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…
by - June 6, 2014 6:53 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has made no secret of its need to innovate. By some outside estimates the retailer has spent around $2 billion on 10 tech startups since 2011. But the…
by - June 6, 2014 6:13 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…
by - June 6, 2014 10:58 am
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 10:45 am
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 8:23 am
At a Little Rock healthy child summit, a Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank economist spotlighted the value of quality pre-school education and the economic returns it provides — a 16-to-1 benefit-cost ratio, he said.
by - June 6, 2014 8:12 am
Arkansas Venture Center board member James Hendren will share his experiences in start-up entrepreneurship as part of a Second Tuesday fireside chat series. Hendren, co-founder of Arkansas Systems (now known…
by - June 6, 2014 7:01 am
Bill Simon, CEO of Walmart U.S., said the retailer is excited about the interest from about 500 U.S. companies who want to sell American-made products in its stores. Many of…
by - June 5, 2014 10:51 pm
The 21st Annual Jack White Legislative Golf Tournament to be held Monday, June 16, will involve more than golfers trying to prove their skills on the course – it will…
by - June 5, 2014 5:42 pm
Bill Simon, CEO of Walmart U.S., said the retailer is excited about the interest from about 500 U.S. companies who want to sell American-made products in its stores. Many of…
by - June 5, 2014 4:49 pm
The former Nordex USA wind turbine factory in Jonesboro has been sold to a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, a Dallas-based firm that will re-open the closed plant as a railcar…
by - June 5, 2014 3:38 pm
The former Nordex USA wind turbine factory in Jonesboro has been sold to a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, a Dallas-based firm that will re-open the closed plant as a railcar…
by - June 5, 2014 11:09 am
As the dream of a regional trail system is rapidly becoming a reality, Northwest Arkansas businesses are reaping the benefits from the Razorback Regional Greenway. The Greenway should be “substantially…
by - June 5, 2014 10:07 am
THRIVE Bentonville is a 44,000 square foot mixed-use experience with 62 residences and two culinary activators. ERC, the project developer announced Thursday (June 5) that Crepes Paulette, known for their…
by - June 5, 2014 7:27 am
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. has appointed Franklin McLarty to the company’s board of directors and he will serve on its audit committee. McLarty, currently President and CEO of RML Automotive,…
by - June 5, 2014 7:04 am
Three months after Wal-Mart first announced the testing of a new savings tool to help drive more in-store traffic, the retailer said it’s expanding the guidelines and rolling out its…
by - June 4, 2014 9:17 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has made no secret of its need to innovate. By some outside estimates the retailer has spent around $2 billion on 10 tech startups since 2011. But the…
by - June 4, 2014 8:57 pm
Sales tax revenues for the city of Fort Smith were up in April, with the revenue gap narrowing in the city for the first four months of the year. The…
by - June 4, 2014 4:18 pm
Plans for a downtown economic development director and a private investment fund are just two of many steps that Hot Springs leaders hope can re-invent and re-imagine the historic Spa City.
by - June 4, 2014 10:30 am
Harrison-based First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas has changed its name to Bear State Financial, Inc. and will alter its ticker symbol for public trading and increase its authorized shares. The…
