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Talk Business & Politics staff

Walmart announces supply chain promotions

Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner recently announced two top promotions in the retailer’s supply chain and logistics operations. Joe Metzger was selected to fill the new role of executive vice…

Arkansas to stop $300-a-week federal jobless benefits; U.S. April job numbers below estimates

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (May 7) stopped the state’s participation in federal supplemental jobless benefits which provided an extra $300 a week to those who qualified. The move comes…

Ritter Drive office building sells for $8.5 million

Three Land LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from March 15 through April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…

Connections: Zweig Group promotes 3 directors to owners

Fayetteville-based Zweig Group promoted three directors to company owners. Chad Coldiron, the firm’s director of executive search, Philip Keil, director of strategic services and Will Swearingen, director of ownership transition,…

Study: 5 best days of the year to sell your home occur in May

An analysis of the best days of the year to sell a home has found that the months of May and June offer the most significant home seller premiums, with…

Waller reappointed to 2nd term as Walton College dean

Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been reappointed for a second five-year term by Charles Robinson, provost and executive…

AG Rutledge gets $2.6 million judgment against Bentonville timeshare exit firm

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Wednesday (May 5) a $2.6 million judgment against Real Travel, LLC, and the company’s founder Brian Scroggs. Real Travel, the now-defunct Bentonville-based company, through…

UA Little Rock professors receive grant to examine Muslim hate crimes in Arkansas

Two criminal justice professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have been awarded a $324,987 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a three-year program to…

Centennial Bank names Orr to head trust division

Kevin Orr has been hired as senior vice president trust manager of Centennial Bank according to Davy Carter, Regional President of Centennial Bank. Orr has over 23 years of experience…

Tyson Foods to donate 1 million meals to Northwest Arkansas school districts

Springdale-based Tyson Foods is giving 240,000 pounds of food to the five largest school districts in Northwest Arkansas. This is the equivalent of one million meals to be delivered to…

First National Bank of Paragould acquires Tennessee bank

Paragould-based First National Bank will expand into the Nashville, Tennessee market after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Citizens Bank. Citizens Bank is based in Hartsville, Tennessee and operates three locations…

Arvest Bank selected for Fed pilot program

The Federal Reserve Bank has selected Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank to participate in a pilot program for a new real-time payments system. FedNow is a new instant payment service that will…

Arkansas tax revenue surplus more than $700 million; year-to-date collections up 11.1%

Calendar shifts with tax filing, an improving economy and federal stimulus payments helped boost April tax revenue almost 20% more than the forecast, and pushed the state’s year-to-date revenue surplus…

Improving consumer demand helps ArcBest quarterly revenue and income beat estimates

More consumer demand and not enough equipment to ship what the consumer demands helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest boost first-quarter revenue by more than 18% and post earnings per share of…

Former GOP chair Doyle Webb jumps in Lt. Governor’s race

Former Arkansas GOP chairman Doyle Webb announced Tuesday (May 4) he will enter the race for Lt. Governor in 2022. Webb, a former state senator from Benton, previously worked in…

Paschal opens new location in Fort Smith

Tontitown-based Paschal Air Plumbing & Electric has opened a service, install and warehouse facility at 1324 Jackson St. in Fort Smith. It is the company’s third location. Paschal also has…

Central Arkansas law firm rebrands to Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd. announced Monday (May 3) it has rebranded to Hilburn & Harper Ltd. “We strongly feel this refreshed brand helps identify who we are…

Attorney Jason Davis enters Attorney General’s race

Former Republican Jason Davis announced Monday (May 3) he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2022 for Arkansas Attorney General. Davis, 34, is an attorney with Davis Law Firm in…

Windsor Door to add 42 new jobs in Little Rock

Windsor Door announced Thursday (April 29) it will add a third production line and second shift at its Little Rock manufacturing center. The expansion will create 42 new jobs bringing…

President Biden delivers joint address to Congress; state’s Republicans react

In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden delivered an hour-long speech calling on the nation’s lawmakers to enact an ambitious domestic and foreign agenda. “Tonight, I come…