by - May 7, 2014 4:20 pm
Walmart.com welcomed 60 new employees this week from the acquisition of Adchemy, a product search company that was founded in 2004. WalmartLabs blogger Jeremy King notes that the Adchemy team…
by - May 1, 2014 10:26 pm
Despite depressed home sales during March in three of the state’s four largest markets, year-to-date gains modestly rose.
by - April 27, 2014 7:02 am
Scott Price, the CEO of Walmart Asia, is stepping down from that role in June to assume a senior management position in the retailer’s real estate and mergers division. He…
by - April 24, 2014 6:22 am
Two closely watched freight reports indicate positive movement in the U.S. economy, but also note that “signals are still mixed.”
by - April 22, 2014 2:47 pm
Dr. Robin Bowen was on Tuesday (April 22) unanimously elected the new president of Arkansas Tech University, making her not only the first female to lead ATU, but also the…
by - April 19, 2014 8:56 am
Continued gains in employment and sales tax collections helped the Northwest Arkansas economy finish 2013 with a strong fourth quarter, according to The Compass Report. How did other parts of the state fare?
by - April 16, 2014 9:53 am
Mass retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently secured $4 billion in new debt in two separate underwritings completed this month. Wal-Mart outlined the details of three new debt instruments in its…
by - April 1, 2014 6:30 am
Just seven of the 17 publicly held companies based in Arkansas enjoyed a share price gain during the first quarter of 2014, a reversal from the 13 of the 16 followed in 2013 that had share price gains for the year.
by - March 28, 2014 11:28 am
An almost 5% decline in the estimated number of out-of-work Arkansans and a 0.59% increase in the number of Arkansans with jobs helped push the state’s February jobless rate to…
by - March 27, 2014 9:32 pm
Two months is not a trend, but home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas are up almost 7% for the first two months of 2014 and were up 7.3%…
by - March 22, 2014 10:28 am
Transport tonnage and shipment reports indicate that the U.S. economy is recovering from heavy winter weather in January and early February, with economists remaining optimistic about gains – even if slight – in the U.S. economy during 2014.
by - March 5, 2014 9:39 pm
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Tyson Foods a three-year contract worth a maximum of $444 million to supply chicken to the federal government, according to March 4 release….
by - February 27, 2014 10:27 pm
Arkansas’ residential real estate sector ended 2013 on a good note and the miserable winter weather of January was not enough to slow the pace of home sales in the state’s four largest markets.
by - February 5, 2014 6:22 pm
The hostile takeover effort against Van Buren-based USA Truck by Knight Transportation is over. At least for now. The two trucking companies announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) the settlement of litigation…
by - February 4, 2014 4:15 pm
Mike Duke stepped away from the day-to-day leadership of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Saturday, (Feb. 1) after five years and some of the most profitable times for the retailer in…
by - February 4, 2014 11:58 am
The percentage increase in year-to-date Arkansas gross tax collections fell to 2.1% in January compared to a 3.4% level in the December report. Also, sales and use tax collections continue…
by - February 3, 2014 1:27 pm
Editor’s note: The following column appears courtesy of The City Wire’s editorial staff. When 47-year-old Doug McMillon became the new Wal-Mart Stores CEO on Feb. 1, he began a job…
by - January 31, 2014 10:58 am
The earnings report to be issued on Doug McMillon’s 20th day on the job as the new Wal-Mart CEO may not be pretty. Wal-Mart Stores Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley…
by - January 31, 2014 8:20 am
Fiscal first quarter net income for Springdale-based Tyson Foods was $254 million, well ahead of the $173 million in the first quarter of 2013 and outpacing the consensus Wall Street…
by - January 28, 2014 5:18 pm
On Monday, federal lawmakers announced that an agreement on a U.S. farm bill had been made. The move includes a variety of changes that Senate and House members have opposed,…
