by - February 11, 2015 9:21 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax needed only 11 of the 12 months of 2014 to set a new annual record. Richard Davies said this might happen. Collections of Arkansas’…
by - February 11, 2015 8:49 pm
The nine-month gridlock between major West Coast port terminal operators and dockworkers which resulted in a weekend shutdown has raised concerns within the retail industry which has stayed fairly mute…
by - February 11, 2015 8:19 pm
The House City, County and Local Affairs committee approved a bill Wednesday that supporters say would improve intrastate commerce, with opponents saying it creates discrimination and takes away local control….
by - February 11, 2015 5:42 pm
Wal-Mart Stores plans to invest $340 million this year expanding its footprint in Canada. The plans have been scaled back from $500 million a year ago. The retailer said about…
by - February 11, 2015 4:00 pm
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were up 4.2% and 1.4%, respectively, and collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has set a new annual record for collections…
by - February 11, 2015 3:05 pm
The number one internal lever Wal-Mart said it can pull this year is to grow comp store sales. Top executives note that they can’t do it alone, which is why…
by - February 11, 2015 2:30 pm
The awards and accolades continue to pour in for one Fayetteville-based venture— PicaSolar — tagged as a "Startup to Watch" by The City Wire last year. PicaSolar learned this week…
by - February 11, 2015 11:18 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will chair a new council to review controversial Common Core standards. Through an executive order, Hutchinson created the Governor’s Council…
by - February 11, 2015 7:27 am
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014…
by - February 11, 2015 7:25 am
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by - February 11, 2015 7:19 am
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014…
by - February 10, 2015 10:13 pm
XCelerate Capital – founded and managed by nGage Labs Rod Ford – has formed a new private seed stage venture fund focused on what many say is the toughest level…
by - February 10, 2015 6:52 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth…
by - February 10, 2015 5:15 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is preparing a major campaign to call attention to the state’s workforce needs and opportunities. Meanwhile, legislators are preparing to consider a package of…
by - February 10, 2015 5:10 pm
Timing is everything when it comes to hitting the curve balls that are the constantly changing trajectories of the retail sector. History is also a great coach, which is something…
by - February 10, 2015 4:34 pm
Hendrix College will host a TEDx series on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1-4 p.m. at Worsham Hall in the Student Life and Technology Center on the school’s Conway campus. Talk Business & Politics is proud to be involved.
by - February 10, 2015 3:53 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth…
by - February 10, 2015 3:46 pm
Just a day after a $692.175 million appropriation bill for the University of Arkansas system was filed in the Arkansas General Assembly, UA officials issued a report that the flagship…
by - February 10, 2015 3:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday. Hutchinson has announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as…
by - February 10, 2015 3:40 pm
On the heels of announcing nationwide hiring of 80,000, The Home Depot says it is looking for 270 new workers in Central Arkansas. “Winter temperatures across most of the country…
