by - June 27, 2016 9:58 am
Young Arkansas Artists exhibit to run through July 24
The 55th Young Arkansas Artists (YAA) Exhibit will run through July 24 at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, presenting more than 600 works in a wide variety of…
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by - June 27, 2016 6:05 am
Money Talk: Fed closely monitoring liquidity in global financial markets following Brexit vote
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FED CLOSELY MONITORING LIQUIDITY IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FOLLOWING BREXIT VOTE…
by - June 26, 2016 8:40 pm
An economic rebound
Editor’s note: Commentary from the office of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not…
by - June 26, 2016 8:56 am
Rep. Crawford: Due process has to be part of gun debate
First District Rep. Rick Crawford said citizens’ constitutional rights have to be respected in the volatile, high-profile gun control debate in Congress in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Crawford,…
by - June 26, 2016 8:53 am
TB&P-Hendrix Poll: Trump holds lead over Clinton in Arkansas
A new survey among frequent Arkansas general election voters finds Republican presumptive Presidential nominee Donald Trump with an 11-point lead over Democratic presumptive Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The latest poll…
by - June 25, 2016 7:47 am
Weekend Digest: The Brexit-Crystal Ball edition
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - June 24, 2016 5:36 pm
Food Festival highlights Northwest Arkansas’ culinary scene, part of LPGA event
Guests came hungry and left full at the second annual Taste of Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (June 23) at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. Two thousand attendees paid $30 each…
by - June 24, 2016 3:25 pm
Arkansas stocks lose ground following Brexit vote, stave off major sell-offs
Although Arkansas stocks emerged bruised and battered from Friday’s frantic business day after the United Kingdom’s referendum to exit membership in the European Union, most state concerns were able to…
by - June 24, 2016 3:16 pm
Arkansas delegation supports British allies after EU exit vote
Arkansas’ congressional delegation expressed support for Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, or at least expressed support for Great Britain. In an interview, Rep. Rick Crawford, who represents…
by - June 24, 2016 2:52 pm
Game and Fish votes for most proposals to slow deer disease
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted Friday to approve recommendations meant to slow the spread of a fatal neurologic disease affecting deer and elk, though it tabled one idea…
by - June 24, 2016 2:35 pm
Mel Collier Offers $3M For West Avenue Parking Lot
Dickson Street business owner Mel Collier formally submitted a cash offer Friday to the city of Fayetteville to buy the 2.8-acre parking lot at the corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue.
by - June 24, 2016 6:02 am
Energy In-depth: Murphy Oil completes $746 million sale of Syncrude Canada
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MURPHY OIL COMPLETES $746 MILLION SALE OF SYNCRUDE CANADA, WILL PAY…
by - June 24, 2016 12:19 am
Fast food restaurants improving service, Americans now eating out more than ever
For the first time ever, Americans are spending more eating out than on groceries as fast food restaurants improved the quality of the service, according to the newly released American…
by - June 23, 2016 7:10 pm
ABF Freight wins environmental award for seventh consecutive year
InBound Logistics magazine has named ABF Freight a Green Supply Chain Partner for 2016, the seventh consecutive year that the Fort Smith-based carrier has received this award. The award is…
by - June 23, 2016 7:10 pm
ABF Freight wins environmental award for seventh consecutive year
InBound Logistics magazine has named ABF Freight a Green Supply Chain Partner for 2016, the seventh consecutive year that the Fort Smith-based carrier has received this award. The award is…
by - June 23, 2016 4:05 pm
Walmart’s buyers have almost 800 meetings slated for its ‘Open Call’ Manufacturing Summit
Prospective suppliers from across the country will line up in front of Walmart and Sam’s Club buyers on Tuesday (June 28) for the retail giant’s third “Open Call,” which is…
by - June 23, 2016 4:04 pm
Arkansas officials applaud U.S. Supreme Court immigration deadlock
Several of Arkansas’ Republican elected officials reacted favorably Thursday to a tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court that effectively upheld a lower court ruling against President Obama’s policy of…
by - June 23, 2016 3:34 pm
Supreme Court decision paves way for executions to resume
The Arkansas Supreme Court paved the way for Arkansas to resume scheduling executions with a 4-3 decision issued Thursday. The opinion written by Justice Courtney Goodson in the case of…
by - June 23, 2016 12:04 pm
Harps to add 170 jobs as it reopens four former Walmart Express stores in coming weeks
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores said four of the nine Walmart Express stores it purchased are being readied for opening under the Harps banner beginning August 3. Job fairs will be…
by - June 23, 2016 9:58 am
Harps to Reopen Four of Nine Acquired Stores
Over the next 11 weeks, Harps Food Stores Inc. will open four of the nine former Walmart Express stores it acquired earlier this month.