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Second Sassy’s?

Popular Fayetteville barbecue restaurant Sassys Red House is eyeing expansion.

Lost License

Longtime Arvest Asset Management executive Jeb Mills lost his broker license recently, possibly in connection with the Dennis Smiley loan fraud scandal.

Jerry Jones: Arkansas Lawmakers, Help Our Students Get Ahead

Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Jerry Jones, EVP of Acxiom Corp. and chairman of FASTER, a coalition of business leaders, educators and advocates supporting high-speed Internet in…

Wal-Mart Names New Mexican Chief, Sells Banking Operation

Wal-Mart has named Enrique Ostalé President and CEO of its Walmart de Mexico and Centroamérica, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Ostalé is also chairman of the board of the Mexican retailer’s…

The more things (tax rules) change …

This past Friday, President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. Do you remember those Bush tax cuts that were retroactively extended on Jan. 2, 2013…

Holiday travel weather good in the South, poor in upper Midwest and Northeast U.S.

Weather for holiday travel prior to Christmas should be good in large parts of the country, but those traveling in the upper midwest, large parts of the Northeast U.S. and…

Beebe leaving with a stunning image

This week with little fanfare, Gov. Mike Beebe amid a gathering of friends and holiday well-wishers, unveiled his formal portraiture as the 44th Governor of Arkansas. Have you seen it?…

Made In America: For Manufacturers, Shale Boon Is A Gas

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for…

Women Entrepreneurs Could Revolutionize Economy

A new study from the Kauffman Foundation centered on women entrepreneurship concluded that more female business owners could have the same economic impact today that the entry of women in the 20th century labor force had generations ago.

Rob Brothers Announces Retirement From Walton Family Foundation

Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…

Weekend Edition: The Sony And Cuba Edition

TV PREVIEW: NEW CONTRIBUTORS & WOMEN IN BUSINESS On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson makes changes at the top. President Obama doing the same…

Former Ouachita County Judge sentenced for bribery scheme

James Michael Hesterly, 50, of Camden, Ark., was sentenced on Thursday (Dec. 18) to 33 months in prison and one year of supervised release on one count of Bribery Concerning…

Rob Brothers announces retirement from Walton Family Foundation

Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…

Wal-Mart appoints new CEO for its Mexican business

Enrique Ostale was chosen by Wal-Mart to as its next CEO for Wal-Mart de Mexico. The retail giant made the announcement on Friday (Dec. 19). Ostale served previously at the…

ArcBest announces management changes, new ‘innovation’ post

Michael Newcity, the chief financial officer at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., will take a new role of chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies beginning Jan. 1. David Cobb…

Arkansas posts job gains in November, manufacturing sector up 3.5%

Arkansas’ November labor report showed a positive trend in terms of labor force growth and shows a gain of almost 12,000 jobs compared to November 2013. The report included a…

Rob Brothers Set to Retire Next Year

Rob Brothers joined the Walton Family Foundation in 2009, and during his tenure, helped steward more than $157 million in funding for organizations throughout Northwest Arkansas, and the Arkansas and Mississippi deltas.

Energy In-depth: Honorable’s FERC Approval Triggers Next Moves

Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…

Arkansas Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.8% For November

Arkansas’ jobless rate fell three-tenths of a percent in November to 5.8%. In October, the rate stood at 6.1% and one year ago Arkansas’ unemployment benchmark was at 7.5%. The…

ArcBest Corp. Plans CFO Transition As Cobb, Newcity Promoted

ArcBest Corp. announced that David R. Cobb has been named Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2015, while previous CFO Michael E. Newcity takes on a newly created role as…

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report