Covering the business news of Arkansas

Sens. Pryor, Boozman Co-sponsor Small Farm Fuel Bill

Northwest Arkansas Businesses Ramp Up Hiring Plans

Wal-Mart Launches Online Site To Bolster Its Women’s Initiative

The Tax Battle Brews

Everybody wants a slice of the pie, and there are no shortages of tax cutting ideas in the 89th General Assembly. What has a...

Agenda Outlined By New Aerospace Alliance Chief

Arkansas In A ‘Good Position’ For Aerospace Job Growth

Senate Revenue & Tax Committee Clears Two Tax Breaks, One Tax Hike

Wal-Mart Mole Threatens Corporate Trust

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s troubled with the breach of trust from one member of its corporate ranks who recently played reporter at a Feb....

UA Walton College of Business To Collaborate With Brazilian Business School

Rodney Ferguson Named CEO Of Winrock International

February Revenues Boosted By Sales Taxes, Slow Income Tax Refunds

Lawmakers, Stakeholders See Framework For Medicaid-Private Option Compromise

Arkansas lawmakers and stakeholders in the health care system see a framework for a longer-term private insurance solution for the state's low income workers. Will...

Wal-Mart Foundation Director To Be Named To White House Budget Post

The Weekend Digest: The Work-at-Home Controversy

Arkansas’ Average Jobless Rate Falls, Mass Layoff Claims Up

Tyson Shutters Local Plant, Transfers Workers

Study Seeks To Quantify The ‘Amazon Effect’

In the fast changing world of omnichannel retailing, brick-and-mortar giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have made forward leaps in the past year to woo digital...

Allens Moving Jobs From Van Buren To Siloam Springs

Wal-Mart Executive Tom Mars Exits

Tyson Foods, Meat Industry Fear Sequester Will Be Disruptive