by - April 24, 2018 5:24 pm
Only 18% of Republican voters in Arkansas favor heavier regulation of guns, 35% favor fewer regulations, and a plurality of 44% think there should be no changes to existing gun…
by - April 24, 2018 2:55 pm
Walmart has partnered with San-Francisco-based DoorDash to deliver groceries in the Atlanta metro, a move that is part of the retailer’s announced goal to in the next six months provide…
by - April 24, 2018 1:06 pm
Little Rock-based Southern Bancorp has raised $17.75 million in funding from several of the region’s top banks and private investors as part of the rural bank holding group’s capital campaign…
by - April 24, 2018 12:45 pm
Blockchain technology is now much like the internet was in its early years. Its impact is hard to understand and predict. It’s like the Wild West, with few laws and…
by - April 24, 2018 10:22 am
Editor’s note: Talk Business & Politics reporter George Jared interviewed Robert “Bob” Dorough in early April prior to his death, possibly one of his last interviews. ––––––––––––––––––– McCaffrey and McCall…
by - April 24, 2018 7:49 am
The Lake View school funding case probably is still “good law” despite a recent court ruling that the state can’t be sued under the Arkansas Constitution. But the ability of…
by - April 23, 2018 6:18 pm
Simmons First National Corp., which pushed its reach into Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado in 2017, reported that quarterly profits more than doubled from a year ago as the Pine Bluff-based…
by - April 23, 2018 5:22 pm
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among Arkansas Republicans is unquestionably positive as 86% of the state’s GOP primary voters expressed a thumbs up for the nation’s chief executive. A…
by - April 23, 2018 4:55 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday (April 23) rejected a petition for an expedited hearing from a group pushing a casino proposal that has been rejected four times by Arkansas…
by - April 23, 2018 4:26 pm
First National Bank announced a deal Monday (April 23) to acquire the once-troubled Onebanc of Little Rock, further expanding the Northeast Arkansas’ community bank’s fast-growing footprint into the state’s largest…
by - April 23, 2018 3:51 pm
The truckload industry looks to have experienced one of the strongest first quarters in a period that is typically weak while a driver shortage continues to show no signs of…
by - April 22, 2018 9:08 pm
Bentonville stepped into the international limelight this weekend to host the “Final Table” event of the World Food Championships, and the winner has close ties to Arkansas. For the first…
by - April 22, 2018 3:48 pm
Walmart has set June 13 as its “Open Call” day. Hundreds of hopeful suppliers will descend on Walmart’s corporate offices prepped for a 20-minute buyer meeting that can make or…
by - April 22, 2018 9:47 am
A new survey of likely Republican party primary voters in Arkansas shows that Gov. Asa Hutchinson has a nearly two-to-one lead over over challenger Jan Morgan. The latest Talk Business…
by - April 22, 2018 9:43 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, a veteran of the George H.W. Bush White House, fondly remembered former First Lady Barbara Bush, who passed away at the age of 92 last week….
by - April 20, 2018 6:08 pm
Walmart Inc. exceeded the $500 billion revenue threshold for the first time in the company’s 53-year history. So it’s no surprise the company’s top five executives, who benefit from performance-based…
by - April 20, 2018 2:13 pm
Arkansas’ tight job market held serve in March in line with the national trend where unemployment rates in nearly all 50 states reported little or no change at the end…
by - April 19, 2018 4:41 pm
Walmart announced Thursday (April 19) it’s testing a new mobile checkout service – “Check Out With Me” – in more than 350 U.S. stores. The service is available at Arkansas…
by - April 19, 2018 3:30 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has seen demand unlike ever before in this upcycle and expects double-digit revenue growth in 2018, and operating income to rise at a faster rate than…
by - April 19, 2018 11:40 am
Home Bancshares Inc. closed out the first three months of 2018 with record first quarter earnings, largely boosted by strong loan growth from the bank’s commercial real estate lending arm…
