by - January 26, 2026 10:00 am
The United States steel industry has experienced a renaissance in recent years, and it has turned Mississippi County into reportedly the top steel producing county in the country. A factor…
by - June 3, 2025 11:08 am
Contractors have prepared for and continue to discuss how import tariffs – either proposed, implemented, sometimes rescinded or reduced by the Trump Administration – will impact construction material prices in…
by - April 20, 2025 7:09 pm
Talk Business & Politics recently hosted a roundtable conversation on farming with Agricultural Council of Arkansas President Joe Mencer of Lake Village; Vice President Jeff Rutledge of Newport; Past President…
by - June 3, 2019 6:38 pm
The poultry industry is concerned it will be targeted by retaliatory tariffs on exports in the wake of the 5% duty on Mexican imports announced by President Donald Trump this…
by - June 1, 2019 11:59 am
As if we needed confirmation, headlines around the U.S. accompanying a recent national weather story provided it. Yes, indeed, if we hadn’t figured it out already, we were told “The…
by - April 3, 2019 12:04 pm
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas, but a 10% tariff on some products sourced there has increased the cost of building a home in the region and could…
by - December 2, 2018 11:28 am
UA Walton College of Business economist Mervin Jebaraj says President Trump’s tariffs have likely overshadowed tax cuts as the major economic story for 2018. Appearing on this week’s edition of…
by - September 18, 2018 10:36 am
Arkansas economic development officials are still engaged in talks with Chinese officials to bring two major durable goods projects to Arkansas. The news comes amid a new round of trade…
by - July 25, 2018 6:31 pm
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to release up to $12 billion in aid programs to farmers impacted by his ongoing trade wars with other…
by - July 24, 2018 10:03 pm
President Donald Trump authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $12 billion to assist farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday (July 24)…
by - July 15, 2018 9:46 am
One of Arkansas’ top business leaders says he’s sticking with President Trump’s trade wars on faith, for now, and he hopes the ultimate outcome is fairer trade practices that benefit…
by - July 10, 2018 5:55 pm
Soybean prices have plummeted this year, and the price is approaching a threshold that could make the agri product unprofitable for some farmers, according to University of Arkansas agriculture economist…
by - June 25, 2018 7:28 pm
Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, believes state residents should know fully the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs with China, the European Union and other…
by - April 4, 2018 8:40 pm
The Chinese government announced Wednesday (April 4) plans to institute a 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. imports, including several agri commodities produced in Arkansas. It’s another move…
by - March 11, 2018 10:52 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj doesn’t see much upside to tariffs that President Donald Trump says he plans to impose. On Thursday (March 8), Trump pulled the trigger on…
by - March 8, 2018 5:10 pm
President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 8) pulled the trigger on tariffs for steel and aluminum imports, with exceptions made for Canada and Mexico. The move was praised by the…
