by - October 28, 2015 8:18 am
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by - October 28, 2015 8:03 am
Murphy USA Inc. announced before Wednesday’s opening bell that it entered into a five-year supply agreement with West Coast retailer marketer Core-Mark to be the primary non-fuel wholesale distributor to…
by - October 27, 2015 6:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro faces a property maintenance crisis on a daily basis, with the issue creating a boatload of problems, said the chairman of a committee looking into the…
by - October 27, 2015 6:12 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - October 27, 2015 2:42 pm
Potlatch Corp. on Tuesday (Oct. 27) reported that third quarter profits were down 34% from a year ago as lower lumber prices for the timberland owner cut in the company’s bottom…
by - October 27, 2015 1:19 pm
The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) paid out $16.6 million to more than 4,200 Arkansas retirees in failed retirement plans in 2014 as the program’s insolvency has now been…
by - October 27, 2015 10:48 am
With commodity prices for many crops and agriculture products underwater, farmers across Arkansas and the U.S. who signed up for the new farm bill assistance program will soon receive payments…
by - October 26, 2015 5:02 pm
As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the National Association of Manufacturers called on Congress to reopen the federal agency that has been shut down since late July.
by - October 26, 2015 4:48 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption to test the use of drones in its supply chain.
by - October 26, 2015 4:15 pm
Arkansans will see a 4.3% increase for lower-cost silver plans on the state’s Health Insurance Marketplace, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. That’s below the average…
by - October 26, 2015 3:18 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - October 26, 2015 3:02 pm
Tyson Foods’ Health and Safety Department has launched a pilot project designed to improve workplace safety communication, awareness and practices as well as provide more detailed data about safety. The…
by - October 26, 2015 3:02 pm
Tyson Foods’ Health and Safety Department has launched a pilot project designed to improve workplace safety communication, awareness and practices as well as provide more detailed data about safety. The…
by - October 26, 2015 1:18 pm
Guest commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) Teachers like Gerri McCann are our schools’ secret weapons. As a high school French teacher from the Manila Public School…
by - October 26, 2015 1:14 pm
The finalists for the fall 2015 A-State Business Plan competition, hosted by Arkansas State University’s College of Business, were named Monday (Oct. 26) by university officials. In the business plan…
by - October 26, 2015 1:09 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles Welch and ASU System Foundation Chairman Joe Miles have announced the promotion of Philip Jackson of Jonesboro to president of the foundation. Jackson…
by - October 26, 2015 1:03 pm
Despite a somewhat challenging climate amid driver shortages and smaller margins, P.A.M. Transportation Services posted third quarter profits of $5.794 million, according to the earnings release mid-day on Monday (Oct….
by - October 26, 2015 12:07 pm
Less than a full business day after the final rules for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan were published in the Federal Register, legal challenges from industry groups to halt the new greenhouse gas rules are already piling up.
by - October 26, 2015 11:58 am
Techtober continues this week with several events at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, the Venture Center and a couple of G60 Startup Pitch contests. Scott Jones, Nishad Karekar, and Frank…
by - October 26, 2015 11:49 am
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told analysts in New York that the company is now reviewing its large, broad portfolio of holdings and he reminded the analysts that the…
