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Talk Business To Rebrand And Expand

Talk Business is proud to announce that beginning in January 2013 we will be re-branding and expanding our product offerings to better serve our advertisers and audience.

Wal-Mart prepares for Hurricane Sandy

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is sitting on go with respect to Hurricane Sandy – deemed Frankenstorm – with 800 stores in the path of destruction. The hybrid storm, hurricane/noreaster is expected…

News, sales veterans to help The City Wire

The City Wire has contracted with two news veterans and a 21-year veteran with Wal-Mart to develop content and promote The City Wire brand in Northwest Arkansas. The City Wire,…

Heifer International Launches Large-scale Assault On Poverty Through Biogas Project

Heifer International is launching a large-scale assault on poverty in Uganda. The effort goes far beyond the non-profit’s stereotypical initiatives.

Small Towns Bouncing Back From Recession

Small towns in northwest Arkansas are seeing signs of pre-recession life.

Weekend Digest: How To Pitch Richard Branson

For our weekend business readers: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FROM THE FOUNDER OF THE VIRGIN GROUP If you want to make a point to Sir Richard Branson or sell him on an…

USA Truck posts big quarterly income loss – again

Van Buren-based USA Truck reported Friday that its third quarter revenue fell 2.3% and it lost $6.1 million in the quarter compared to a 2011 third-quarter loss of $4.3 million….

America’s Car-Mart makes Forbes’ list for small caps

America's Car-Mart Inc. was recently named among the best small-cap companies on the planet. The Bentonville-based "buy here, pay here" dealer ranked No. 40 among Forbes’ Best Small Companies List…

USA Truck Sees Losses Widen

Falling revenue from weak demand and some one-time items doomed USA Truck’s third quarter profitability.

Metropolitan National Bank Posts Q3 Loss Of $1.24 Million

Metropolitan National Bank said it posted a third quarter net loss of $1.24 million as the Little Rock-based bank continues trying to right its ship.

Finalists Named For Arkansas Teacher Of The Year

Four finalists have been named for the statewide Arkansas Teacher of the Year award. The finalists are: Marquita Carty, a mathematics teacher at Northside High School in the Fort Smith…

Arkansas PSC Gives ‘Limited’ Green Light To Entergy’s MISO Move

Nearly one year after making a formal request, Entergy Arkansas is just a minor step away from receiving permission from the Arkansas Public Service Commission to exit its system agreement from its parent company.

ATU-Ozark to add funeral science program

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) is expanding its funeral science program to include classes at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus beginning January 2013. The Memorandum of Understanding was approved Friday, Oct….

Growth in U.S. exceeds forecasts on consumer spending

Economic growth in the U.S. was stronger than forecast in the third quarter, propelled by gains in consumer spending, defense outlays and homebuilding. Gross domestic product, the value of all…

Fall Small Business Alliance to discuss capital options

The Fall Small Business Alliance will be held Monday Oct. 29 and will feature a program on funding options for small businesses. The meeting is part of the Siloam Springs…

Wal-Mart To Add 18,000 Jobs, 100 New Stores In China By 2016

Wal-Mart To Add 100 New Stores In China

The world’s largest retailer is ramping up its presence in the world’s largest country.

International trade finance seminar coming to Rogers

Arkansas companies wanting to learn to finance their export sales’ growth and to mitigate payment risks have a learning opportunity available in both Little Rock and Rogers. The Little Rock…

Quarterly revenue down, income up for Acxiom

Lower revenue, but greater profits — that’s the bottom line for Acxiom’s second quarter. The Little Rock-based data marketer posted quarterly net income of $16.37 million, up 26% from a…

Wal-Mart Ups Ante On Sustainability At China Conference

Wal-Mart told its global suppliers they have until 2017 to comply with its sustainability initiative or risk losing shelf space.

New Math Course Takes Place Of College Algebra

College students who don’t need college algebra in their fields of study can instead take another math course starting next fall. Act 1197 of 2009 requires the state’s public colleges…