by - August 2, 2016 3:47 pm
China’s manufacturing sector now boasts almost 10 times the amount of workers than the United States, according to recent findings from the Conference Board’s International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program. Tracking…
by - August 2, 2016 3:41 pm
Manufacturing is enjoying a fifth consecutive month of expansion, according to American supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Additionally, the overall economy grew for the 86th…
by - August 2, 2016 3:24 pm
The building boom continues in Fayetteville with permits for new apartments, single-family homes, new commercial buildings and other development up more than 200% in the first six months of 2016….
by - August 2, 2016 2:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday that Donald Trump should apologize to the family of a slain Muslim American Army captain along with other families who have lost loved ones…
by - August 2, 2016 10:40 am
The donation is the largest single donation in the 104-year history of Arkansas Childrens Hospital.
by - August 2, 2016 10:34 am
George Catsavis knows about facing opposition in an election. In 2010, he took on Patrick Jacobs and won a two-year term by a 57% to 43% margin. He would face…
by - August 2, 2016 10:18 am
The Jonesboro metro area has enjoyed historically low unemployment during the last two years, but city leaders knew wage stagnation was a problem, and there was a need to be…
by - August 2, 2016 9:51 am
Conway has landed another Fortune 500 company. Already home to top-tier companies such as Acxiom, HP, International Paper and Kimberly-Clark, Insight – a global provider of information technology solutions –…
by - August 2, 2016 9:50 am
After ending fiscal 2016 with a $177 million surplus, state tax collections in the first month of the new budget year came in well below forecast as a number of…
by - August 2, 2016 8:37 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. ––––––––––––––– Tyson Foods and its founding family announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a $15 million gift toward the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest now under…
by - August 2, 2016 8:04 am
Entergy Corp.’s profits jumped 272% from a year ago as the New Orleans-based parent of Entergy Arkansas saw strong growth in its utility operations and robust industrial sales to both…
by - August 1, 2016 6:45 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman on Monday (Aug. 1) said comments by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump about the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in action were “out of…
by - August 1, 2016 6:11 pm
Several parts of northern Jonesboro suffer from economic blight as the city’s downtown needs to be more accessible to students from Arkansas State University. The Jonesboro City Council will consider…
by - August 1, 2016 5:55 pm
Bob the Builder has to be some kind of tired. Top to bottom the Northwest Arkansas construction pace has pushed new residential and commercial permit values from January through June…
by - August 1, 2016 5:30 pm
A few months do not make a trend, but Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp is hoping recent building permit numbers are a sign business is improving in his hometown. In…
by - August 1, 2016 5:01 pm
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 1, 2016 11:17 am
After stable growth through the first half of 2016, business growth in Arkansas has slowed as manufacturers across the regional economy face difficulties in competing abroad because of the strong…
by - August 1, 2016 10:57 am
Tim Madigan spent the last two years at SC Johnson, initially as North American e-commerce director, and later as global e-commerce director. He will be based in the companys Chicago office.
by - August 1, 2016 8:09 am
The donation from Robin and Gary George will fund the chapel in the Arkansas Childrens Northwest hospital, which will be named the Robin George Chapel.
by - August 1, 2016 8:05 am
Fayetteville residents are being asked to hike their property taxes to help fund an almost $50 million Blair Library expansion that would double the facility size as well as maintain…
