by - January 24, 2017 5:11 pm
A pair of investors from the Fort Smith metro have acquired a vacant 20-acre industrial development in Rogers for $4.8 million, and are looking for a long-term tenant. Darrell Robinson…
by - January 24, 2017 3:58 pm
Of the about 1,000 corporate jobs cuts at Wal-Mart Stores, about 200 are being cut from the Walmart.com division located in San Bruno, Calif. The job reductions might seem counter-intuitive…
by - January 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 23, 2017 12:25 pm
Wal-Mart Stores took a gamble when they promoted Rosalind Brewer to Sam’s Club CEO in January 2012. Brewer, 54, rose to “rock star” status running the retailer’s stores in Georgia…
by - January 23, 2017 11:51 am
The startup sector is gaining support and momentum, but Arkansas still has to work on its image, according to Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. He is optimistic…
by - January 23, 2017 11:12 am
Truck driving schools are pushing forward in the long wake of a semitrailer driver shortage ongoing for more than a decade as carriers maintain relationships with the schools to attract…
by - January 20, 2017 2:32 pm
Wal-Mart Stores began handing out pink slips to as many as 1,000 workers in the human resources, information systems division, replenishment and financial services areas on Friday morning (Jan. 20)….
by - January 19, 2017 5:54 pm
7-Eleven, partnering with U.S. drone delivery service Flirtey, recently announced the completion of 77 deliveries from 7-Eleven to customers’ homes toting items like flu meds and hot coffee. They are…
by - January 19, 2017 5:15 pm
Increased revenue, a lower income tax rate and a one-time, paid-time-off benefit accounted for a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. For fiscal 2016, earnings increased…
by - January 18, 2017 5:24 pm
The Northwest Arkansas residential housing market had a strong year in 2016, with sales volume in Benton and Washington counties hitting a combined $1.91 billion, up 21.6% from a sales…
by - January 18, 2017 4:54 pm
Though drones and augmented reality applications have not become mainstream, retailers from Amazon to Wal-Mart Stores are securing patents and testing cutting edge technologies that are beginning to tiptoe into…
by - January 18, 2017 1:30 pm
Daisy Outdoor Products will expand its Rogers facility and add about two dozen jobs in the next two years, company leaders announced on Wednesday (Jan. 18) alongside Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 17, 2017 5:16 pm
A new report from WalletHub estimates U.S. consumers likely racked up an additional $80 billion in credit card debt at the end of 2016, putting outstanding balances dangerously close to…
by - January 17, 2017 5:10 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will give almost $9 million toward construction of TheatreSquared’s new venue in Fayetteville, if the regional professional theater company satisfies a 1:2 fundraising challenge, the company…
by - January 17, 2017 5:00 pm
A former employee at Bailey & Oliver Law Firm in Rogers is taking the law office and one of its co-owners to court over what she says is a violation…
by - January 17, 2017 4:46 pm
Taking a page from competitor Amazon’s playbook, Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday (Jan. 17) it plans to create 10,000 new retail jobs across the country this year when it opens…
by - January 16, 2017 1:43 pm
Whitbeck Laboratories has opened a new, 7,500-square-foot research and testing facility in the Springdale Technology Park, at the southeast corner of Huntsville Avenue and Kawneer Drive. The Springdale-based, full-service independent…
by - January 16, 2017 11:30 am
Executive changes continue at Wal-Mart Stores, with CEO Doug McMillon saying the world’s largest retailer requires “more speed and less bureaucracy” to better serve shoppers. The retailer has said John…
by - January 16, 2017 10:58 am
Arkansas’ four members of the House of Representatives voted with their Republican majority Friday for a 2017 budget resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care…
by - January 13, 2017 1:48 pm
Eureka Springs continues to embrace the New Orleans tradition of Mardi Gras through its 12th-annual Eureka Springs Mardi Gras celebration. It began Jan. 7 with a gala to announce Royal…
