Lance Turner has been with Arkansas Business since 1999 and has been Interactive Editor since 2000. Turner oversees content for ABPG sites, including ArkansasBusiness.com, where he edits the Daily Report enewsletter.
He appears regularly on CBS affiliate KTHV-TV, Channel 11, providing business news reports on "Today's THV This Morning." He is also a panelist on AETN's weekly public affairs program, "Arkansas Week."
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, testifying for a second day before Congress, said Thursday that the economy is in a "very good place" despite headwinds and that the Fed is prepared to do what it can to "keep it there." read more >
The Arkansas Racing Commission grants the Downstream Development Authority a casino license in Jefferson County, paving the way for construction to begin immediately on the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort there. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale completes the acquisition of the Thai and European businesses from BRF S.A. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces secretaries to lead 15 cabinet-level agencies under a reorganization of state government approved by the Legislature earlier this year. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville unveils initial designs for its new headquarters campus in Bentonville, saying work on the massive project will begin this summer with an eye toward opening in phases between 2020 and 2024. read more >
PAM Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown says it will buy up to 200,000 shares, or about 3.4%, of its outstanding common stock in a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer. read more >
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust of Little Rock said last week that it has started construction on the $15.6 million second phase of its Wimbledon Green property in Little Rock. read more >
The Dallas company that purchased the AT&T building at 111 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock says AT&T will vacate the property in July to make way for a full renovation. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale announces plans to build a $300 million meat packaging plant in Utah that will initially employ 800 people. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville releases its first "Environmental, Social and Governance" report, detailing the retailer's progress toward goals involving sustainability, economic and climate change initiatives. read more >
