by - August 3, 2015 1:22 pm
Editor’s note: The author of this guest commentary, Alan Hughes, is the President of the Arkansas AFL-CIO, the largest organized union in Arkansas. The Department of Labor has taken an…
by - August 3, 2015 1:21 pm
Editor’s note: Randy Zook, author of this guest commentary, is the President & CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas. Instead of pro-growth policies that lift…
by - August 3, 2015 1:08 pm
The new Center for Advanced Surface Engineering, a collaboration between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas industries, will be funded from part of a $20 million grant from the National…
by - August 3, 2015 10:58 am
The Arkansas labor pool continues to expand as business activity picks up this summer, but flat to declining weekly wages are stifling economic growth across the state and region heading…
by - August 3, 2015 10:48 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced the members of a board that will help improve the juvenile justice system in the state. The Youth Justice Reform Board will be to…
by - August 3, 2015 10:04 am
The number of enrollees in Arkansas’ private option shrunk by about 26,500 at midnight July 31 because those former beneficiaries did not respond to requests by the Department of Human…
by - August 3, 2015 9:46 am
A new federally funded research center led by the University of Arkansas will partner with Arkansas industries and create new products for use in manufacturing, aerospace and defense, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, food packaging and health care.
by - August 3, 2015 9:17 am
A plan to extend the Earned Income Tax Credit in Arkansas failed in the last legislative session, but the idea has seen support in other states, according to a national…
by - August 3, 2015 7:55 am
Another police officer is dead, murdered in the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Only a few weeks ago, two police officers were gunned down on the streets of Jackson, Mississippi. Murders…
by - August 3, 2015 7:44 am
A more than $900 million gain in prepared food segment revenue helped push fiscal third quarter net income for Tyson Foods up to $343 million, up 31.9% compared to the…
by - August 3, 2015 7:41 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission will receive a $20 million grant to support research and workforce development training opportunities with an emphasis on strengthening STEM.
by - August 3, 2015 7:09 am
Tyson Foods Inc. reported Monday that net income attributable to the company rose to $343 million, or 83 cents per share, in the quarter that ended June 27.
by - August 3, 2015 7:05 am
ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter net income of $19.967 million, up 16% compared to the same quarter of 2014, thanks in large part to a more than 13% reduction in…
by - August 3, 2015 6:51 am
A more than $900 million gain in prepared food segment revenue helped push fiscal third quarter net income for Tyson Foods up to $343 million, 31.9% higher compared to the…
by - August 3, 2015 6:45 am
ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter net income of $19.967 million, up 16% compared to the same quarter of 2014, thanks in large part to a more than 13% reduction in…
by - August 3, 2015 6:40 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - August 3, 2015 12:00 am
The retail marketing agency recently filled two senior leadership roles and opened a new office in downtown Bentonville.
by - August 3, 2015 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Council has brought together business and civic leaders from throughout the region, identified common issues and advocated for major projects that proved to be pivotal for the area since 1990.
by - August 3, 2015 12:00 am
A proposed 3,960-panel solar facility by Ozarks Electric Cooperative when and if its approved by state regulators would produce one megawatt, or enough energy to power 150 to 200 homes.
by - August 3, 2015 12:00 am
If a healthy workplace is important to your corporate culture, looking at ways to restrict tobacco use and including electronic vaporized nicotine in your policies are some good places to communicate that message.
