by - January 3, 2018 4:47 pm
The restaurant sector has seen sluggish growth over the past few years as consumer eating habits continue to change. Casual dining venues have seen the biggest drop in traffic as…
by - January 3, 2018 4:14 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services should see intermodal demand rise as import container volumes increase on the West Coast and its rail partner’s volumes surge in the West. In a fourth-quarter…
by - January 3, 2018 1:11 pm
Robust holiday sales receipts bolstered tax collections in December after Arkansas budget officials revised the state’s official general revenue forecast heading into the upcoming fiscal session that begins in early…
by - January 3, 2018 12:57 pm
Mercy announced Wednesday (Jan. 3) plans to partner with one of the nation’s largest provider of urgent care clinics — GoHealth — to open 30 new urgent care centers across…
by - January 2, 2018 7:56 pm
Austin, Texas-based Yeti Coolers filed suit against retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores on Dec. 8, claiming the retailer violated trademark and copyrights by selling products that replicate those made by Yeti….
by - January 2, 2018 7:45 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday (Jan. 3) in Little Rock to discuss potential regulation changes for the use of the herbicide dicamba during the…
by - January 2, 2018 4:00 pm
2017 has been a challenging, confusing and dynamic year in retail, according to Nielsen’s consumer insights expert Jordan Rost. He said fast-moving consumer goods are seeing slow growth in sales…
by - December 31, 2017 10:20 pm
Former exploratory candidate Jan Morgan said she will challenge Gov. Asa Hutchinson in the GOP primary in May. Morgan, a gun range owner and Second Amendment advocate, said she is…
by - December 31, 2017 2:36 pm
Three economists who closely watch Arkansas’ economy believe job growth and positive GDP reports will continue into 2018. Unfortunately, uneven economic growth in the state and a low labor force…
by - December 31, 2017 2:22 pm
America’s Car-Mart is ready to grow, and Jeff Williams, president and chief financial officer, will be leading the way when he becomes CEO in January. “We have built this big…
by - December 28, 2017 4:30 pm
When Wal-Mart Stores kicked off its annual Year Beginning Meeting in February, president and CEO Doug McMillon told suppliers: We want the absolute lowest prices in order to deliver on…
by - December 27, 2017 5:25 pm
Amazon has launched smartphone app Relay for truck drivers, and it’s expected to improve pickup and delivery at the e-commerce company’s fulfillment centers and warehouses. Its launch comes as freight…
by - December 27, 2017 1:39 pm
A proposed $66 billion merger between German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer and agricultural company Monsanto has opposition from farmers in Arkansas and other agriculture dependent states. Both companies own patents for…
by - December 22, 2017 11:20 am
The third installment of the HBO crime anthology “True Detective” created by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will be filmed and produced in Northwest Arkansas, beginning in…
by - December 22, 2017 10:17 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate edged up to 3.7% in November as the state’s civilian labor force decline by more than 6,000 as fewer workers sought gainful employment ahead of the holiday…
by - December 22, 2017 9:51 am
Cam Patterson, the chief operating officer at Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, has been recommended as the next University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences chancellor. University of Arkansas…
by - December 21, 2017 7:22 pm
John McIntosh of 64.6 Downtown said the development group for the downtown Fort Smith area will be focused on hiring an executive director to help enact the Propelling Downtown Forward…
by - December 21, 2017 6:36 pm
A Blue Ribbon panel convened by Gov. Asa Hutchinson earlier this year is recommending the state launch of a $25 million, five-year economic development nonprofit to address business challenges in…
by - December 21, 2017 6:15 pm
U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. delivered an early Christmas present to Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line on Thursday (Dec. 21) by striking down a complaint by Arkansas…
by - December 21, 2017 12:24 pm
Consumer spending and strong business investment lifted real gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter at an annual rate of 3.2%, according to the third estimate released Thursday (Dec….
