by - August 14, 2022 9:52 am
A group recently submitted more than twice the number of signatures for a ballot issue that, if approved, would allow for adult-use or recreational cannabis in Arkansas. While the issue…
by - August 13, 2022 10:32 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that 10.6% of online returns are fraudulent, totaling more than $23 billion in 2021. It is often a retailer’s best customers who are taking…
by - August 11, 2022 5:27 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced (Aug. 11) a collaboration with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas that includes the Lowell-based carrier giving $1.5…
by - August 11, 2022 3:24 pm
All eyes will be watching Tuesday (Aug. 16) as Walmart reports fiscal second-quarter earnings. With more than 230 million shoppers visiting stores each week, the retail giant is seen as…
by - August 11, 2022 1:22 pm
Calling it an “historic moment,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Aug. 11) signed into law a $400 million tax reform package as state legislators concluded their three-day special session without…
by - August 11, 2022 1:05 pm
Dillard’s Inc. reported second quarter net income of $163.4 million, below the $185.7 million in the same quarter of 2021. But earnings per share of $9.30 was well beyond the…
by - August 10, 2022 8:48 pm
Arkansas legislators moved tax reform and school safety legislation across the capitol rotunda Wednesday (Aug. 10) as they hope to wrap up a special session on Thursday. Bills forwarded from…
by - August 10, 2022 3:50 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a decline in earnings in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, while revenue is projected to increase by double digits amid lower…
by - August 10, 2022 3:03 pm
Consumers saw the highest grocery prices in 43 years in July, with food at home costs rising 10.9% from a year ago. Food eaten in restaurant costs were 13.1% higher…
by - August 10, 2022 1:33 pm
Inflation is taking a toll on family budgets just as the back-to-school shopping season gets underway. The National Retail Federation reports that 38% of families admit having to cut back…
by - August 10, 2022 1:29 pm
Truck driver compensation rose in 2021 as demand for drivers increased amid a labor shortage and strong demand for goods, according to new survey results. The median truckload driver earned…
by - August 10, 2022 11:00 am
Financial technology giant FIS and The Venture Center announced Wednesday (Aug. 10) the 10 companies selected for the 2022 FIS Fintech Accelerator program. The program based in Little Rock provides…
by - August 9, 2022 8:54 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday (Aug. 9) convened late in the morning and made short work of their first day of an expected quick special session. Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued a…
by - August 9, 2022 7:57 pm
When actress Barbara Eden was a young adult, she was an accomplished singer, but her mother wanted her to take acting classes. Her acting coach thought she had talent, but…
by - August 9, 2022 7:04 pm
Higher diesel fuel and fertilizer costs have reduced the number of real row crop acres planted in Arkansas in 2022, according to a report issued by the U.S. Department of…
by - August 9, 2022 4:38 pm
Pinning down a clear consensus on the U.S. economy is, as the old saying goes, like trying to nail Jello to a wall. A recession is obvious unless it’s not….
by - August 9, 2022 3:03 pm
Port congestion has been a major challenge for retailers in the past 18 months. But after a record-setting spring, imports at the largest U.S. ports are expected to slow for…
by - August 9, 2022 2:23 pm
U.S. electricity consumption is expected to rise by 2.4% this year, from 2021, because of rising economic activity and hot summer weather, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - August 9, 2022 10:58 am
Officials with the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) in Fort Smith announced Tuesday (Aug. 9) that Ben Johnson of Iowa had been hired as president and CEO, effective Aug. 22….
by - August 9, 2022 10:08 am
A third party will build publicly traded Canoo Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOEV) first electric delivery vans for Walmart Inc., a change from the startup’s previous plans to assemble them at its Bentonville…
