by - February 1, 2019 4:45 pm
More than 1,000 business professionals from around the state attended the Business Forecast Luncheon presented by the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research on Friday (Feb 1)…
by - February 1, 2019 12:25 pm
Walmart Chief Data Officer Bill Groves, who joined the retail giant about seven months ago, says he quickly sized up the potential for Northwest Arkansas to become a national hub…
by - February 1, 2019 11:49 am
U.S. payroll employment continued to see full-bodied growth in January as more than 300,000 new workers were added to the nation’s brimming labor pool in January, according to the U.S….
by - February 1, 2019 10:03 am
The University of Arkansas will award $1 million a year to help support technologies that show strong potential for commercialization. On Friday (Feb.1), the UA announced the Commercialization Fund, a…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A bill that would abolish the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and move its responsibilities into the Arkansas Insurance Department advanced through committee Thursday (Jan. 31). SB 113 advanced on a…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A steady uptick in interest rates to keep the economy on a normalized pace has bankers closely watching moves by the Federal Reserve Bank. With four fed fund rate hikes…
by - January 31, 2019 4:51 pm
Truck safety organization Road Safe America recently released an analysis of federal crash data showing semitrailer crash fatalities rose between 2009 and 2017, and a coalition led by the organization…
by - January 31, 2019 4:39 pm
Consumers and businesses will shell out big for the upcoming Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3. The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects total consumer spending of $14.8 billion, which accounts…
by - January 31, 2019 3:21 pm
One year after getting a huge profit boost from the 2017 corporate tax cuts, El Dorado-based Murphy USA Inc. posted more modest results of $78 million after Wednesday’s closing bell…
by - January 31, 2019 3:08 pm
Arkansas energy giant Murphy Oil Corp. ended 2018 on a strong note as the international oil explorer continues to turnaround its fortunes with key global oil and gas prospects. For…
by - January 30, 2019 7:20 pm
The Senate sponsor of a bill granting wide exemptions to Arkansas’ newly passed minimum wage increase said he “is not leaving the session without some relief for my constituents.” But…
by - January 30, 2019 6:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and top House and Senate leaders unveiled a modified version of his $97 million “2-4-5.9” tax cut package, declaring at the state Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 30)…
by - January 30, 2019 5:09 pm
Transportation and logistics holding company ArcBest is on a five-year winning streak, with net income between 2014 and 2018 totaling more than $270 million, a far better outcome than the…
by - January 30, 2019 3:59 pm
Sam’s Club President and CEO John Furner told business leaders and executives in Little Rock on Wednesday (Jan. 30) that the wholesale retailer has undergone the greatest transformation in the…
by - January 30, 2019 3:13 pm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) won the first battle in its federal civil lawsuit against Walmart Inc., filed on behalf of Alyssa Gilliam and a class of pregnant…
by - January 30, 2019 2:34 pm
The first phase of a $100 million “new urbanism” community in the Pinnacle Hills area west of Interstate 49 in Rogers is underway. Crossland Construction recently paid the city of…
by - January 30, 2019 7:45 am
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The article appears in the newest edition of Talk Business & Politics State of the…
by - January 29, 2019 7:06 pm
A Senate panel on Tuesday (Jan. 29) rejected a proposal to replace two relatively obscure statues at the nation’s capitol with similar monuments for Little Rock civil rights activist Daisy…
by - January 29, 2019 7:00 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday (Jan. 29) approved a resolution to convene a Convention of the States to amend the U.S. Constitution after sponsor Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, gave a…
by - January 29, 2019 6:46 pm
U.S. steelmaker Nucor Corp., which operates three large steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, on Tuesday (Jan. 29) reported record fourth quarter and year-end profits as the company continues to benefit…
