by - July 8, 2012 9:23 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ended the fiscal year more than $10 million ahead of its previous annual sales. The Arkansas Lottery Commission said yearly sales $474,076,726. That figure is unaudited…
by - July 8, 2012 9:17 pm
The Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Margaret A. Ellibee to serve as its next college president. “Pulaski Tech is a leader in higher education, and we…
by - July 7, 2012 1:45 am
For our weekend business readers: “HACKER HOSTEL” OFFER HOPE FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS Great piece in the New York Times on a hostel chain in San Francisco that is offering a…
by - July 6, 2012 4:52 pm
Best Buy Co. will cut 2,400 jobs, or about 1.4% of its workforce, starting immediately, according to a person familiar with the plans. About 600 Geek Squad tech support jobs…
by - July 6, 2012 1:05 pm
Regional sales tax collections, hospitality tax collections and enplanements continue to be positive, but a slight decline in home sales activity and the persistent high jobless numbers are troubling indicators…
by - July 6, 2012 10:57 am
Rents and occupancies at U.S. shopping centers rose in the second quarter amid little development of properties, research company Reis Inc. said. Occupied space rose by a net 2.06 million…
by - July 6, 2012 10:50 am
Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness. Payrolls rose 80,000 last month after a 77,000…
by - July 6, 2012 9:34 am
Little Rock-based nonprofit Heifer International received an additional $8.5 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week for one of its biggest projects in Africa.
by - July 5, 2012 6:23 pm
U.S. retailers’ June same-store sales about matched analysts’ estimates, with luxury chains such as Saks Inc. and discounters like TJX Cos. topping expectations and stores targeting middle-income consumers trailing projections….
by - July 5, 2012 6:16 pm
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the biggest payment networks, are prepared to settle a seven-year lawsuit brought by retailers to cut their credit-card costs later this month, three people briefed…
by - July 5, 2012 2:57 pm
Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments and companies added more workers than forecast, easing concern the labor market is faltering further. Applications for jobless benefits fell 14,000…
by - July 5, 2012 1:24 pm
Labor unions formed in the United States during the 1870s. Close to 150 years later, the Democratic Party has been credited as the political party that champions their cause. But…
by - July 5, 2012 8:49 am
Walgreen Co. announced Thursday (July 5) that it has entered into an agreement to purchase USA Drug Stores, a regional drugstore chain in the mid-South owned by Stephen L. LaFrance…
by - July 5, 2012 8:01 am
Walgreen Co. announced Thursday (July 5) that it has entered into an agreement to purchase USA Drug Stores, a regional drugstore chain in the mid-South owned by Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings, Inc. and members of the LaFrance family.
by - July 5, 2012 7:55 am
Wal-Mart executive Eduardo Castro-Wright, who remains at the center of a Mexican bribery scandal, retired from the retail giant on July 1.
by - July 5, 2012 7:35 am
The iPhone turns 5 years old, but its influence on society extends far beyond its years.
by - July 4, 2012 10:34 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright, a key figure in a bribery probe at the company’s Mexico operations, retired on July 1. The Justice Department and U.S. Securities and…
by - July 3, 2012 5:07 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $77 per head last week, but had fallen to $60 by Tuesday (July 3), according to Hedgers Edge. Cattle prices have weakened as drought…
by - July 3, 2012 4:09 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc. has been recognized by Anheuser-Busch as its Truckload Carrier of the Year (high volume) award for 2011. USA Truck transported more than 22,000 loads for…
by - July 3, 2012 3:35 pm
Arkansans are doing their part to spur on auto sales in 2012. Through the first half of this year there were 58,494 new auto registrations logged with the Arkansas Office…
