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USA Truck recognized for service by Alcoa

Van Buren-based USA Truck has earned repeat accolades as an Alcoa Tier 1 Core Carrier of the Year for commendable dry van service in North America. Alcoa, a global leader…

Dillard’s Posts Lower Net Income, Higher Earnings Per Share

Dillard’s reported lower net income in its first quarter, but higher earnings per share even as the mall and Internet-based retailer saw revenue shrink. For the first quarter ended May…

Northwest Arkansas home sales pace slowed in April

Northwest Arkansas real estate agents report an active sales market but numbers from MountData.com indicate a slowing pace across the two-country area. There were 575 total transactions in Benton and…

President George W. Bush to be honored at Crystal Bridges

Wal-Mart CEOs Doug McMillon and Bill Simon are hosting a special gala this evening, May 15 at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. The event honors 14 Medal of Honor recipients…

Fort Smith area home sales up for the year

Crawford County posted its first drop in real estate sales for the year, while Sebastian County posted its largest increase so far for the year. But according to one real…

Magazine: Talk Business Arkansas May/June 2014

The latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas is out and we have a solid round-up of news, interviews, and analysis for our readers. Our cover story focuses on Acxiom…

Preliminary Hospital Data Shows 24% Decline In Uninsured Patients

Five months into the implementation of the private option and other health care reform measures, the state’s surgeon general and Arkansas hospital leaders said that improved health insurance coverage is…

Wal-Mart Income, Comp Sales Down In First Quarter

Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said bad weather and a currency exchange rate were partially to blame for a comparable decline in net income in the first fiscal quarter and…

Wal-Mart income, comp sales down in the first fiscal quarter (Updated)

Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said bad weather and a currency exchange rate were partially to blame for a comparable decline in net income in the first fiscal quarter and…

Foreclosure activity trends lower in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith area

The foreclosure train is slowing across the Natural State, particularly in Benton County, that once led in the number of distressed homes. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac reports 389 foreclosure filings in…

Wal-Mart to hire 95 for new Farmington store

Wal-Mart plans to fill up to 95 new jobs being created at its Neighborhood Market in Farmington that is slated to open this summer. A temporary hiring center has opened…

Auxiliary at Northwest Medical Bentonville garners award

The volunteer auxiliary of Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville won the American Hospital Associations (AHA) award for volunteer excellence for their “Sock-It-To-Me” program collecting over 2,000 pairs of new socks…

Consultant Tells Arkansas Manufacturers To Take ‘Energy Efficiency’ Seriously

A Tennessee consultant told an overflow luncheon crowd in downtown Little Rock on Wednesday that industrial energy efficiency has to be part of a company’s core business strategy, “not part…

Retailers, brands move to ‘multiple touch points’ amid digital age

Ken Nisch, chairman of JGA, has designed brick-and-mortar retail stores for nearly 40 years. He said digital is and will continue to transform the retail experience during the next three…

Acxiom Posts Q4 Loss, Will Acquire Marketing Firm

Acxiom’s fourth quarter revenue was unchanged, but the Little Rock-based data marketer saw a reversal of profits from one year ago. Acxiom reported revenue of $277.2 million during the quarter…

Whirlpool contamination worse in some areas than previously stated

An area of highly contaminated soil at the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility has the company's environmental consultants proposing not just chemical oxidation treatments, as previously approved by the Arkansas Department…

Arkansas Supreme Court Rules On Voter ID, Judicial Qualifications

The Arkansas Supreme Court capped a busy day with several rulings providing clarity to controversial political laws, but it also showed a little internal dissent.

Buster named Arvest community lender in Gravette

Arvest Bank has named Eric Buster as a community lender in the bank’s Gravette branch. Buster has worked for Arvest Bank for the past two years. He began in Arvest’s…

Dean hired for osteopathic college; opening could happen a year earlier

When Kyle Parker recently said progress was “moving quickly” on the establishment of a $58 million medical college in Fort Smith, he wasn’t kidding. The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education…

Beebe Appoints 21 To Boards And Commissions

Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Theresa Brassfield, Blytheville, as the Mississippi County Judge, until such time as the elected county judge is physically…