by - February 8, 2022 6:35 am
Changing consumer expectations, emerging technologies and new business models are forcing the banking industry to formulate strategies now to prepare for the future. Arkansas’ largest bank has turned to a…
by - February 7, 2022 8:19 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners for the class of 2022 were announced on Monday (Feb. 7). Arkansas Heritage also honored chicken as the 2022…
by - February 7, 2022 7:05 pm
Home BancShares completed its purchase of the marine loan portfolio of Utah-based LendingClub Bank. Terms of the transaction totaled $238 million in acquired yacht loans. The portfolio of loans will…
by - February 7, 2022 4:50 pm
Consumers are expected to dole out $23.9 billion on Valentine’s Day spending, up 9.63% from last year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). It is expected to be the…
by - February 7, 2022 11:35 am
Tyson Foods surprised market watchers Monday (Feb. 7) with net income of $1.21 billion, up 140% from a year ago. The company blew past the consensus earnings per share estimate…
by - February 7, 2022 10:12 am
New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. revealed Monday (Feb. 7) a new corporate brand and logo that will “help communicate our aspirations as a company,” according to a news release. The electric…
by - February 6, 2022 7:52 pm
Late last month, a broad coalition of Arkansas nonprofits and donors coordinated the elimination of $35 million in medical debt for over 23,000 Arkansans. Leaders from two of the organizing…
by - February 6, 2022 7:16 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said he’s concerned about Russian troop build-ups, the economy, bomb threats, and getting to the truth of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. In…
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….
