by - November 4, 2020 4:49 pm
COVID-19 continues its unfortunate rapid spread in Arkansas, with daily cases again above 1,000 and the death count growing by double-digits. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the trend will challenge the…
by - November 4, 2020 3:17 pm
Retail is in the midst of a transformation. Apex players like Amazon and Walmart are building out eco-systems that will continue to drive consumers to stores and service opportunities in…
by - November 4, 2020 2:32 pm
Food and beverage giant Nestlé has acquired the startup prepared meal delivery service Freshly for $950 million. Nestlé first became interested in Freshly in 2017, leading a $77 million funding…
by - November 3, 2020 11:20 pm
Sebastian County voters said no to a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in Tuesday’s (Nov. 3) general election. Unofficial…
by - November 3, 2020 3:12 pm
The continued rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has some hospitals “stretched thin,” with a shortage of healthcare workers more of a concern than hospital bed availability, according to Bo…
by - November 3, 2020 3:04 pm
An improved freight market environment allowed Fort Smith-based ArcBest to better balance revenue with costs resulting in quarterly net income growth of 80.7% and operating income gains in its trucking…
by - November 3, 2020 2:41 pm
Georgia-based global manufacturer Chart Industries on Tuesday (Nov. 3) announced the completion of a deal to buy BlueInGreen LLC, an emerging technology company based in Fayetteville focusing on water and…
by - November 3, 2020 2:34 pm
Tax revenue in Arkansas’ first four fiscal months (July-October) totaled $2.558 billion, up 13.8% from the same period in 2019 and 12% over the budget forecast. The increase has resulted…
by - November 3, 2020 9:19 am
Fayetteville-based outdoor dealership Williams Tractor, which has six locations in Arkansas and one in Louisiana, is planning to build a Springdale superstore east of Interstate 49. Company officials broke ground…
by - November 2, 2020 4:05 pm
Grim COVID-19 milestones continue in Arkansas, with the Arkansas Department of Health on Monday (Nov. 2) reporting record hospitalizations and patients on ventilators of 688 and 112, respectively. Hospital numbers…
by - November 2, 2020 3:37 pm
Retail sales have largely recovered from the pandemic heading into the holiday season but the growing number of COVID-19 cases remains a threat and more federal stimulus could help the…
by - November 2, 2020 11:57 am
After serving about one year as company president and three years as a director, Dean Banks officially started as Tyson Foods CEO on Oct. 3. While he had no prior…
by - November 2, 2020 11:24 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector rose at a faster rate in October as the overall economy grew for a sixth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - November 2, 2020 9:46 am
The U.S. has been in a deep recession since February and was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March. Shutdowns devastated consumer spending, but there are signs of…
by - November 1, 2020 4:36 pm
October was another month of unfortunate COVID-19 spread in Arkansas, with total known cumulative cases rising more than 32% and deaths up 39% during the month. Hospitalizations, a metric Gov….
by - November 1, 2020 3:07 pm
What’s the oldest business in Arkansas to do for its 200th anniversary? How about give away money as it enters a third century of operation. The Rose Law Firm, founded…
by - November 1, 2020 8:08 am
An audit performed for the Arkansas Insurance Department of the state’s three dominant pharmacy benefit managers found different-sized pharmacies were paid different amounts for the same drugs last year, though…
by - November 1, 2020 7:53 am
Americans will have decided who they want leading the nation and the policy directions they want the government to pursue for the next four years by Nov. 3. That decision…
by - October 31, 2020 10:26 am
Brett Goode is back in Northwest Arkansas, but he’s traded in a career filled with footballs for a second one filled with finance. The retired Super Bowl champion and former…
by - October 30, 2020 4:02 pm
Walmart did an about face Friday (Oct. 30) after the retail giant announced Thursday plans to remove guns and ammo from shelves amid civil unrests in certain parts of the…
