by - August 10, 2016 9:46 am
Tom Terminella Plans Run For Mayor of Fayetteville
Fayetteville developer and real estate broker Tom Terminella said Wednesday he plans to oppose Lioneld Jordan in his bid for a third four-year term in office.
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by - August 10, 2016 9:15 am
Peco Foods’ Pocahontas-area complex still hiring workers, job total could reach 1,400
Peco Foods Inc. has hired more than 500 workers, and could employ more than 1,000 at its new poultry processing plant in Pocahontas. The 272,000-square-foot plant cost $165 million to…
by - August 10, 2016 9:09 am
Big data more recognized as needed in the manufacturing sector
A new study from the Alan Turing Institute and Warwick Analytics found that big data analytics is becoming increasingly accepted by the manufacturing industry and is seen as offering a…
by - August 10, 2016 9:05 am
Manufacturing group calls for U.S. citizens to resist isolationist politics
A major manufacturing organization has targeted the growing isolationist rhetoric within the U.S. in the wake of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)…
by - August 10, 2016 9:02 am
Moon Distributing to carry in Arkansas a new line of whiskey produced in Texas
Arkansas-based Moon Distributing will be one of four in the country to carry a new line of whiskeys out of Texas and aimed at the millennial market. Caliber Company Spirits…
by - August 9, 2016 8:50 pm
Voters approve millage rate increase for Fayetteville Public Library expansion
Fayetteville voters on Tuesday (Aug. 9) approved a millage increase that will help pay for an almost $50 million expansion of the city’s public library. Two questions were on the…
by - August 9, 2016 8:49 pm
Bryant voters approve bond issue for city improvements
Bryant voters on Tuesday (Aug. 9) approved a three-year extension of an existing 0.5% sales tax for a $23 million bond issue and voted for three improvement projects that it…
by - August 9, 2016 8:49 pm
Bryant voters approve bond issue for city improvements
Bryant voters on Tuesday (Aug. 9) approved a three-year extension of an existing 0.5% sales tax for a $23 million bond issue and voted for three improvement projects that it…
by - August 9, 2016 8:45 pm
Catsavis, Martin to face off in Fort Smith Director race, EMS fee increase approved
Fort Smith Director George Catsavis will face off against challenger Neal Martin for the Fort Smith Ward 4 City Director position on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Following Tuesday…
by - August 9, 2016 8:00 pm
Arkansas Attorney General: State cannot cap enrollment in Arkansas Works
The number of individuals who qualify for the state’s Arkansas Works program cannot be capped under federal law, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wrote in an opinion released Monday. Rutledge was…
by - August 9, 2016 7:54 pm
Cargill reduces antibiotics from turkey production, expands no-antibiotic line
Under public and government pressures to reduce the use antibiotics in meat production, Cargill said Tuesday (Aug. 9) it recently ended the use of gentamicin, an antibiotic used in humans…
by - August 9, 2016 7:54 pm
Cargill reduces antibiotics from turkey production, expands no-antibiotic line
Under public and government pressures to reduce the use antibiotics in meat production, Cargill said Tuesday (Aug. 9) it recently ended the use of gentamicin, an antibiotic used in humans…
by - August 9, 2016 7:49 pm
The Supply Side: Mispriced items can cost sales for suppliers, retailers
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - August 9, 2016 7:17 pm
Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith breaks ground on $7.9 million clinic at Chaffee Crossing
Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith joined with the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, for a groundbreaking ceremony on a $7.9 million, 13,500 square-foot facility at Chaffee Crossing….
by - August 9, 2016 7:02 pm
North Little Rock software branch announces job expansion
A software engineering company with an office in North Little Rock is expanding from four to 45 employees over the next five years, its leadership and Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced…
by - August 9, 2016 5:03 pm
Planning, funding efforts begin for disaster training facilities in Lawrence County
Arkansas State University hopes to build an expansive disaster training facility at the Walnut Ridge Airport and at a site near Imboden. ASU Disaster Preparedness program Director Dr. Debbie Persell…
by - August 9, 2016 4:57 pm
Talk Business & Politics Daily: The ASU answers, plus Cotton on health care edition
In Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily digital newscast, Arkansas State University system president Dr. Charles “Chuck” Welch answers questions tied to a new osteopathic medicine school, Dr. Tim Hudson’s…
by - August 9, 2016 4:51 pm
Arkansas’ power regulating agency finds itself without power
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Monday (Aug. 8) suffered a power outage that left the state utility regulators without computer service and outside parties without access to the commission’s…
by - August 9, 2016 4:51 pm
Arkansas’ power regulating agency finds itself without power
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Monday (Aug. 8) suffered a power outage that left the state utility regulators without computer service and outside parties without access to the commission’s…
by - August 9, 2016 4:47 pm
Delta offers $200 travel vouchers for customers affected by systemwide outage
Delta Air Lines will provide $200 in travel vouchers to all customers who experienced a delay of greater than three hours or a cancelled flight as a result of Monday’s…