by - March 13, 2017 10:39 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores said it paid out $157 million in cash bonuses based on store performance in the fourth quarter. Across the U.S. about 850,000 store employees met the…
by - March 13, 2017 8:17 pm
The Steel Horse Rally motorcycle event on May 5 and 6 may still be close to two months away, but associated festivities are continuing on Saturday (March 18) with the…
by - March 13, 2017 7:40 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston is so convinced of the connection between job recruitment and tourism growth that the state’s tourism chief is scheduled to travel with Gov….
by - March 13, 2017 4:42 pm
The American Health Care Act, the House Republicans’ bill that would repeal and replace Obamacare, would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion but would increase the number of uninsured people…
by - March 13, 2017 3:09 pm
John Chambers, president of Chambers Bancshares Inc. of Danville, announced Monday (March 13) that Landi Mkhize has been promoted to chief financial officer of the holding company. Chambers Bancshares is…
by - March 13, 2017 1:30 pm
After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…
by - March 13, 2017 10:50 am
Conventional hydroelectric generators accounted for 7% of the electricity generating capacity in operation in the United States and about 6% to 7% of U.S. electricity generated each year, according to…
by - March 13, 2017 10:49 am
Florida-based grocer Publix scored the highest for customer experience in the 2017 Temkin Experience Rating. Publix received a rating of 84% putting it a category by itself. Temkin recently surveyed…
by - March 13, 2017 10:25 am
University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck is relocating to Alabama, Steve Voorhies, UA manager of media relations, confirmed on Monday (March 13). She has taken a job as director of…
by - March 13, 2017 10:15 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate in January matched an all-time low of 3.8% first touched in May and June 2016 as the number of unemployed workers declined by more than 2,000 entering…
by - March 13, 2017 9:58 am
Editor’s note: Brett Parker, director of media services for Little Rock-based Stone Ward, will this week provide occasional updates on events he attends at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas….
by - March 13, 2017 9:56 am
The rapid rate consumers are increasing credit card debt continues. Last year consumers charged $89.2 billion on credit, according a WalletHub’s recent report. WalletHub said credit charges in 2016 were…
by - March 12, 2017 3:39 pm
A report from Arlington, Va.-based Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) is forecasting modest to moderate U.S. economic output and “relatively sluggish manufacturing output growth” in 2017. Economic and…
by - March 12, 2017 3:30 pm
Health care spending continues to be one of the top concerns for manufacturers, and recent increases in health insurance premiums for most firms have deepened the frustration. In the most…
by - March 11, 2017 9:07 pm
A new study from IHS Economics and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) shows that natural gas encouraged U.S. manufacturing growth and employment in recent years. Manufacturers use natural gas…
by - March 11, 2017 1:30 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Arkansas’ tourism industry posted broad gains in employment and revenue during 2016, with the annual numbers…
by - March 10, 2017 3:42 pm
Two Mercy Northwest Arkansas specialty clinics are relocating to a 14,000-square-foot office north of Village on the Creeks and west of Interstate 49 in Rogers, according to a news release….
by - March 10, 2017 1:09 pm
The number of workers employers plan to hire over the next three years in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise, according to an annual report released Friday (March 10) by the…
by - March 10, 2017 12:07 pm
The U.S. economy added a healthy 235,000 jobs in February as employers in the construction trade, manufacturing sector, health care field and private education services added nearly half of the…
by - March 10, 2017 11:24 am
In separate announcements, Simmons Bank has purchased the Acxiom Corp. office tower in downtown Little Rock, and Acxiom will move its corporate headquarters to Conway – where it was originally…
