by - February 18, 2021 3:23 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said with $564.2 billion in sales the retailer is just getting started. He remembered the late former CEO David Glass saying the same thing more than…
by - February 18, 2021 1:24 pm
Soybean and cotton farmers got sobering news earlier this week when a much more herbicide resistant form of pigweed was discovered in the eastern-most section of Northeast Arkansas. Tom Barber,…
by - February 18, 2021 11:50 am
Walmart disappointed the equity markets Thursday (Feb. 18) with a 12-cent per share earnings miss in the fourth quarter, despite record revenue and strong same-store sales. Fourth-quarter earnings on an adjusted…
by - February 18, 2021 11:44 am
Revolution, a sustainable plastic solutions manufacturer located in Little Rock, has acquired Jadcore, LLC to expand its closed-loop manufacturing capabilities and further penetrate the Midwest market with environmentally-friendly plastic products…
by - February 18, 2021 11:14 am
Tulsa, Okla.-based Timmons Oil Co., a distributor of fuels, oils and lubricants, recently relocated from Springdale to a 10,000-square-foot building in Tontitown. Todd Collier, executive vice president of Timmons Oil…
by - February 18, 2021 9:34 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Sunnyvale, Calif.-based technology company Google announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) an alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt’s digital transformation and develop next-generation supply chain…
by - February 17, 2021 4:29 pm
Because of unprecedented winter weather and a sudden shortage of natural gas from a supplier, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) has curtailed industrial and commercial customers in the Fort Smith…
by - February 17, 2021 4:01 pm
Those with show swine are being warned about porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PED, that may affect their pigs. The disease doesn’t affect other breeds of pigs, scientists said. “Because…
by - February 17, 2021 3:57 pm
Ritter Communications has hired Jeff Chapman as Vice President and General Manager of the telecom company’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) business sector. Chapman manages the strategic plans and initiatives for Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure…
by - February 17, 2021 2:06 pm
The retail sector is starting to use internet of things (IoT) technology with various applications. Sanjay Radhakrishnan, vice president of global technology at Walmart, recently said the company manages more…
by - February 17, 2021 12:53 pm
Tyson Foods is among a growing number of companies including Amazon to Walmart that will provide an additional incentive for workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The company is paying…
by - February 17, 2021 11:04 am
On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take additional measures to protect workers from…
by - February 16, 2021 5:59 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. beat analyst expectations for earnings in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 while revenue rose to a record of $228 million. After the buy here, pay…
by - February 16, 2021 5:22 pm
Walmart has been one of the winners in retail amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Wall Street expects the retail giant will see net income grow 8.7% in its fiscal…
by - February 16, 2021 4:56 pm
Women who are looking to start or grow their own companies can hear from other women who are excelling in research, innovation and business at “accelHERate,” presented by the Arkansas…
by - February 16, 2021 4:25 pm
This week’s unusually extreme winter weather may have stopped many from getting their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but there is no need to worry, according to Rep. Dr….
by - February 16, 2021 4:16 pm
Justin Whitmore, executive vice president of alternative proteins at Tyson Foods, is leaving the meat giant to become the chief strategy officer at Keurig Dr. Pepper at the end of…
by - February 16, 2021 3:08 pm
Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas’ largest county, Craighead County, continue an unparalleled sales tax growth pattern that has lasted the better part of a decade. Both the city and county registered…
by - February 16, 2021 1:53 pm
Walmart said Tuesday (Feb. 16) it has temporarily closed roughly 10% of its U.S. stores as an Arctic blast brought snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures to large parts of the…
by - February 16, 2021 1:35 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank announced Tuesday (Feb. 16) a five-year presenting sponsorship agreement with the Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA) that will create a new amateur event, the Simmons Bank…
