by - January 17, 2019 10:07 am
Although local GDP growth has lagged the rest of the nation coming out of the Great Recession, central Arkansas’ economic fortunes are improving as the region’s labor pool emerges out…
by - January 17, 2019 10:07 am
After celebrating 20 years in business at the beginning of the New Year, Home Bancshares Inc. ended 2018 with a string of 31 straight profitable quarters and assets of more…
by - January 16, 2019 4:18 pm
CVS Health Corp. announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart is exiting its prescription network over pricing disputes. Walmart confirmed the discussions over price continue with CVS Caremark, which manages the…
by - January 16, 2019 4:10 pm
Lawmakers at the State Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 16) kicked off what is expected to be a busy legislative session with a brief slate of introductory meetings where state representatives…
by - January 16, 2019 3:03 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday (Jan. 16) the Trump administration has been plenty tough on Russia although an easing of sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin ally Oleg…
by - January 16, 2019 2:01 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. said earnings fell from 2017 results that included the effects of tax reform, but the carrier set operating records for best quarter and year…
by - January 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Walmart announced this week its new high-tech consolidation center under construction in Colton, Calif., is slated to come online in July. The 340,000-square-foot facility will be the first in Walmart’s…
by - January 16, 2019 1:11 pm
Online grocery is slowly growing its share in the U.S., but in the next five years, analysts expect e-commerce food sales will be a $59.5 billion market, a compound annual…
by - January 16, 2019 12:34 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ earnings should rise in the fourth quarter even though peak season was not as strong as expected and intermodal freight volumes were impacted by…
by - January 16, 2019 12:05 am
Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. and Mountain Home Bancshares, Inc. have executed a definitive agreement for Farmers and Merchants to acquire Mountain Home and its subsidiary, Integrity Bank. Terms of…
by - January 15, 2019 5:13 pm
Another 1,232 Arkansas Works cases were closed in December because recipients failed to comply with the program’s work requirement, bringing the total to 18,164 since the requirement took effect in…
by - January 15, 2019 4:08 pm
As the trade war rages with China the real impacts to U.S. soybean farmers are starting to be felt. University of Arkansas agriculture economist Scott Stiles created a chart mapping…
by - January 15, 2019 4:05 pm
Afterglow Aircraft Solutions, an Arkansas-based company offering aircraft interior and paint refurbishments and detailing, will locate operations at the Little Rock airport, the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission announced Tuesday…
by - January 15, 2019 3:59 pm
Arkansas Democratic legislators held a press conference after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s inaugural address on Tuesday (Jan. 15) to draw differences in their priorities over the governor’s stated goals. Two new…
by - January 15, 2019 3:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson called on Arkansans to not let “this moment in history pass us by, but let us work together for success” during his inaugural address at the Arkansas…
by - January 15, 2019 3:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson began his second term in office on Tuesday (Jan. 15) by asking lawmakers to “make history” by working together with him to push through his most aggressive…
by - January 15, 2019 2:52 pm
Walmart Inc. unveiled its revamp of the Walmart On Campus store at the University of Arkansas this week after an extensive remodel and the addition of a pickup lockers, which…
by - January 15, 2019 1:28 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will give $1 million to the Civil Engineering Research and Education Center that’s expected to be built at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park…
by - January 14, 2019 7:08 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Noel White announced several management changes in connection with the meat giant’s recent acquisition of Keystone Foods. White made the announcement late Monday (Jan. 14) in an…
by - January 14, 2019 4:14 pm
Calling public service a “sacred trust,” new Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Jim Hendren, R-Sulphur Springs, urged senators to free the Legislature from the “stain of corruption.” “We’re all here…
