by - March 18, 2018 9:42 am
All four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Arkansas’ Second Congressional District have agreed to a one-hour debate on Wednesday, April 4th in Little Rock at the television studios…
by - March 18, 2018 9:03 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House-designate, Rep. Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, won’t take office until January 2019, but he’s already rolling up his sleeves to gear up for the transition. Appearing…
by - March 17, 2018 5:03 pm
The supply of software developers in Northwest Arkansas hasn’t met the demand, leading companies to look outside the area to fill the talent gap. But technology executives for Lowell-based carrier…
by - March 17, 2018 4:45 pm
Walmart’s top eight executives recently received a second round of deferred compensation bonuses worth an estimated $39 million based on financial performance in fiscal 2018. The restricted stock payment and…
by - March 15, 2018 6:27 pm
Tri Huynh, a former director of business development for Walmart’s marketplace division, said he was wrongfully terminated in early 2017 after filing a complaint with the retailer’s Global Ethics hotline…
by - March 15, 2018 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation authorizing the Insurance Department to license and regulate pharmacy benefit managers Thursday, comparing the action to President Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts to prevent monopolies and trusts…
by - March 15, 2018 1:27 pm
Amazon and Walmart are just a few of the global companies spending billions to chase digital dollars. A U.S. Department of Commerce report released Thursday (March 15) provides some detail…
by - March 15, 2018 12:24 pm
Content remains king in the retail world of omnichannel. That’s a message Walmart has preached for several years. Chicago-based ItemMaster heard the call and connected with the retail giant last…
by - March 15, 2018 12:06 pm
Editor’s note: The previous story has been replaced by this report. ———————- Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday called for reorganizing the state’s current 42 state agencies reporting to him to…
by - March 15, 2018 6:26 am
Five area high school students took home the $1,000 prize for a charitable giving app they developed during the second annual Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) program administered by the Fort…
by - March 14, 2018 8:04 pm
As the Arkansas General Assembly prepares to wind down legislative duties at the State Capitol that began in early February, three state senators — two Republicans and one Democrat —…
by - March 14, 2018 7:08 pm
The Arkansas children’s uninsured rate fell to 4.1% last year thanks in part to Arkansas’ version of the Affordable Care Act. Marquita Little, health policy director with Arkansas Advocates for…
by - March 14, 2018 5:24 pm
A much-anticipated meeting by the state Medical Marijuana Commission was postponed Wednesday (March 14) after Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order preventing the regulatory panel from…
by - March 14, 2018 2:42 pm
Third-generation farmer Randy Veach is the 10th president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau since its 1935 formation. He and wife Thelma farm near Lost Cane (Mississippi County). He recently sat…
by - March 13, 2018 11:02 pm
Walmart is ramping up online grocery delivery services this year with the help of Uber and other crowdsourcing partners. Tom Ward, Walmart vice president of digital operations, announced the final…
by - March 13, 2018 9:07 pm
As the campaign season gears up for the 2018 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (March 13) offered his first public criticism of a conservative Northwest Arkansas political action group…
by - March 13, 2018 7:11 pm
John Roberts III, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services, received a 3.2% raise in 2017 and earned a base salary of $833,865, according to the company’s…
by - March 13, 2018 5:15 pm
A sixth place runner-up for a medical marijuana cultivation center in Garland County hopes an economic impact study of benefits to the region may persuade state officials to add at…
by - March 13, 2018 4:37 pm
Visitors spend billions of dollars in Arkansas each year, and the hope is that trend will continue into the future, Arkansas Tourism Director Jim Dailey said Tuesday (March 13) during…
by - March 13, 2018 4:04 pm
What kid, or grown-up for that matter, doesn’t enjoy candy? And what if it’s good for you? Alina Morse, the 12-year-old CEO of Michigan-based Zollipops, says her candy promotes oral…
