by - February 6, 2022 11:54 am
Arkansas’ economy was on track for robust gains in 2022 until the Omicron variant of COVID-19 put a kink in the line. Economists still believe the state’s economy will grow…
by - February 5, 2022 8:40 am
Retailers have struggled to keep store shelves stocked during the pandemic. In November, Fayetteville-based Field Agent looked at 203 U.S. big-box retail stores to gain insights into the depth of…
by - February 4, 2022 10:49 am
North Little Rock-based Abaca has processed more than $2 billion in transactions for the cannabis (marijuana) industry. Growth with the financial technology (fintech) banking company comes as more states in…
by - February 3, 2022 6:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced a slate of appointments to a number of boards and commissions, including the newly created Arkansas Military Affairs Council, which was formed by Act 522 in the 2021…
by - February 3, 2022 4:41 pm
Equity analysts expect Tyson Foods to post 2% earnings growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended Dec. 31. The Springdale-based meat company will report earnings ahead of…
by - February 3, 2022 4:26 pm
The good news about Arkansas’ tourism industry is the state’s 2% tourism tax is on pace to top the $20 million mark for the first time in 2021. The not-so-good…
by - February 3, 2022 4:16 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck reported 2021 net income of $24.768 million, more than five times 2020 net income and a record for the trucking and logistics company. Full year revenue…
by - February 3, 2022 3:52 pm
Lumber and hardware giant Ridout Companies has named Bradley Cunningham as the new president and general manager. Cunningham succeeds Ridout’s outgoing president, Ross Ridout, who will take on an advisory…
by - February 3, 2022 8:21 am
Arkansas commercial real estate firm Colliers Arkansas said the state’s largest metro ended 2021 with the industrial sector outperforming other areas. Retail shows signs of stabilizing, and the office market…
by - February 2, 2022 7:11 pm
Murphy USA reported higher quarterly and full-year net income as the El Dorado-based gas retailer saw fuel and merchandise margins improve. The company’s acquisition and integration of QuickChek, which Murphy…
by - February 2, 2022 4:55 pm
Continued gains in sales tax revenue helped push Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2021 to January 2022) tax revenue to $4.678 billion, up 5.9% compared with the same period in the…
by - February 2, 2022 10:57 am
Supply chain disruptions are expected to continue as demand remains strong, but they should start to moderate by mid-2022, according to a recent report on the state of third-party logistics….
by - February 2, 2022 10:16 am
Baptist Health has named Lawrence Montgomery as the system’s chief marketing officer and John Goodman as corporate vice president of oncology, pharmacy and respiratory services. Montgomery previously served as executive…
by - February 2, 2022 10:04 am
The construction sector was in a precarious position as 2022 arrived. There are a robust number of commercial, residential and government related projects to be completed. Supply chain issues have…
by - February 2, 2022 8:48 am
Arkansas fruit growers have been under siege due to turbulent weather during the last several years and that is showing no signs of letup as a major winter storm is…
by - February 1, 2022 11:09 am
Manufacturing economic activity grew at a slower rate in January as production was limited because of absenteeism attributed to the COVID-19 omicron variant, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - February 1, 2022 9:08 am
For the second consecutive quarter, Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted revenue above $1 billion, and full-year net income of $213.521 million was three times the $71.1 million in 2020. Full-year earnings…
by - January 31, 2022 2:11 pm
Two years into COVID-19 and just as retailers thought the viral end was near, the Omicron variant emerged. Although retailers posted record holiday sales gains of 11.5%, the industry face…
by - January 31, 2022 1:43 pm
Walmart and Quest Diagnostics are partnering on a consumer-oriented testing website that can provide shoppers with more than 50 diagnostic tests from COVID-19, allergy, women’s health and heart disease to…
by - January 31, 2022 10:09 am
Southern Bancorp, Inc., announced Monday (Jan. 31) it will acquire FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Bank of Arkansas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Southern…
