by - February 4, 2018 10:00 am
Economist Mervin Jebaraj sees “moderate” growth for the U.S. economy in 2018 despite tax cuts that are purported to jump-start a stimulus for higher-than-usual growth. Jebaraj, who heads the UA…
by - February 2, 2018 10:35 am
U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs in the first month of the new year, well above Wall Street expectations as the nation’s jobless rate remained stable at 4.1% for the fourth…
by - February 2, 2018 10:33 am
Strong income tax collections spilled over into state budget coffers in January as Arkansas’ revenue picture improved ahead of the upcoming legislative session to approve the state’s budget for fiscal…
by - February 1, 2018 9:42 pm
With the resignation of State Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, another open seat will leave voters in a part of Arkansas without representation in the upcoming fiscal session, which begins…
by - February 1, 2018 6:05 pm
USA Truck earned $14.822 million in the fourth quarter, offsetting losses in the first two quarters of 2017, and ended the year with net income of $7.497 million, largely as…
by - February 1, 2018 5:05 pm
An Arkansas farming consultant said Thursday (Feb. 1) he expects efforts to pass a comprehensive Farm Bill in Congress will be difficult in 2018 as rising deficits and other national…
by - February 1, 2018 3:49 pm
A study commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville to measure the impact of the organization’s downtown efforts throughout Northwest Arkansas showed positive economic progress, while also indicating a…
by - February 1, 2018 3:46 pm
Walmart may have cracked the code on how to grow global market share against Amazon and Alibaba when in 2016 it sold its online business Yihoadian in China to JD.com…
by - February 1, 2018 11:56 am
Arkansas’ tourism sector continues to show gains in 2017 even against the tough comparisons of robust growth in 2016, with hospitality tax collections and job numbers up through the first…
by - February 1, 2018 6:28 am
Despite rising oil prices and a rebound in U.S. drilling activity, Arkansas energy giant Murphy Oil Corp. continued to bleed red ink with a huge fourth quarter loss that included…
by - January 31, 2018 9:30 pm
U.S. trade officials began renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) soon after President Donald Trump took office. The agreement, signed in 1994, has been a boon to the…
by - January 31, 2018 8:12 pm
Allegations against the U.S. broiler industry of price collusion continue to brew with two new lawsuits filed against Tyson Foods and 16 of chicken competitors along with Agri Stats, an…
by - January 31, 2018 7:15 pm
Silgan Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLGN), a global supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced to its shareholders Wednesday (Jan. 31) the company has initiated construction of a new…
by - January 31, 2018 6:35 pm
Murphy USA Inc. saw a $89 million boost in fourth quarter profits due to a deferred benefit from the recent GOP tax reform package enacted into law in December, the…
by - January 31, 2018 6:26 pm
As technology breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to change the face of industry, Denso Corp. has taken another step towards its goal of transforming from the world’s…
by - January 31, 2018 10:39 am
With more sales moving online and new services emerging like Wal-Mart Stores’ grocery pickup, the onus is on suppliers to ensure online product listings include relevant content and specific information…
by - January 31, 2018 7:20 am
Fourth quarter and full-year net income was up 53% and 46.3%, respectively, for Fort Smith-based ArcBest, and fourth quarter earnings per share of 42 cents beat the consensus estimate of…
by - January 30, 2018 8:16 pm
A legislative subcommittee heard varying opinions Tuesday (Jan. 30) on how a recent ruling by the Arkansas Supreme Court may impact so-called sovereign immunity cases, which has raised fears in…
by - January 30, 2018 5:50 pm
Fort Smith-based Beaty Capital Group now owns two former Masonic Temples. The group is set to close on a third temple in a few months, and before the year ends…
by - January 30, 2018 5:34 pm
An estimated 4,000 Wal-Mart suppliers are in Bentonville this week at the retailer’s annual Supplier Growth Forum with the hot topic being the new guidelines for On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) deliveries of…
