by - October 10, 2024 11:39 am
Execs with Bentonville-based Walmart have in recent years often said they are reaching more affluent consumers who found them during the COVID-19 pandemic and have become regular omnichannel shoppers. Walmart…
by - October 10, 2024 11:01 am
Eureka Springs, one of Arkansas’ tourism hot spots, faces the possibility of losing more than $2 million a year in hospitality tax revenue that is used to promote the city,…
by - October 9, 2024 7:57 pm
Two-thirds of Arkansas students in grades 3-10 scored below “proficient” in English language arts on the state’s new ATLAS end-of-year exam, according to a system of cut scores that Arkansas…
by - October 9, 2024 7:35 pm
A new phase of a $762 million water management system known as the Bayou Meto Water Project pumped its first demonstration delivery at a ceremony attended by U.S. Sen. John…
by - October 9, 2024 5:03 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the third quarter amid soft freight volumes and challenges in its brokerage segment….
by - October 9, 2024 1:32 pm
Individuals and entities should have a “maniacal focus” on cybersecurity, which includes having strong passwords and backing up data regularly, according to Gary Vance, chief information security officer with the…
by - October 9, 2024 10:44 am
In the wake of a Fed rate cut, investors might consider longer-term bonds or smaller-cap stocks to maintain yields amid falling returns from savings accounts and certificates of deposit, financial…
by - October 8, 2024 8:49 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said the United States shouldn’t tell Israel how to defend itself following the attacks on it by Hamas last Oct. 7. His Democratic challenger, Caitlin…
by - October 8, 2024 5:46 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and June was $13.513 million, up 6.1% compared with the $12.74 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the…
by - October 8, 2024 5:28 pm
Most U.S. households, on average, will pay about the same to heat their homes this winter as they did last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). However,…
by - October 8, 2024 5:21 pm
At times it got contentious Tuesday (Oct. 8) between U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro and his two challengers, Rodney Govens, D-Cabot and Steve Parsons, a Libertarian from Lakeview, during a…
by - October 8, 2024 9:06 am
Companies and individuals can take four simple steps to protect themselves from cyber threats, and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) can help them do it. That was part…
by - October 7, 2024 7:29 pm
Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and his Democratic opponent, retired Army Col. Marcus Jones, both expressed opposition to a nationwide abortion ban in their 2nd Congressional debate Monday…
by - October 7, 2024 5:05 pm
Analysts said the freight market could improve in 2025 if more capacity leaves. Still, the market might be approaching an inflection point. In a recent conference call, Jefferies analysts highlighted…
by - October 7, 2024 3:06 pm
The five navigable waterways in or connected to Arkansas are responsible for more than 40,000 jobs in the state and generate an estimated $5.5 billion in revenue for the state…
by - October 7, 2024 1:08 pm
Real estate developers Carroll Caldwell, Marvin Hinton, and Ray Pierson had an ambitious plan. The three men wanted to form a real estate company in Jonesboro. They decided to develop…
by - October 7, 2024 10:53 am
Most of Arkansas’ publicly traded companies saw stock values improve in the third quarter compared to the second quarter. Five of the 11 companies had gains in stock prices over…
by - October 4, 2024 10:58 am
August job numbers show that five of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had year-over-year jobless rate declines. Northwest Arkansas had the lowest August rate at 2.6%,…
by - October 4, 2024 8:26 am
Little Rock-based generation and transmission cooperative Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has started a $93 million project to add 100 megawatts of generation capacity to its natural gas-fired Thomas B….
by - October 3, 2024 7:00 pm
Bipartisan work in the U.S. Congress above divisive politics and a broader appreciation for the national importance of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas are needed to deliver more funding for…
