by - January 11, 2018 2:08 pm
Truckload company earnings reports for the fourth quarter are expected to show the best peak season in years, and should set up 2018 nicely as the industry looks to ride…
by - January 11, 2018 1:35 pm
Wal-Mart stores joins a growing list of companies from AT&T to Home Depot applying some of its tax benefits from the new tax reform bill signed by President Donald Trump…
by - January 11, 2018 7:48 am
The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent a guidance to state Medicaid directors that aligns with part of Arkansas’ request for a waiver for its Arkansas…
by - January 10, 2018 5:55 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, who will be installed as the next House Budget Committee chairman, said he wants to fix the “broken process” of federal budgeting and he predicted…
by - January 10, 2018 5:21 pm
Talk Business & Politics will launch a monthly print publication in Northeast Arkansas beginning in March 2018. The tabloid-size newsmagazine will feature business and political leaders and trends in the…
by - January 10, 2018 5:20 pm
Hot Springs manufacturer Timber Automation announced Wednesday (Jan. 10) it is investing more than $3.5 million to add 50 new employees and expand its 145,000-square-foot facility in Garland County. “We’re…
by - January 10, 2018 3:30 pm
The past year has been a profitable one for Wal-Mart investors. Shares were trading around $68 in early January 2017, and accelerated in mid-November to the $100 per share threshold….
by - January 10, 2018 2:58 pm
June 13, 2016. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers score 41 points each to become the first teammates in NBA Finals history to put up more than…
by - January 10, 2018 2:30 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metro is back in the top 25 of the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities Index for 2017, rising from the 30th spot in the 2016 report. The fast-growing…
by - January 10, 2018 1:51 pm
How long have you lived in Northwest Arkansas? That might be the quintessential question that differentiates your opinion on a variety of topics ranging from immigration and infrastructure to Wal-Mart…
by - January 10, 2018 8:21 am
The first e-notarization in Arkansas was performed last month in Springdale, a major milestone in the housing finance industry. Waco Title Co. facilitated a 100% electronic closing Dec. 18. Pavaso…
by - January 9, 2018 5:09 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board has decided to keep its April 15 deadline for dicamba use in Arkansas, and now it will be up to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative…
by - January 9, 2018 4:18 pm
Deep subprime lending has tightened in the used car industry, and America’s Car-Mart expects to see customer traffic increase. But the level at which the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here…
by - January 9, 2018 4:04 pm
The 2017 holiday season was believed to be the strongest for retailers since 2011 with increased spending from consumers. That said, there continues to be a wide split between the…
by - January 9, 2018 4:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Jan. 9) asked top education officials to freeze tuition rates at the state’s four-year colleges as part of a $5.6 billion budget plan for fiscal…
by - January 9, 2018 2:59 pm
A man who delivered ice cream on a bicycle in his youth to help his family business thrive died Sunday. He was 94. Albert Yarnell, the son of Ray Yarnell,…
by - January 9, 2018 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart and its major egg supplier Cal-Maine Foods were sued Monday (Jan. 8) in the U.S. District Court of Northern California by a shopper claiming unlawful and fraudulent business practices…
by - January 9, 2018 2:25 pm
The impact of machine learning, virtual reality, big data and the Internet of things will continue to expand in 2018 for Arkansas businesses, said Michael Paladino, chief technology officer at…
by - January 8, 2018 5:25 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will have six new members after an induction ceremony March 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is…
by - January 8, 2018 4:17 pm
Demand for less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers continued to rise in the fourth quarter as freight demand from traditional LTL markets and truckload spillover increased and pricing trends accelerated, but difficult negotiations…
