by - June 12, 2017 4:23 pm
Orders of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks in North America fell 11% to 38,100 units in May, from April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The sales provide some…
by - June 12, 2017 3:52 pm
PetSmart’s recent acquisition of industry-disruptor Chewy cost the pet specialty retailer $3.35 billion, about as much as Wal-Mart paid for Jet.com. Both eye-popping deals were about acquiring the competition. PetSmart…
by - June 11, 2017 10:06 am
Rep. Laurie Rushing, R-Hot Springs, has flown under the radar with her latest assignment, but she’ll be steering one of the most influential groups at the state capitol during the…
by - June 11, 2017 10:05 am
Raised in northeastern Ohio, Paul Spencer watched good-paying jobs dry up in the Rust Belt town of Steubenville, once a thriving steel manufacturing hub. With nearly 20 years of domestic…
by - June 9, 2017 2:59 pm
For the fourth consecutive election cycle, the Libertarian Party of Arkansas plans to deliver petitions to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office on Monday to become a “new political party”…
by - June 9, 2017 11:33 am
Retailers responded to customer demand by importing more goods in the first five months of 2017 through the nation’s major ports. The growth of imports remains robust, albeit below the…
by - June 8, 2017 1:16 pm
Better Homes & Gardens is one of the first Wal-Mart vendors to respond to the retailer’s request for suppliers to open up their entire product catalogs regardless of how many…
by - June 8, 2017 11:51 am
Editor’s note: Story updated to include comments from some members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation. –––––––––––––––––– Former FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday (June 8) he…
by - June 8, 2017 10:48 am
One week after Walmart U.S e-Commerce CEO Marc Lore was baptized in his first Wal-Mart shareholders’ meeting, he sat down with the analyst community at the Baird 2017 Global Consumer,…
by - June 7, 2017 8:38 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday (June 7) continued moving forward on President Donald Trump’s promise to roll back the Obama administration’s “clean air” regulations, this time extending…
by - June 7, 2017 5:02 pm
A Wal-Mart attorney overseeing global ethics and anti-corruption is at least one name forwarded to the White House for consideration to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Western District…
by - June 7, 2017 3:15 pm
The turnaround story for Walmart U.S. began with the focus more than two years ago on its workforce behind a $2.7 billion investment in higher wages and training, according to…
by - June 7, 2017 12:32 pm
Consumers doled out about $412 billion last year on prescription drugs primarily divided among 16 major players in the U.S. market, according to Drug Channels Institute. But online retail titan…
by - June 7, 2017 11:13 am
Tyson Foods announced Wednesday morning (June 7) it completed the acquisition of AdvancePierre with 87.27% of the shares tendered at $40.25 per share. Officials with Springdale-based Tyson Foods announced the…
by - June 7, 2017 9:55 am
With Democrats declaring or considering runs in the Second and Third Congressional districts in Arkansas, a serious First District Democratic candidate has emerged. Jim Huff, grandson of former State Rep….
by - June 7, 2017 6:42 am
As it heads into its second meeting, a legislative tax reform task force is being encouraged by the state’s No. 2 statewide elected official to reduce the burden on taxpayers,…
by - June 6, 2017 6:09 pm
Construction has begun on the foundation of a Ten Commandments monument at the State Capitol, setting up a possible legal showdown on the constitutionality of religious monuments on public property….
by - June 6, 2017 5:53 pm
The Arkansas Air National Guard now offers a cyber skills course to fast-track training in the cyber warfare career field and help close a talent gap in the U.S. Air…
by - June 6, 2017 4:52 pm
More than 1,000 people are expected to be in Northwest Arkansas next month as the Arkansas Trucking Association hosts the 50th annual Arkansas Trucking Championship in Rogers. The trucking championship will…
by - June 6, 2017 4:21 pm
Nobody knows when the first human settlements were made at Old Davidsonville near the Lawrence/Randolph County lines, but the 163-acre state park has a deep and rich history that spans…
