Business

Bank deposits dip across the state

Consumers across the state pulled $267 million out of Arkansas banks this past year, as deposits among the 1,442 bank branches declined by 0.5% from a year ago, according to…

Health Insurance Marketplace To Go Live Tuesday

While the federal budget in Washington, D.C. shuts down over health care funding, the health insurance market in Arkansas is about to open a new outlet for business.

McLaughlin named new president of Walmart Foundation

Kathleen McLaughlin, 48, has been named president of the Walmart Foundation, effective Oct. 15, according to a statement issued Monday by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition to leading corporate giving,…

Personal income up in Arkansas, lags U.S. average

The value of personal incomes in Arkansas was $106.347 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up 2.1% compared to the second quarter but below the 2.69% year-over-year increase in…

Walmart Names Kathleen McLaughlin To Head Walmart Foundation

Walmart today announced that Kathleen McLaughlin, 48, has been named president of the Walmart Foundation, effective October 15. She replaces Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who left to become Director of the…

Knight Ratchets Up Takeover Bid For USA Truck

Knight Transportation on Monday (Sept. 30) turned up the heat in what is clearly a hostile takeover attempt of Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with Phoenix, Ariz.-based Knight announced they…

Knight ratchets up takeover bid for USA Truck

Knight Transportation on Monday (Sept. 30) turned up the heat in what is clearly a hostile takeover attempt of Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with Phoenix, Ariz.-based Knight announced they…

Wal-Mart Asks Consumers For ‘Buy American’ Pledge

Wal-Mart continues to talk up its “Made in America” initiative that it says will create more middle class jobs. After its own commitment to source an additional $50 billion in…

Wal-Mart asks consumers for ‘Buy American’ pledge

Wal-Mart continues to talk up its “Made in America” initiative that it says will create more middle class jobs. After its own commitment to source an additional $50 billion in…

Education Chair, School Administrators Chief Discuss Insurance Crisis

The chairman of the House Education Committee and the head of the state’s school administrators say that ongoing discussions are winnowing choices for how to handle a crisis in the…

Will The Cows Come Home?

Mired in a debate to keep the government’s lights on, Congressional inaction on agricultural policy could lead to real pain for farmers and consumers.

Tyson, O.K. Foods benefit from USDA purchases

Arkansas was a big winner in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s additional poultry purchase program announced earlier this month. Tyson Foods and O.K. Foods garnered contracts for 66.12 million pounds…

Weekend Digest: The End Of The World Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: FORD ROLLS IN TO ASIA Like it was 100 years ago in America, Bloomberg reports Henry Ford’s dream of mass-produced assembly line cars…

NWA sees housing construction boomlet

Builders across Benton and Washington counties have been slinging their hammers to a steady pace through eight months of this year with new construction permits rising 49% in August when…

Pryor Pushing FCC On Rural 911

9-1-1. It’s one of the first numbers we’re taught to remember as kids. Just pick up the phone, dial those three simple digits, and emergency crews are on the way….

Fort Smith officials open to idea of large bike rally

A thousand motorcycles rumbling down Fort Smith’s Garrison Avenue and delivering millions of dollars in economic impact is not unreasonable, says one motorcycle enthusiast – and city officials say they…

Pew: 15% of American adults remain offline

In a world that has never been more connected through technology and the internet, there is still roughly 15% of American adults who are not plugged into the World Wide…

Officials, experts gather for Connecting Arkansas conference

State business, education and policy leaders are meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock to discuss strategies for deploying more broadband throughout Arkansas. The Connecting Arkansas Internet Conference, spearheaded…

TARP Regulator Says Controversial Program ‘Cost Practically Nothing’

Tim Massad, Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability with the U.S. Department of Treasury, was the featured speaker at the Clinton School of Public Service on Thursday (Sept. 26). Massad oversees…