by - November 14, 2016 3:04 pm
Southwest Airlines begins flights to Cuba
Southwest Airlines of Dallas on Sunday (Nov. 13) began service between South Florida and Cuba, with aims to offer several flights per day between the two regions by the end…
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by - November 14, 2016 2:50 pm
E-commerce continues to play a larger role in retailers’ Black Friday, holiday game plans
Retail giant Walmart U.S. will kick off its digital Black Friday sales in Arkansas at 11:01 p.m. the night before Thanksgiving Day, three hours earlier than last year. On the…
by - November 14, 2016 2:03 pm
Tax Foundation recommends Arkansas tax code overhaul, House Speaker Gillam says ready for reform
After the release of a university research report backed by the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam said Monday (Nov. 14) he looks forward to addressing meaningful…
by - November 14, 2016 1:37 pm
Wall Street expects Wal-Mart to report reduced third quarter earnings, 1% revenue gain
Margin compression and increased spending on e-commerce capabilities is expected to dampen Wal-Mart Stores’ third quarter earnings by about 7% compared to a year ago. The retail behemoth is expected…
by - November 14, 2016 10:55 am
CS&L expands into Latin America, announces third quarter loss of $4.1 million
Communications Sales & Leasing on Monday announced plans to expand its wireless tower network into Latin America even as the Little Rock-based real estate investment trust (REIT) reported another quarterly…
by - November 14, 2016 12:21 am
Money Talk: Kansas bank expands into Arkansas with acquisition of Harrison’s Community First Bank
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– KANSAS COMMUNITY BANK EXPANDS FOOTPRINT INTO ARKANSAS WITH ACQUISITION OF HARRISON’S…
by - November 13, 2016 7:43 am
Made in America: Lockheed completes successful test of U.S. military’s new tactical missile system, made in Camden
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST OF U.S. MILITARY’S NEW TACTICAL…
by - November 12, 2016 9:58 am
Weekend Digest: The No Vacancy, Dak for MVP, TrumpWorld edition
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - November 11, 2016 4:57 pm
Wal-Mart welcomes veterans to its Bentonville headquarters in honor of Veterans Day
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon on Friday asked Hoyt Williams, a 93-year-old World War II veteran who works as a greeter in Trion, Ga., if he had any advice for…
by - November 11, 2016 3:43 pm
Buffalo River council to seek public input on watershed plan
A series of public meetings are planned to gain feedback on the development of a Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan. It’s the first step taken by the Beautiful Buffalo River…
by - November 11, 2016 3:26 pm
Bentonville, Fayetteville architecture firms “joining forces”
AFHJ Architects, the oldest active architecture firm in Fayetteville, has joined with Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architecture and engineering firm in Northwest Arkansas, according to…
by - November 11, 2016 2:57 pm
Top logistics exec at Walmart U.S. to retire in January
Chris Sultemeier, executive vice president of logistics for Walmart U.S., will retire Jan. 31 – the end of the company’s fiscal year. The announcement was made by Wal-Mart Stores CEO…
by - November 11, 2016 1:55 pm
Start-ups pitch businesses to angel investors at the Natural State Angel Association meeting
Four entrepreneurs pitched investment in their companies to about 30 angel investors and others at the Natural State Angel Association (NSAA) gathering on Thursday (Nov. 10). The NSAA, a program…
by - November 11, 2016 11:42 am
Bentonville Plaza, surrounding land sold to Oklahoma City investor for $56.8 million
An Oklahoma-based investor has paid $56.8 million to acquire the nine-story Bentonville Plaza office building and 16 additional acres, near the the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores. Square Deal Capital Inc.,…
by - November 11, 2016 11:09 am
Gov. Hutchinson tells plans to advance state cycling industry
Five-hundred cyclists from throughout the world landed in Bentonville on Thursday (Nov. 10) for the International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson took the opportunity to announce…
by - November 11, 2016 7:38 am
Energy In-depth: Regulators shut down drilling in central Oklahoma after 5.0 earthquake
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– REGULATORS SHUT DOWN DRILLING IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AFTER 5.0 EARTHQUAKE The…
by - November 10, 2016 6:37 pm
Arkansas State University Women’s Business Leadership Center unveiled
When Dr. Kathy Loyd arrived on the Arkansas State University campus she had one child and another on the way. She brought with her five transcripts from other schools she…
by - November 10, 2016 6:22 pm
Dillard’s shares close up 10% on market rally as retailer’s quarterly income misses estimates
Heavy trading pushed Dillard’s Inc. stock up more than 11% ahead of the Little Rock-based department store retailer’s disappointing third quarter earnings report, yet after hours trading was giving back…
by - November 10, 2016 6:05 pm
Walmart U.S. now offering mobile check-in feature for online grocery pickup service
In an effort to boost online sales and give shoppers an easier experience Walmart U.S. has added a mobile check-in feature for its stores with an online grocery pickup service….
by - November 10, 2016 4:31 pm
2.7 million people have visited Crystal Bridges in 5 years
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its opening on Friday (Nov. 11). About 2.7 million people have visited the museum, and more…