by - June 5, 2017 4:31 pm
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 30th annual International Roadcheck starts Tuesday (June 6), and analysts believe the impact of the 72-hour event sheds light on how the ELD mandate will…
by - June 5, 2017 4:24 pm
Coal consumption in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. has declined precipitously as natural gas becomes the nation’s major electricity source and utility operators continue to shutter aging coal-fired…
by - June 5, 2017 4:09 pm
Any move by President Donald Trump to rollback a series of executive orders signed by then President Barack Obama lifting trade and travel restrictions with Cuba would be a mistake,…
by - June 5, 2017 3:17 pm
Jobless rates fell in April compared to March for all eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas metro added an impressive 10,263 jobs year-over-year, and posted…
by - June 5, 2017 1:41 pm
Two of Wal-Mart’s top executives say they don’t have a crystal ball to predict how retail will look in five years but they are committed to testing new processes and…
by - June 5, 2017 1:08 pm
Even as the Arkansas and U.S. job market continues to expand with record unemployment, there is still room for the state’s labor pool to grow as temporary and unaccounted workers…
by - June 4, 2017 3:16 pm
The 2017 Wal-Mart shareholders’ meeting followed a solid first quarter performance and an unexpected 63% jump in e-commerce sales. Several questions posed to Wal-Mart execs during meetings that followed Friday’s…
by - June 4, 2017 10:24 am
Warren Stephens, CEO of Little Rock-based Stephens Inc., is worried about the future of capitalism. The billionaire businessman has helped launch a new series to promote capitalism and its benefits…
by - June 4, 2017 10:07 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer is leading an expansion of the pediatric hospital’s mission, while simultaneously preparing for the opening of a Northwest Arkansas facility and raising concerns about kids…
by - June 4, 2017 9:47 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., agrees with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that 50 votes for healthcare reform don’t presently exist in the U.S. Senate. “Mitch is a pretty good vote-counter…
by - June 2, 2017 1:12 pm
Arkansas tax revenue collections in May were well above a recently revised forecast mainly because of improved sales and use tax revenue and inflows in other major tax categories. But…
by - June 2, 2017 11:39 am
Thousands of Wal-Mart employees, shareholders, curious capitalists, shiny celebrities, and a few constant critics gathered Friday morning in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the now popular and predictable annual meeting. It contains,…
by - June 1, 2017 7:49 pm
Research shows just one or two cultural “anchors” in an otherwise underdeveloped commercial neighborhood can spark a thriving creative economy, a marketer said Thursday (June 1) during a roundtable discussion…
by - June 1, 2017 7:25 pm
Wal-Mart execs were unclear on how they will – or have – resolve potential insurance liability problems in their plan to use store employees to deliver online orders from stores…
by - June 1, 2017 6:07 pm
Despite objections from world leaders, big business, Democrats, and people within his party and family, President Donald Trump announced Thursday (June 1) he’s removing the U.S. from the historic Paris Climate Accord….
by - June 1, 2017 4:21 pm
A former executive at Windstream and Alltel is co-owner of a company seeking to be the first medical marijuana testing lab in Arkansas. Berkeley, Calif.-based Steep Hill Labs announced Thursday…
by - June 1, 2017 2:56 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - June 1, 2017 2:52 pm
The late April grand opening of the Little Rock Tech Park and Apptegy’s lockdown of $5.7 million in new financing this week confirms recent U.S. Labor Department data that Arkansas’…
by - June 1, 2017 1:13 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority received the green light to start a $10.3 million expansion project, and this week, surveyors are on site working to design it, said Bryan Day,…
by - June 1, 2017 12:20 pm
Wal-Mart announced Thursday (June 1) it has for the past month tested a final mile service for online orders of general merchandise from Jet.com and Walmart.com using store employees to…
