by - June 11, 2014 10:11 am
Arkansas’ economy gained strength in 2013 as the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 2.4% in 2013, ranking The Natural State 16th among the 50 states, according to new…
by - June 11, 2014 9:17 am
Arkansas’ economy gained strength in 2013 as the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 2.4 percent in 2013, ranking The Natural State 16th among the 50 states.
by - June 10, 2014 5:08 pm
Excitement is brewing in downtown Springdale with news that an entity funded by the Walton family — Downtown Springdale LLC — has acquired a major landmark building at 202 E….
by - June 10, 2014 4:52 pm
Collaboration between the retailer and supplier is nothing new, but a new facility recently opened by Crossmark in Bentonville is designed to offer a new level of technology and virtual…
by - June 10, 2014 1:01 pm
All part-time school and state employees as well as many spouses of full-time employees would be ineligible for insurance benefits under two draft bills discussed during a meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees Tuesday.
by - June 10, 2014 10:27 am
Joel Anderson, Walmart.com president for the past three years, has resigned to take a job with another company. Teen discounter Five Below has named Anderson as its president. He will…
by - June 10, 2014 10:15 am
Community bank soundness is another sign of the local economic recovery in Benton and Washington counties as well as the Fort Smith metro area. Through the first quarter of 2014…
by - June 9, 2014 11:00 pm
Arkansas is among the majority of states where foreclosure fillings are subsiding to five or six year lows as the housing market recovery shows strength in a slowly improving economy….
by - June 9, 2014 10:05 pm
Two job announcements in two days will bring 325 new jobs and a former U.S. Vice-president to Arkansas. On Tuesday (June 10), Arkansas economic officials will break ground in Osceola…
by - June 9, 2014 6:30 pm
Two job announcements in two days will bring 325 new jobs and a former U.S. Vice-president to Arkansas. On Tuesday (June 10), Arkansas economic officials will break ground in Osceola…
by - June 9, 2014 3:36 pm
Community bank soundness is another sign of the local economic recovery in Benton and Washington counties as well as the Fort Smith metro area. Through the first quarter of 2014…
by - June 9, 2014 9:54 am
Tyson Foods on Monday (June 9) placed an $8.55 billion bid on the table for Hillshire Brands causing bidding competitor Pilgrim’s Pride to fold. The Tyson offer, the biggest meat…
by - June 9, 2014 6:57 am
Tyson Foods announced it has submitted a “unilaterally binding offer” to acquire all outstanding shares of The Hillshire Brands Co. for $8.55 billion — reasserting Tyson’s dominance as one of the biggest food players in the world.
by - June 8, 2014 10:19 pm
Wal-Mart executives dedicated their 52nd annual shareholders festivities (June 3 -7) to their 220 million weekly customers around the globe. The messages of CEOs Doug McMillon, Bill Simon and Neil…
by - June 8, 2014 9:10 am
Steve Copley, head of Give Arkansas A Raise Now, a coalition seeking to increase the state minimum wage, said he hopes to diversify his group’s supporters. “We’ve said from the…
by - June 7, 2014 9:28 pm
Comedian Tracy Morgan was injured in a multiple car pile up in New Jersey around 1 a.m. Saturday (June 7). James McNair, a friend and follow comedian traveling with Morgan,…
by - June 6, 2014 11:34 pm
The World Cup, Hillary’s new memoir, Bruce Springsteen and getting elected dog catcher – it’s a weekend worth of great reads.
by - June 6, 2014 6:58 pm
The Wal-Mart shareholders meetings have become part late-night talk show, part church service/pep rally, part United Nations parade, with a retail Woodstock music festival sans the hippies, mushrooms and mud….
by - June 6, 2014 6:56 pm
The world got a glimpse into the future board leadership for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Friday (June 6) as longtime chairman Rob Walton announced Greg Penner, his son-in-law, was chosen…
by - June 6, 2014 6:55 pm
For several years, the central message and mission around Wal-Mart’s business strategy was growth, leverage and returns. Analysts from around the country noted a different message at this year’s annual…
