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Weak economy, strong dollar to pressure Wal-Mart sales, opinions mixed on impact of SNAP cuts

A Walmart U.S. already struggling to boost revenue, margins and same-store sales has the added challenge of doing all that and more amid weak U.S. GDP growth and cuts to…

Tyson Foods Adds Coca-Cola Executive as SVP For Strategy

Tyson Foods Inc. has hired Monica McGurk as its new senior vice president for strategy and new ventures. McGurk was hired away from The Coca-Cola Co. in Atlanta.

Per Diems Against Poverty looks to tackle hunger in America

They were partners in crime as kids. Brittany Hodak and Jennifer Barker grew up about a mile apart in a small town just outside Fort Smith. The two were close enough…

Bank of the Ozarks first quarter earnings jump 30%, total assets top $11 billion

Bank of the Ozarks kicked off the first quarter earnings period for Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns on a positive note as the Little Rock banking group posted record profits and…

Retailers import more goods in February, inventories remain high

Major U.S. container ports saw import volumes rise 3.7% in February from the previous month, and the growth forecast for the first half of this year has been raised to…

Retailers import more goods in February, inventories remain high

Major U.S. container ports saw import volumes rise 3.7% in February from the previous month, and the growth forecast for the first half of this year has been raised to…

J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson receives ‘Distinguished Women in Logistics’ award

Shelley Simpson, chief marketing officer for logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport, was recently honored as the 2016 recipient of the “Distinguished Women in Logistics Award” at the Transportation Intermediaries Association…

J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson receives ‘Distinguished Women in Logistics’ award

ABF Logistics moves up in freight brokerage firm ranking

ABF Logistics, a division of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., has been recognized by Transport Topics on the Top Freight Brokerage Firms of 2016 list. ABF Logistics is ranked No. 21…

ABF Logistics moves up in freight brokerage firm ranking

ABF Logistics, a division of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., has been recognized by Transport Topics on the Top Freight Brokerage Firms of 2016 list. ABF Logistics is ranked No. 21…

House leadership releases alternate budget without Arkansas Works; foster care would take hit

The state would increase spending in the foster care system less than anticipated, spend $54.2 million more for the Department of Human Services, and spend $7.3 million less than last…

ASU Mexico campus pushing for 2017 start, officials say project on schedule

Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson said Monday (April 11) that plans for the first phase of its campus in Mexico is moving ahead as planned, with the campus…

New Arkansas trade coalition forms to pressure Congress to end Cuba embargo

The push to end the U.S. travel and trade embargo with Cuba received a strong boost in Arkansas on Monday (April 11) as a coalition of state, federal and agricultural…

Post Office rolls back prices, First Class stamps now 47 cents and first price drop since 1919

U.S. Postal Service customers and businesses mailing letters and packages Monday (April 11) will see the first rollback in prices for mailing products and services in nearly a century. Price…

Money Talk: Arkansas women-owned businesses added nearly $10 billion to economy since 2007

Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– STUDENT LOAN DEBT HITS NEARLY $1.32 TRILLION, UP 6.8% FROM A…

Abusing the political ‘block’ in the Arkansas Legislature

Editor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may…

BOZ Bolsters NWA Market Share

Going against the national grain of bank branch consolidation, an expansion is in the works locally for Little Rock-based holding company Bank of the Ozarks Inc.