by - March 10, 2016 3:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is facing a “perfect storm” in trying to grow top line revenue while also trying to meet technology and demographic changes, according to Moody’s vice president Charlie O’Shea,…
by - March 10, 2016 3:05 pm
The private, Christian university credits the Simmons family as a lead donor, giving an undisclosed amount.
by - March 10, 2016 3:04 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission chief Mike Preston and officials with Energy Security Partners LLC confirmed this week that they’ve engaged in preliminary talks concerning what would be the nation’s first…
by - March 10, 2016 2:23 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– One of the top things on the to-do list of the new Fort Smith city administrator is to look for…
by - March 10, 2016 11:04 am
Ben Fry, a longtime manager of 89.1 KUAR and Classical 90.5 KLRE, died in his sleep early Thursday. He was 54. Fry served as general manager of UALR Public Radio…
by - March 10, 2016 6:52 am
Editor’s note: Jessica DeLoach Sabin is a frequent contributor to Talk Business & Politics. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…
by - March 10, 2016 6:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SMARTPHONE GROWTH TO SLOW TO SINGLE DIGITS IN 2016 According to a…
by - March 9, 2016 9:00 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority on Wednesday moved into a new stage of development with the appointment of former Acxiom Corp. executive Kevin Zaffaroni as chairman, coupled with several…
by - March 9, 2016 8:49 pm
The 104 banks with operations in Arkansas were responsible for a 9.9% overall gain in profits in 2015, compared to the net income generated by 109 Arkansas banks in 2014….
by - March 9, 2016 5:51 pm
Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department Head Doug Reinert acknowledged that the Riverfront Park could be a 15-year-or-more project and further explained the financials for the estimated $35 million plan…
by - March 9, 2016 5:40 pm
Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore, Md., welcomed Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx for a White House-led roundtable on the importance…
by - March 9, 2016 5:29 pm
Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will participate in Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture…
by - March 9, 2016 5:29 pm
Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will participate in Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture…
by - March 9, 2016 5:23 pm
The second half of 2015 saw robust new construction in the commercial real estate market in Benton and Washington counties, but the absorption rate was even stronger, according to the…
by - March 9, 2016 5:13 pm
John and Jayne Alford of Fort Smith are creating an endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas School of Law for citizens of federally recognized tribes indigenous to the United…
by - March 9, 2016 5:13 pm
John and Jayne Alford of Fort Smith are creating an endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas School of Law for citizens of federally recognized tribes indigenous to the United…
by - March 9, 2016 5:09 pm
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary achieved “significant savings” while performing more than 500 knee and hip replacement surgeries for Medicare patients as part of an initiative with the federal government, according…
by - March 9, 2016 5:09 pm
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary achieved “significant savings” while performing more than 500 knee and hip replacement surgeries for Medicare patients as part of an initiative with the federal government, according…
by - March 9, 2016 5:04 pm
Total funding for public education would increase by less than 1% in fiscal year 2016-17 under a recommendation accepted by the legislative Joint Budget Committee during a pre-fiscal session meeting…
by - March 9, 2016 4:38 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…
