by - July 20, 2017 1:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has internally announced a new merchandising services program that narrows to five companies able to manage supplier displays and other services in more than 4,600 Walmart U.S. stores….
by - July 20, 2017 11:17 am
Homegrown technology startup Apptegy, with the aid of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several top state officials, announced Thursday (July 20) the hiring of its 50th employee and new plans to…
by - July 20, 2017 10:50 am
An entrepreneur from Canada is hoping a deal with Wal-Mart Stores that includes frozen tea pops will push the company into the black. Dionne Laslo-Baker, a medical toxicologist by trade…
by - July 20, 2017 10:27 am
The outlook is good for the U.S. transportation sector, with freight volumes to rise almost 3% in 2017, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. On Wednesday (July 19),…
by - July 20, 2017 10:14 am
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism (ADTP) director Kane Webb said whether the Arkansas Razorbacks continue to play football games at War Memorial Stadium, the 69-year old venue’s future will…
by - July 19, 2017 8:36 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on Wednesday that following a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump, Republican senators would restart their push for a full and immediate repeal of the…
by - July 19, 2017 7:04 pm
Hytrol, a Jonesboro-based conveyor belt manufacturer, has expanded its workforce to more than 1,200 workers, a 20% increase in the last year, company President David Peacock told Talk Business &…
by - July 19, 2017 6:58 pm
Acquisition-minded Simmons First National Corp. on Wednesday (July 19) reported second quarter profits of more than $23 million on strong loan and deposit growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank prepares…
by - July 19, 2017 3:47 pm
Hypermarkets and supermarkets will account for less than half the total world trade by 2021, according to a recent report from Kantar Worldpanel. Countries where traditional larger-scale grocery formats are…
by - July 19, 2017 11:05 am
The Little Rock School District this fall will launch a new career-learning program for high school students. The Excel program, which has tapped into the national Centers for Advanced Professional…
by - July 19, 2017 9:50 am
Nearly lost in the recent announcement of a second college at the Chaffee Crossing-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) campus was the receipt of a $350,000 grant to install…
by - July 19, 2017 9:33 am
American consumers may eat almost 92 pounds of chicken per person this year, which would best the 91 pound per capita record set in 2016, according to the latest research…
by - July 18, 2017 6:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes further steps to highlight the message to overseas companies Arkansas is open for business, a new report by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that…
by - July 18, 2017 3:33 pm
Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose nearly 2% after the carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 6% and issued lowered 2017 expectations Monday (July 17). “A combination of low expectations…
by - July 18, 2017 1:54 pm
The Riverfest Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 18) announced its annual music festival in downtown Little Rock has been suspended. The festival has been an annual event held alongside…
by - July 18, 2017 1:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 18) told CNN host Wolf Blitzer now that efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act are on life support, Republican lawmakers should…
by - July 18, 2017 1:13 pm
It’s been four years since Wal-Mart Stores Inc., announced its commitment to buy $250 billion more in American-made products over a 10-year period. Since that time, dozens of new suppliers…
by - July 18, 2017 10:26 am
Matt Timboe is a fan of Chickadee’s Fresh Fare, near the library on the south side of downtown Siloam Springs. The restaurant opened in early June, and in less than…
by - July 18, 2017 9:34 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he is supportive of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest tactic to bring up a 2015 measure that repealed the Affordable Care Act and set…
by - July 17, 2017 8:15 pm
A new report that focuses on the manufacturing sector shows that hundreds of communities across the U.S. with large numbers of residents armed with only high school degrees or earning…
