’s Forum of New York for gains in gender parity
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. and President and CEO Judy McReynolds were honored Thursday (Nov. 19) by the Women’s Forum of New York at the third biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions…
by - November 21, 2015 9:00 am
ArcBest honored by Women’s Forum of New York for gains in gender parity
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. and President and CEO Judy McReynolds were honored Thursday (Nov. 19) by the Women’s Forum of New York at the third biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions…
by - November 21, 2015 8:39 am
Drone Notes: 3-D printing, the Ocean, curry and a buying guide
Drones have many different uses and several enterprising people are breaking new ground. Is it possible to 3-D print drones? How about use it in the ocean or deliver food?…
by - November 20, 2015 6:32 pm
Weekend Digest: The lucky CEO and dogs tilting heads edition
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.,…
by - November 20, 2015 5:54 pm
Johnelle Hunt gives $5 million toward a new nature center in Springdale
Local philanthropist Johnelle Hunt helped kick off a $15 million capital campaign for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) with a $5 million contribution toward construction of a new…
by - November 20, 2015 5:03 pm
An historic Navy vessel to soon arrive in North Little Rock, will help ‘bookend’ World War II naval history
Slowly on its way up the Mississippi River, heading toward North Little Rock is the USS Hoga, a United States Navy, Woban-class district harbor tugboat that’s been the subject of…
by - November 20, 2015 1:34 pm
White House issues long-awaited ‘e-logging’ rules for trucking industry, Arkansas officials cheer
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week issued the long-delayed final rules on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for the trucking industry, opening the door for the…
by - November 20, 2015 1:12 pm
St. Louis Fed chief bullish on U.S. economy, makes case for interest rate hike
While it may sound counterintuitive, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said Friday (Nov. 20) that the pace of job growth is likely to…
by - November 20, 2015 10:55 am
Arkansas jobless rates declines to 5.1%, state labor pool continues to grow as Fed rate hike looms
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell in tandem with the rest of the nation in October as government, education, health services and the trade and transportation sectors continued to add workers to…
by - November 20, 2015 10:47 am
Greg Martin Named NWA Community President For Simmons Bank
Martin succeeds James Stobaugh, who will remain with the company in an advisory role until he retires at the end of 2016.
by - November 20, 2015 6:55 am
Forever families celebrated on Adoption Day
Before 2011, Andrew and Sabrina Rodgers had no children. Now they have six ages 4-15. The Maumelle family was featured Thursday by the Arkansas Department of Human Services during a…
by - November 20, 2015 6:33 am
Energy In-depth: Passenger travel accounts for most of world transportation energy use
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. EIA: PASSENGER TRAVEL ACCOUNTS FOR MOST OF WORLD TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE – The transportation…
by - November 19, 2015 9:39 pm
Rep. Della Rosa pushes campaign donation e-filing requirement
Arkansas is one of 17 states where electronically filing campaign finance reports is only an option, and that makes it harder for members of the public to track how candidates’…