by - May 20, 2024 8:57 am
What should a city do when a piece of riverfront property remains blighted and in need of redevelopment after an NFL team skipped town? It might start by asking a…
by - May 19, 2024 10:44 am
Recent surveys on buy now, pay later (BNPL) indicate that the deferred payment form is expected to surge in the next few years. BNPL drew widespread adoption during the COVID-19…
by - May 17, 2024 1:38 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and February was $3.4 million, up 8.7% compared with $3.129 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the first…
by - May 17, 2024 10:29 am
There were more than 6,500 net new jobs year-over-year in Arkansas in April, but the number of unemployed increased by more than 20%. As a result, the state’s jobless rate…
by - May 16, 2024 3:39 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (May 16) upheld four state laws that placed new limits and rules on election procedures. The court’s majority opinion reversed a ruling from Pulaski…
by - May 16, 2024 2:18 pm
Arkansas legislators received a nice surprise Wednesday (May 15) when the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) revised the fiscal year 2024 revenue surplus estimate from $240 million to…
by - May 16, 2024 10:38 am
Little Rock-based retailer Dillard’s reported lower revenue and profits in its first quarter earnings report released Thursday (May 16). For the 13 weeks ended May 4, 2024, Dillard’s reported revenue…
by - May 16, 2024 10:34 am
Walmart outperformed expectations in its first quarter earnings report Thursday (May 16). Its net income was $5.104 billion, up 205.1% from the year-ago period. Earnings per share were 63 cents,…
by - May 16, 2024 10:24 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s fourth annual Free Tree Fridays campaign resulted in the distribution of 13,400 trees during 27 events held across the state each Friday from March 22…
by - May 16, 2024 7:26 am
According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centerton is the sixth-fastest growing city in the United States among cities with at least 20,000 residents. Meanwhile, Fayetteville was one…
by - May 15, 2024 5:21 pm
Arkansas River shipping continues to build upon 2023 gains, with 4.569 million tons carried on the river in the first four months of 2024, up 8% compared with the same…
by - May 15, 2024 4:53 pm
Tyson Foods’ stock price edged up Wednesday (May 15) following comments made by CEO Donnie King and Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson at the BMO Global Farm to Market…
by - May 15, 2024 12:30 pm
The Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors elected John Culp, president of North Little Rock-based Maverick Transportation, as the board chairman. Culp will succeed outgoing chairman Jeff Loggins, president of…
by - May 15, 2024 10:48 am
Online grocery sales totaled $8.5 billion in April, up 4.4% from a year ago, according to a report from Bricks Meets Clicks/Mercatus. The report found growth across all three segments…
by - May 14, 2024 3:38 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees cast a unanimous vote on Tuesday (May 14) to enter contract negotiations with Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president, regarding the ATU presidency….
by - May 14, 2024 3:36 pm
When two poultry processing plants closed in the state last year, economist Jada Thompson began to ponder what the impacts would be for financiers of these operations and what might…
by - May 14, 2024 2:57 pm
Investing in Arkansas has formed to oppose a possible constitutional amendment to repeal a controversial Pope County casino license. The latest move is part of ongoing legal actions by the…
by - May 14, 2024 12:21 pm
They don’t do ribbon cuttings at Tractor Supply Co. – they do chainsaw cuttings. Maumelle, Ark., became the 10th location for a Tractor Supply Co. distribution center on Tuesday (May…
by - May 14, 2024 9:30 am
Walmart will report first-quarter earnings ahead of the market opening on Thursday (May 16), and all signs predict a solid quarter for the Bentonville-based retail behemoth. Analysts forecast revenue to…
by - May 13, 2024 8:32 pm
More than $20 million in training grants were awarded to 19 two-year and four-year Arkansas schools to expand the state’s nursing profession. Gov. Sarah Sanders, Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald and…
