by - June 13, 2016 1:19 pm
BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie said the company overpaid for its U.S. shale in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana and revealed plans to cuts its capital budget even further by 70%…
by - June 13, 2016 11:20 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, responded to the deadly nightclub shooting in Orlando by saying members of Congress have been warned that something like…
by - June 13, 2016 9:10 am
Officials with Houston-based Zilkha Biomass Energy will delay construction of a $90 million renewable energy project in Monticello because of hitches in obtaining long-term contracts for the sale of the…
by - June 13, 2016 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– UNDERWATER U.S. HOMEOWNERS NOW AT 12.7%, NATION’S NEST OF NEGATIVE EQUITY…
by - June 12, 2016 5:58 pm
Editor’s note: Commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not represent…
by - June 12, 2016 9:13 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, supports Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s call to remove sales tax exemptions on Internet sales and to use the proceeds for income tax relief in Arkansas. Appearing…
by - June 12, 2016 9:09 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services director Cindy Gillespie is moving quickly to implement reforms in the state’s largest agency, and she anticipates the foundation for many policy changes to be…
by - June 12, 2016 8:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– ARKANSAS TO RECEIVE $200,000 IN GRANTS TO EXPAND, EXPEDITE…
by - June 10, 2016 6:52 pm
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 10, 2016 4:42 pm
An electric cooperative in Northwest Arkansas is preparing to lay what it calls a 7,000-mile, “future-proof” fiber optics line, but the president and chairman of Aristotle says no technology is future…
by - June 10, 2016 4:33 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Friday (June 10) the following appointments to state boards and commission. Dr. Deborah Mack, Bentonville, to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy….
by - June 10, 2016 4:33 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Friday (June 10) the following appointments to state boards and commission. Dr. Deborah Mack, Bentonville, to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy….
by - June 10, 2016 9:31 am
It’s customary for directors for publicly traded companies to own stock in the business. But Wal-Mart Stores requires board members to own stock up to five-times the value of their…
by - June 10, 2016 6:07 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– U.S., MEXICO AND CANADA MOVE FORWARD ON NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY PACT…
by - June 9, 2016 9:33 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is about to embark on a critical time for revenue, Dr. Dan Rahn, the school’s chancellor, told members of a newly formed…
by - June 9, 2016 7:50 pm
Dassault Systèmes, a unit of Paris-based aviation giant Dassault Group, announced Thursday (June 9) that rival Airbus Group is extending its use of the company’s 3D platform to its additive…
by - June 9, 2016 7:45 pm
An in-depth article in this week’s Wall Street Journal reports on how U.S. policymakers are coming up with new strategies to accelerate jobs and investment in the nation’s manufacturing infrastructure….
by - June 9, 2016 7:21 pm
Southwestern Energy Co. on Thursday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Antero Resources Corp. to sell approximately 55,000 net acres of dormant natural gas acreage in…
by - June 9, 2016 6:39 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board has awarded scholarships to three students who will be attending Arkansas universities. The recipients were high school seniors and members of the Arkansas Association of Future Farmers…
by - June 9, 2016 6:39 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board has awarded scholarships to three students who will be attending Arkansas universities. The recipients were high school seniors and members of the Arkansas Association of Future Farmers…
