by - March 27, 2018 1:22 pm
Walmart taps Tesco exec to head Jet.com
Simon Belsham, a retail industry veteran who has spent the past seven years at British grocer Tesco, was named president of Jet.com this week. He replaces Liza Landsman, who is…
Business Services
by - February 5, 2018 4:41 pm
Wright Lindsey Jennings announces new managing partner, COO
Little Rock-based law firm Wright Lindsey Jennings announced Monday (Feb. 5) two personnel moves. Partners have elected chief operating officer Stephen R. Lancaster to succeed Ed Lowther as managing partner….
by - January 3, 2018 8:16 am
Piece of ‘royal’ real estate on Bentonville square sold for $1.4 million
109 North Main Street LLC bought a two-story, 4,925-square-foot building at the same address in downtown Bentonville for $1.4 million. The company, registered in Delaware, bought the building from HRH…
by - December 21, 2017 6:15 pm
Federal court strikes down landowners’ complaint against $2 billion Clean Line wind project
U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. delivered an early Christmas present to Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line on Thursday (Dec. 21) by striking down a complaint by Arkansas…
by - October 30, 2017 2:11 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum to open virtually in the ‘next five or six weeks’
After years of waiting, the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) will “open” in the next five to six weeks — virtually. The building, which still eyes a Sept. 24, 2019…
by - July 12, 2017 4:51 pm
Southwest Power Pool looking for experts to serve on panel for transmission projects
Southwest Power Pool is accepting applications for its pool of industry experts. Those who are selected will serve on an independent panel to review competitive transmission construction proposals in 2018,…
by - May 1, 2017 1:40 pm
Personal income, expenses increase in March
Personal income rose 0.2%, or $40 billion, in March from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the same period, disposable personal income increased 0.2% or…
by - April 18, 2017 8:32 am
Springdale-based CBI opens office in Tulsa
Confidential Business Intermediaries (CBI) of Springdale has opened an office in Tulsa. Owner Carl Grimes said Roy Still is the managing partner for the office, which opened March 1 on…
by - April 5, 2017 10:09 am
Cromwell opens Fayetteville office, UA graduate leading Northwest Arkansas projects
Cromwell Architects Engineers has opened a Fayetteville office, and it’s a homecoming in more ways than one for the Little Rock-based firm. Cromwell architect Josh Danish, who is a graduate…
by - February 21, 2017 10:36 am
Little Rock PR firm gets contract with Speakman Co.
The Communications Group of Little Rock has been chosen as the public relations agency of record for Delaware-based Speakman Co., a 148-year-old industrial manufacturer of showering, plumbing and emergency products….
by - February 14, 2017 7:59 am
Inuvo reports 2016 revenue of $71.5 million, expects double-digit growth this year
Inuvo, a publicly traded advertising technology and digital publishing company in Little Rock, in 2017 expects double-digit growth in business and about $15 million in revenue from its recent $5.6…
by - February 1, 2017 5:32 pm
Gov. Hutchinson signs $50.5 million tax cut into law, says it will boost Arkansas economy
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the centerpiece of his tax cut proposals into law on Wednesday during the first bill signing ceremony of the 91st General Assembly, noting that nearly half…
by - January 2, 2017 6:44 pm
Year in review: Ranking the Top 10 Northwest Arkansas stories in 2016
Major corporate action, healthcare industry expansion and the pace of home sales were some of the top Northwest Arkansas headline topics during 2016. Following are the top 10 business stories…
by - November 22, 2016 10:39 am
Falling retail inventories, capacity corrections may soon benefit U.S. shipping and logistics sector
The end may soon arrive for a rare “inventory overhang” that has been an earnings drag on J.B. Hunt, ArcBest (ABF Freight), USA Truck and other national and regional trucking…
by - November 17, 2016 4:17 pm
Significant highway project connecting Jonesboro to Blytheville set to begin; bridge work in Pocahontas ongoing
For many years, residents in Jonesboro and Blytheville have sought an improved highway to connect two of the largest cities in the region. Arkansas 18 is the primary route between…
by - October 5, 2016 7:57 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith remains No. 1 bank in Fort Smith metro market, Arvest gains ground
Consumers in the Fort Smith market have made $230 million more in local bank deposits in 2016 compared to 2015, with deposits up over 10% since 2014. Deposits stood at…
by - June 29, 2016 5:26 pm
Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism jobs, tax revenue still strong through first four months of 2016
Tourism jobs and tourism-related tax revenue continue to post healthy gains through the first four months of 2016, with hospitality collections in 17 Arkansas cities up more than 5.5% compared…
by - January 6, 2016 6:17 pm
U.S. House votes for Obamacare repeal, Planned Parenthood cuts
The U.S. House voted Wednesday (Jan. 6) to send a bill, already passed by the Senate, to President Barack Obama’s desk that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut…
by - December 21, 2015 6:15 pm
Jonesboro receives top ISO rating, lower insurance rates should follow for businesses
About 10 years’ worth of efforts to upgrade fire prevention and protection in Jonesboro have resulted in a Class 1 rating, the best assigned to fire protection districts by the…
by - December 4, 2015 5:44 pm
Weekend Digest: The sick white people and fishing boats of the dead edition
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: A mass shooting in California…