by - June 1, 2015 1:55 pm
Southwest Steel Processing, a manufacturer of railcar and oil and gas components, announced it is expanding its facility in Newport, Ark. The company plans to invest $18 million in the…
by - June 1, 2015 1:42 pm
The countdown has begun again on what is arguably one of the region’s biggest events each year: The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting. More than 5,000 Wal-Mart workers from around the globe…
by - June 1, 2015 12:03 pm
Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Work is nearing the halfway point on a nearly $70 million project to renovate Little Rock’s historic Robinson Auditorium….
by - June 1, 2015 12:01 pm
Things change quickly. Politics is especially an ever-evolving web of characters. The good ones leave an impact long after they’ve exited their stage. Events, even if important in the moment,…
by - June 1, 2015 9:10 am
The announcement that a steel company will be adding 100 jobs at its facility brought Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several other state and local officials to Jackson County Monday morning….
by - June 1, 2015 8:50 am
Starting July 1, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration will implement a new security procedure for access to the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point (ATAP). The move is an effort…
by - June 1, 2015 8:45 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 - June 1, 2015 8:24 am
Former Wal-Mart exec and Cross Church leadership director, Andy Wilson, is taking over as president for Fayetteville-based Rausch Coleman Homes. The new job became official on Monday (June 1). Wilson…
by - June 1, 2015 12:15 am
July 9-10 5-9 P.M. Michael's Mansion is hosting it's first solo art exhibition featuring Artist David Gates. Meet David and view his latest works on canvas. Refreshments and good conversation…
by - May 31, 2015 2:48 pm
In a previous post, I outlined the tortured history of Iraq in which I noted Iraq is an artificial nation with deep divisions that was held together Saddam Hussein’s brutality….
by - May 31, 2015 2:25 pm
Northwest Arkansas Events Unlimited is pleased to present an evening with Grammy award winning jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in…
by - May 31, 2015 1:32 pm
While the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever considered for the job as director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Mike Preston knows that…
by - May 31, 2015 8:40 am
Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton, likes the crowded GOP field of potential Presidential candidates and says he’s a long way from making a decision on who he will support.
by - May 31, 2015 8:35 am
While the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever considered for the job as director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Mike Preston knows that there…
by - May 31, 2015 8:34 am
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock, Jessica DeLoach Sabin, and Wesley Brown discuss the recent special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Why did Lockheed need the state’s participation to compete…
by - May 31, 2015 6:45 am
Walmart U.S. is in the process of a major organizational realignment under the supervision of Judith McKenna, chief operating officer for the retailer’s U.S. business unit. McKenna outlined the organizational…
by - May 31, 2015 6:41 am
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 free here. ARKANSAS…
by - May 30, 2015 10:15 am
Walmart U.S. is in the process of a major organizational realignment under the supervision of Judith McKenna, chief operating officer for the retailer’s U.S. business unit. McKenna outlined the organizational…
by - May 30, 2015 7:53 am
TV SHOW: SEN. TOM COTTON + THE STATE OF THE SUPERPROJECT This week on Talk Business & Politics: The state legislature does its part to help Arkansas land a $30 billion…
by - May 29, 2015 4:47 pm
As of Friday morning (May 29), six of the 13 locks on the Arkansas portion of the Arkansas River system were closed. Locks were closed early Friday at Little Rock…
