by - June 4, 2018 4:10 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department released a proposed rule regulating pharmacy benefits managers Monday (June 4) and a public hearing is scheduled for July 11. The proposed rule would administer a…
by - June 4, 2018 2:22 pm
As Arkansas budget officials wind down the end of fiscal 2018, Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave a “solid” rating to the state’s economy Monday (June 4) as revenue collections came in…
by - June 4, 2018 1:53 pm
Walmart announced Monday (June 4) the pending sale of 80% of its business in Brazil to private equity investors Advent International. Walmart expects no ongoing material impact to earnings this…
by - June 4, 2018 8:21 am
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Leticia Sanders says she is endorsing Libertarian Mark West in the general election for Arkansas Governor, not her Democratic opponent Jared Henderson. Henderson defeated Sanders by…
by - June 3, 2018 6:30 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his top management team on Friday were asked repeatedly by equity analysts about the recent $16 billion investment for a 77% majority stake in Indian…
by - June 3, 2018 6:06 pm
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin isn’t a fan of government as usual, and he’s telling Arkansans they shouldn’t be either. Griffin was in Fort Smith on Friday (June 1) to…
by - June 1, 2018 5:27 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other Arkansas trade officials awoke Friday (June 1) to fears of a possible international trade war after President Donald Trump moved forward Thursday with his threat…
by - June 1, 2018 4:30 pm
The unemployment rate for the nation’s sizzling job market fell to its lowest level in 18 years as 223,000 were added to the nation’s labor pool in May, according to…
by - June 1, 2018 10:59 am
Climbing Mt. Everest is a good example of risk taking, doing something big. Walmart Inc. Board Chairman Greg Penner used his recent ascent of the world’s highest mountain to offer…
by - May 31, 2018 3:17 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - May 31, 2018 3:13 pm
David Glass, former president and CEO of Walmart Inc. and now owner of the Kansas City Royals, said the Supercenter is the “best retail format around and still as relevant…
by - May 31, 2018 1:52 pm
Within Walmart’s Store No. 8 incubator in Bentonville, the retailer is testing a white-glove shopping service in New York City dubbed Jetblack and co-founded by Jenny Fleiss who joined Walmart…
by - May 30, 2018 5:44 pm
Officials with Intimidator Inc. announced in 2016 plans to expand its Batesville manufacturing operations and create 400 new jobs by 2021. On Wednesday (May 30), company officials and guests ceremonially…
by - May 30, 2018 2:14 pm
Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart U.S., encouraged about 6,000 Walmart U.S. employees to lead with heart and explained the difference between those who do and those who do not as…
by - May 30, 2018 1:55 pm
Rising oil and natural gas prices and a more attractive corporate tax structure are driving interest in BHP Billiton’s auction of its U.S. onshore assets, which include the Fayetteville Shale…
by - May 30, 2018 1:44 pm
The U.S. economy advanced at a modest 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018 as expectations for sustained growth in 2018 have not lived up to Wall Street expectations. According…
by - May 30, 2018 1:22 pm
For the first time in decades Walmart held a no-frill shareholder meeting to conduct the formal business of electing directors and approving shareholder proposals. Appearing much like the annual meetings…
by - May 30, 2018 9:25 am
Walmart is investing in college degrees for its U.S. workforce with a new benefit to any full-time or part-time worker wanting to pursue an associate’s or bachelor’s degree online. Walmart…
by - May 29, 2018 4:35 pm
Despite an unusually cold spring, and inconsistent weather, Arkansas row crop farmers have planted nearly all of their corn, soybean, and rice crops, according to the University of Arkansas System…
by - May 29, 2018 4:27 pm
Ask any member of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) staff and board to choose their favorite groundbreaking ceremony since first sticking shovel in the dirt over three years…
