by - August 18, 2020 12:09 pm
The National Retail Federation reported retail sales rose 2.7% in July from a year ago. Sales were 1.2% better than June but economists worry about declining sales beginning in August…
by - August 18, 2020 9:31 am
Walmart’s second-quarter net income blew past analyst expectations with results fueled by a 97% increase in e-commerce sales and U.S. comp sales growth of 9.3%. Walmart’s adjusted earnings per share…
by - August 17, 2020 10:36 pm
On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, former First Lady Michelle Obama lived up to her billing as she laid out arguments to reject a second term of…
by - August 17, 2020 8:56 pm
An irrigation project that would bring surface water from the Arkansas River to farms in four counties won’t be completed for 100 years under the current funding structure, so the…
by - August 17, 2020 4:41 pm
The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture claiming failure to require humane handling of poultry at slaughter. The groups said…
by - August 17, 2020 4:24 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. beat earnings and revenue expectations in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 as net income and revenue rose from the same quarter in 2019. Analysts had…
by - August 17, 2020 4:17 pm
White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx praised Arkansas’ COVID-19 response efforts but said the state had more to do, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Aug. 17) during…
by - August 17, 2020 12:43 pm
U.S. meat production is on track for a record year, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University Extension. Peel said before COVID-19, it was recognized that…
by - August 17, 2020 11:05 am
Entergy Arkansas announced Monday (Aug. 17) plans to purchase a 900-acre, 100-megawatt solar farm near Brinkley. Pending approval by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Walnut Bend Solar will be among…
by - August 16, 2020 2:45 pm
Hospitality, travel, and tourism have been the hardest hit industries during COVID-19. Think restaurants, hotels, caterers, meeting facilities, trade shows and the cottage industries that support those businesses ranging from…
by - August 16, 2020 12:37 pm
2020 marks the 24th year for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. It’s safe to say this class will be one we won’t soon forget. That is due…
by - August 15, 2020 8:44 am
A new report says the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of uninsured people in Arkansas, which has been especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic….
by - August 14, 2020 8:34 pm
With no nationwide strategy to improve access to COVID-19 testing and ensure timely testing results, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has joined Democratic and Republican governors from nine states to create a…
by - August 14, 2020 12:27 pm
The University of Central Arkansas added $1.01 billion in income to the Arkansas economy and supported 19,506 jobs in fiscal year 2018-19, according to a recent study released by the…
by - August 13, 2020 9:13 pm
With roughly 10 days before the return of in-person school classes across the state, Arkansas officials are working to provide data to assess how COVID-19 is impacting communities at the…
by - August 13, 2020 4:54 pm
An order for more than 1 million feet of 36-inch pipe for use on the Keystone XL pipeline project will keep around 500 Welspun manufacturing employees in Little Rock busy…
by - August 13, 2020 3:54 pm
State officials have published a 20-page “Healthy School Guide” they say will help return hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and staff to more than 1,000 school facilities on Aug….
by - August 13, 2020 3:51 pm
Walmart has been deemed a winner in challenges caused by COVID-19. While analysts largely remain bullish on the Bentonville-based retailer, they also expect slightly lower net income for the second…
by - August 13, 2020 2:25 pm
Walmart will continue having corporate office employees working remotely through Jan. 31, 2021. The retail giant just marked 20 weeks of remote working amid the COVID-19 pandemic and said it…
by - August 13, 2020 1:54 pm
With the COVID-19 global pandemic, more retail sales are occurring online as consumers stay in their homes. A recent report by legal software firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that the…
