by - October 14, 2015 12:36 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller (R) joins William Dillard II, Dr. George Mitchell and Patricia Upton to be inducted into the 2016 class of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame….
by - October 14, 2015 11:33 am
Former Arkansas Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller (R) joins William Dillard II, Dr. George Mitchell and Patricia Upton to be inducted into the 2016 class of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame….
by - October 14, 2015 11:04 am
DataRank, one of The City Wire’s startups to watch in Northwest Arkansas, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum. Seattle-based Simply Measured, a social analytics firm, closed the deal this…
by - October 14, 2015 10:38 am
Wall Street did not like what Wal-Mart execs had to say on Wednesday (Oct. 14) about the heavy investments in people, technology and supply chain changes. The investments resulted in…
by - October 14, 2015 9:42 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. Wall Street did not like what Wal-Mart execs had to say on Wednesday (Oct. 14) about the heavy investments in people,…
by - October 14, 2015 8:15 am
Net income at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose 12.4% to $115.1 million for the third quarter of 2015 ending Sept. 30. Net income compared to $102.4 million earned in…
by - October 14, 2015 7:17 am
Net income at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose 12.4% to $115.1 million for the third quarter of 2015 ending Sept. 30 compared to $102.4 million earned in the year-ago…
by - October 14, 2015 12:09 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. KAISER FOUNDATION…
by - October 13, 2015 9:07 pm
A Talk Business & Politics story that ran Oct. 7 headlined, “Legislators learn Medicaid, private option serving out-of-staters, dead,” incorrectly reported that The Stephen Group consulting firm had found that…
by - October 13, 2015 8:43 pm
Winning on everyday low prices is a major focus for Walmart’s grocery business and the level of competition from major players like Publix, Kroger, Target, Dollar General and Aldi continues…
by - October 13, 2015 8:33 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter earnings of 52 cents a share, easily besting year ago results of 40 cents. However, the fast-growing Little Rock regional bank came in…
by - October 13, 2015 6:15 pm
Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key said Tuesday that a department of education announcement last week saying end-of-the-year testing showed a majority of students being “on track for college and career…
by - October 13, 2015 6:05 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter earnings of 52 cents a share, easily besting year ago results of 40 cents. However, the fast-growing Little Rock regional bank came in…
by - October 13, 2015 5:07 pm
While most U.S. businesses have been shut out of Cuba for 55 years, Arkansas’ poultry industry has exported broiler meat to the tiny island nation for more than a decade….
by - October 13, 2015 4:30 pm
While most U.S. businesses have been shut out of Cuba for 55 years, Arkansas’ poultry industry has exported broiler meat to the tiny island nation for more than a decade….
by - October 13, 2015 3:59 pm
Dollar General is the latest retailer to announce its paring down the home office ranks with plans to eliminate 255 positions in a corporate restructuring plan. The jobs elimination was…
by - October 13, 2015 1:29 pm
Non-profit WorkMatters announced the addition of two new directors – Elise Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell Communications, and Tyson Foods exec Mike Roetzel – effective in later September. "We are honored…
by - October 13, 2015 1:23 pm
In a presentation to Wall Street investors last month, the head of BHP Billiton’s global petroleum operations said the Australian mining giant’s dry gas assets in the Fayetteville Shale play could support production for another 50 years.
by - October 13, 2015 1:15 pm
Fayetteville-based DataRank has been acquired by social media analytics firm Simply Measured for an undisclosed sum. DataRank touts itself as a “leading social intelligence platform bringing the world’s online conversations…
by - October 13, 2015 1:05 pm
Metova Inc., a technology development company announced the opening of its new Fayetteville location bringing 30 new technology jobs to the region. The Franklin, Tenn.,-based company said it’s expanding outside…
