Business

Clean & Green: Wal-Mart Hits Solar Panel Milestone

This past week, Walmart – the Bentonville-based retail giant – reached a major milestone in renewable energy as it placed solar panels on its 100th store in California.

Mexico to impose duties on U.S. chicken imports

Three of the largest poultry companies in Mexico won their battle to impose anti-dumping duties on U.S. competitors exporting leg quarters south of the border. From January through May of…

Broadway: Changes possible with Lottery scholarships

The state’s higher education chief said that a new initiative aims to bring older students back to college, while at the same time new data could help lawmakers shape future…

Broadway: Data To Allow Potential Changes To Lottery Scholarships

The state’s higher education chief said that a new initiative aims to bring older students back to college, while at the same time new data could help lawmakers shape future funding for lottery scholarships.

Google, Arkansas team up on small business websites

For the next year, Google is providing free website and free web training resources for small business owners in Arkansas. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) tells…

ASBTDC, Google Partner To Offer Free Websites For Small Businesses

For the next year, Google is providing free website and free web training resources for small business owners in Arkansas in partnership with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.

Car-Mart executives receive pay raises

The top three executives at America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Bentonville each got a double-digit boost in pay last year, according to a recent proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange…

Wal-Mart taps wind energy in California

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled its first onsite large-scale wind turbine pilot project at its distribution center in Red Bluff, Calif. on Tuesday (Aug. 7). The wind turbine, expected to be…

Job openings in U.S. rose in June to four-year high

Job openings in the U.S. rose in June to the highest level in four years, indicating employment gains may accelerate in the second half of the year. The number of…

Regional building permit values down 40.5%

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $9.054 million in July, down significantly from the $14.548 million June total, and similarly down compared to…

Mortgage closing costs decline

Arkansas has the fifth-lowest mortgage closing costs in the nation, according to new research that Bankrate.com released Monday (Aug.6). On average, it costs $3,325 to close on a mortgage in…

SEC Regulators Ask Wal-Mart For More Clarity

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently agreed to provide added detail in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to its ongoing legal proceedings and cyber security threats.

SEC asks Wal-Mart for more clarity

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently agreed to provide added detail in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to its ongoing legal proceedings and cyber security threats. Federal regulators…

188th future uncertain even with BRAC delay

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said Monday (Aug. 6) he is pleased with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s decision to not push for a BRAC round in 2013, but is not…

Fracking linked to ‘small-magnitude’ earthquakes

Fracking may cause more earthquakes than initially thought, according to an article in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. At least 59 “small-magnitude” earthquakes of 1.4 to…

Fed says banks easing standards on loans

U.S. banks are relaxing their terms on credit cards and lending for autos and commercial real estate, according to a Federal Reserve survey. “Domestic banks, on balance, continued to report…

Profits shrink; Tyson Foods mounts defense

Tyson Foods says it will stay profitable in 2012 despite soaring grain costs related to the worst drought in a half-century. But the meat giant’s third quarter profits of $76…

Tyson Foods Profits Tumble On Debt Charge, Drought

Springdale-based Tyson Foods reported earnings of $76 million on sales of $8.3 billion. In last year’s third quarter, Tyson Foods reported profits of $196 million on revenue of $8.25 billion.

Public Service Commission Puts Numerous Conditions On Entergy Move To MISO

The Arkansas Public Service Commission issued a report late last week that enumerates more than a dozen concerns regarding Entergy Arkansas’ potential move to regional transmission coordinator, Midwest Independent System Operator.