by - June 16, 2017 2:54 pm
President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back executive orders by then President Barack Obama that allowed expanded travel and trade with Cuba. The new order restricts travel and returns the…
by - June 16, 2017 11:35 am
The Arkansas Legislative Council executive committee gave permission on Thursday (June 15) for the Bureau of Legislative Research to hire outside legal counsel, a move designed to help the legislative…
by - June 16, 2017 11:33 am
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will certainly challenge grocers like Wal-Mart, Kroger and others to hold or grow market share while maintaining profitable margins. But most market watchers don’t see…
by - June 16, 2017 9:30 am
Two U.S. retail titans on Friday (June 16) made big moves into each others business, with Wal-Mart Stores buying exclusive apparel seller Bonobos for $310 million and Amazon entering the…
by - June 16, 2017 9:20 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate dipped to another record law falling from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May, according to new figures from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Arkansas…
by - June 15, 2017 9:00 pm
While the news is good that China has agreed to open its markets to U.S. beef, don’t expect products from meat packers like Tyson Foods and local cattlemen to enter…
by - June 15, 2017 8:21 pm
President Donald Trump has declared 13 Arkansas counties as disaster areas after powerful floods and tornadoes ripped through the state in late April and early May. Individual residents in Benton,…
by - June 15, 2017 3:28 pm
First, there were smartphones, then smart homes. Now, tech watchers say smart cities are the wave of the future. Smart cities use sensors, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and data analytics…
by - June 15, 2017 2:56 pm
The rising costs of name brand drugs protected by patents are driving double-digit growth in pharmaceutical spending annually, according to the recent Health of America report from Blue Cross and…
by - June 14, 2017 5:41 pm
Seven farmers across the country – four in Arkansas – received the first carbon credit issued to rice farmers Wednesday, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The credit…
by - June 14, 2017 3:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, with Arkansas Department of Economic Development Director Mike Preston at his side, announced Wednesday (June 14) that he will lead a trade delegation on a seven-day European…
by - June 14, 2017 1:06 pm
The pace of change in the retail sector is unparalleled, impacting businesses and consumers from New York to Beijing to Mexico City to Toronto, according to Scott Price, chief administrative…
by - June 14, 2017 12:48 pm
Consumers are reaching deep into their wallets this year to surprise dear dad with the biggest cumulative spending on record for the patriarchal holiday. Spending is expected to top $15.5…
by - June 14, 2017 12:08 pm
Tyson Foods employee Matt Mika was one of the four shot Wednesday (June 14) while they were in Alexandria, Va., practicing for a congressional baseball game. According to CBS News…
by - June 14, 2017 12:02 am
Last week, President Donald Trump unveiled the concept of investing up to $1 trillion in infrastructure spending. The plan didn’t outline specific projects or how it would be paid for….
by - June 13, 2017 6:31 pm
Principal Matt Mellor said ‘yes’ and it made all the difference. Mellor, principal at Lawson Elementary, Pulaski County School District, told 150 people during the No Kid Hungry Dinner at…
by - June 13, 2017 5:13 pm
A change in “design and construction modifications” has cut $17 million from the cost to build the U.S. Marshals Museum planned to be built near the Arkansas River in downtown…
by - June 13, 2017 4:33 pm
Arkansas has much work to do to raise itself from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall child well-being. The Natural State ranked No. 45 out of…
by - June 13, 2017 3:48 pm
A U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) official said Tuesday (June 13) that the Trump Administration plans to decide soon on a U.S. District Court’s move late last year to halt…
by - June 13, 2017 3:24 pm
Two years ago the Walmart Foundation partnered with the National Retail Federation and other stakeholders to try and change the perception of retail jobs in America, and the work continues…
