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Former Sam’s Club Execs Talk Club History

Sam’s Club operates in the shadow Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but if it were a stand-alone business, the warehouse club that posted $56.4 billion in revenue last year would be the…

AY: Arkansas’ Powerful Men 2013

Our content partner, About You (AY) magazine, has published its Powerful Men edition and there are some good ones to congratulate. The list recognizes decision makers who are making an…

KUAR: Lawsuit Against Exxon Claims Company Concealed Pipeline Defects

From our content partner, KUAR-FM 89 News: A lawsuit has been filed against Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Pipeline Company, and the planners and developers of the Mayflower subdivision where…

Entrepreneur Mo Elliott’s ‘Fayettechill’ keeps growing

You would never mistake Mo Elliott for a white-collar big-board, business exec, but make no mistake about it, the wunderkind owner/founder of Fayetteville based clothing line "Fayettechill" has as much…

Former Sam’s Club execs talk club history

Sam’s Club operates in the shadow Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but if it were a stand-alone business, the warehouse club that posted $56.4 billion in revenue last year would be the…

Award winners named for Fort Smith Partners In Education

The Fort Smith Public School District Partners In Education program held its annual banquet on Thursday (May 30) and announced its partnership award winners. The Norma Shaffer Partnership of the…

First Quarter Arkansas Bank Income Up 30%

A reduction in real estate holdings and the monetary value of problem loans is the top reason why Arkansas bank income was up more than 30% during the first quarter…

Arkansas’ Large Market Home Sales Up 11%

Home sales in Arkansas continue to paint a picture of an improving economy in three of the state’s four largest metro areas, with the Fort Smith region seeing a decline…

Females Continue To Outnumber Males At Arkansas Colleges

As has been the case for at least the past five years, for every two males who are enrolled in an Arkansas public college or university, there are three females….

Thursday Kudos: Dept. Of Education Chief Of Staff Leaving For School Boards Post

Moves at the Arkansas Department of Education, Walmart.com, Simmons First Trust and the State Board of Election Commissioners. ADE CHIEF OF STAFF LEAVING FOR SCHOOL BOARDS POST Phyllis Stewart, the chief…

Arkansas’ large market home sales up 11.06%

Home sales in Arkansas continue to paint a picture of an improving economy in three of the state’s four largest metro areas, with the Fort Smith region seeing a decline…

TextFace battles texting and driving

Gary Griffin of Weichert Realtors, The Griffin Company has 115 real estate agents in his company and they spend many hours in their cars as they travel to various appointments…

Northwest Arkansas Sees Strongest Metro Job Improvements

Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate decreases in April compared to March, but had jobless rate increases compared to April 2012. Only…

Stovall To Become Executive Director of Two-year College Group

Former Speaker of the House Bill Stovall, who currently serves as Chief Operations Officer in the Arkansas House, will become the new executive director of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year…

Fort Smith area jobless rate dips to 7.2% in April

Gains were seen in the size of the workforce and the number of employed in the Fort Smith region during April, but the numbers are still below year-ago figures. April’s…

NWA jobless rate falls to 5.1% in April

The workforce size in Northwest Arkansas grew by almost 5,000 in April compared to March, with the number of employed up more than an estimated 5,400 – two clear signs…

Walmart.com adds new marketing exec

Brian Monahan, managing partner at Interpublic Group’s Magna Global, was named vice president of marketing for Walmart.com, the retailer said Tuesday (May 28). Monahan will lead overall brand strategy and…

Dassault Falcon Jet To Expand LR Facility By $60 Million

Dassault Falcon Jet will expand its Little Rock jet completion center over the next three years by $60 million. The French-based company said it will add an additional 250,000 sq….

Smithfield Foods acquired by Chinese firm

Shareholders of Smithfield Foods got a huge payday Wednesday (May 29) when the pork company announced a blockbuster $7.1 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings, one of China’s largest meat…

Gov. Beebe Names Charles Robinson To Treasurer’s Post

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) named Charles Robinson, the former director of the Division of Legislative Audit, to serve out the remainder of State Treasurer Martha Shoffner’s term. Robinson, a former CPA,…