by - May 5, 2016 5:17 am
Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. _____________ The…
by - May 4, 2016 5:05 pm
Bentonville is home to one of the world’s largest companies but this week the city and chamber of commerce saluted its small businesses as part of National Small Business Week….
by - May 4, 2016 4:45 pm
A $400 million hospital project completed more than two years ago has been the catalyst for major growth in Northeast Jonesboro, a hospital administrator told a local chamber group Wednesday…
by - May 4, 2016 4:36 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. trimmed losses from a year ago as the El Dorado oil producer tries to wait out the fallout from low crude oil and natural gas prices with…
by - May 4, 2016 4:12 pm
The fiscal session moved toward its conclusion Wednesday (May 4) with the passage in the House and Senate of the Revenue Stabilization Act, the funding mechanism that governs how all…
by - May 4, 2016 3:55 pm
Visitors will have an opportunity to celebrate the grand opening of the Dyess Colony Visitors Center as well as phase two of a restoration project at the site of the…
by - May 4, 2016 3:45 pm
Dr. Shane Hunt, dean of the Arkansas State University College of Business, and Dr. John Mello, professor of supply chain management at ASU, said this week they have funded the…
by - May 4, 2016 3:45 pm
Dr. Shane Hunt, dean of the Arkansas State University College of Business, and Dr. John Mello, professor of supply chain management at ASU, said this week they have funded the…
by - May 4, 2016 2:53 pm
Shares of Bank of the Ozarks plummeted nearly 15% in trading today (May 4) after the Muddy Waters investment research firm revealed it has a huge short position against the…
by - May 4, 2016 12:36 pm
New home construction in Fort Smith is up more than 30% in the first four months of 2016, but overall building permit values in the city are down more than…
by - May 4, 2016 11:26 am
Plans for a new apartment complex on Horsebarn Road received a green light Tuesday (May 3) from the Rogers Planning Commission. The Horsebarn Apartments are planned for 322 units on…
by - May 4, 2016 9:54 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers were awarded $750,000 Early Career Research grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Salvador Barraza-Lopez, assistant professor of physics, and John…
by - May 4, 2016 9:00 am
Apartment rent prices are rising across the nation and in two of Arkansas’ three largest metro areas, according to a report from San Francisco-based Apartment Lists. The Fort Smith metro…
by - May 4, 2016 8:47 am
Joplin, Mo.-based Empire District Electric Co., which provides power and water to customers in rural northwest Arkansas, has scheduled a special shareholder’s meeting on June 16 to vote on Algonquin…
by - May 4, 2016 8:47 am
Joplin, Mo.-based Empire District Electric Co., which provides power and water to customers in rural northwest Arkansas, has scheduled a special shareholder’s meeting on June 16 to vote on Algonquin…
by - May 4, 2016 8:40 am
The governor’s chief of staff is one of the most important positions in state government, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson is looking for a new one. On Monday, Michael Lamoureux, announced…
by - May 4, 2016 8:17 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– GALLUP POLL: HEALTHCARE COSTS TOP FINANCIAL CONCERN FOR U.S. FAMILIES Fifteen percent of…
by - May 4, 2016 8:11 am
The house will be located on the top floor of WRMCs Women and Infants Center expansion, allowing families to stay just steps away from their hospitalized children.
by - May 4, 2016 8:09 am
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker, state highway commissioner and a board member of the Little Rock Port Authority. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space…
by - May 4, 2016 5:18 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to a $130,171 settlement with SureTec Insurance Company and Dixon Contracting, over the city’s terminated contract with Dixon on the West River Front…
