by - April 7, 2014 3:46 pm
Wal-Mart Stores tweaked its pregnancy policy in March following a proposed shareholder resolution and separate Jan. 11 charge filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a woman…
by - April 7, 2014 12:26 pm
Family Dollar is adding more than 400 food items across its 8,000 stores as company execs prepare to defend their convenience turf against Wal-Mart and other grocers. The discounter also…
by - April 7, 2014 12:12 pm
“Big Data” is on the minds of retail execs who believe it’s key to helping them stay competitive, according to a recent study by1010data for which 201 retailers were interviewed…
by - April 6, 2014 8:24 pm
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll shows the race between party front-runners Mike Ross (D) and Asa Hutchinson (R) to be a virtual dead heat, with the Democrat up by…
by - April 4, 2014 1:59 pm
The world population is expected to explode to 14 billion people in the next 61 years, according to figures cited by Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Grant Tennille. And…
by - April 4, 2014 1:51 pm
Former Arvest exec Dennis Smiley won’t see any of the $552,000 he earned in stock options during his lengthy banking career. There are 20 banks waiting in line for payment…
by - April 3, 2014 8:55 pm
Fianna Hills Country Club is on life support with only one to three months of life left in it. That was the message Club Manager and Co-owner Jim Shields brought…
by - April 3, 2014 8:09 pm
Chuck Marohn spent three hours Thursday morning (April 3) denuding decades-long accepted conventional wisdom of local government investment in infrastructure and economic development. His message was simple: If you don’t…
by - April 3, 2014 6:58 pm
Notes from the recent Year Beginning Meetings held by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reveal bold aspirations from the top down. CEO Doug McMillon is not letting any grass grow under his…
by - April 3, 2014 6:29 pm
Corn is a hot commodity in the Natural State given the year-round needs of the poultry industry, but this year Arkansas farmers plan to plant 280,000 less acres of corn,…
by - April 3, 2014 6:18 pm
With the uproar over new Common Core standards leading some states, including Indiana and soon Oklahoma, to repeal all or part of the standards, local education administrators are defending the…
by - April 3, 2014 5:38 pm
It was September 2013 when the Fort Smith Board of Directors directed the city administration to begin a phase-in of more compressed natural gas-run vehicles, as well as other energy…
by - April 3, 2014 10:57 am
It may not be the way a candidate wants to introduce themselves to potential voters, but it was exactly what happened to Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood. A mailer delivered to…
by - April 2, 2014 10:08 pm
David Bursteen and Ines Brigman have spent the past 18 months trying to get their Legends Home Bedding products on the shelves of Walmart U.S. stores. Armed with passion for…
by - April 2, 2014 5:27 pm
Dennis Smiley, doing business as HDS Holdings LLC, was sued March 25 by Delta Trust & Bank in Benton County, over a personal loan default – it was latest shoe…
by - April 2, 2014 3:28 pm
The 5th annual The Compass Conference will be held April 17 and will feature an update on economic conditions – based on data from The Compass Report – in the…
by - April 2, 2014 1:08 pm
Overall Arkansas tax revenue is above forecast for the first nine months of the fiscal year, with sales and use tax collections – an indicator of consumer spending – continues…
by - April 1, 2014 8:14 pm
A Tuesday (April 1) meeting of the Sebastian County Election Commission provided information on complaints about the consolidation of polling sites in rural Sebastian County, as well as the look…
by - April 1, 2014 5:12 pm
Much of Arkansas could face large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes on Wednesday and rain the rest of the week, with the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas almost at…
by - April 1, 2014 5:01 pm
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $24.913 million in March, up 203.96% compared to $8.196 million in March 2013. For the…
