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Wal-Mart Seeks To Test Drones For Home Delivery, Distribution Centers

Wal-Mart Stores has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption to test the use of drones in its supply chain.

HHS: Arkansas To See 4.3% Hike On Health Exchange Silver Plans

Arkansans will see a 4.3% increase for lower-cost silver plans on the state’s Health Insurance Marketplace, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. That’s below the average…

Huckabee To Personally File For President In State Monday

The Republican Party of Arkansas will be at least $75,000 richer with help from former Gov. Mike Huckabee and others starting Monday. Party Chairman Doyle Webb said Huckabee has said…

AG Rejects Marijuana Legalization Title

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday (Oct. 26) rejected a ballot title meant to legalize the cultivation, sale and use of the cannabis plant and all products derived from it…

Tyson Foods Launches Work Safety Project Under New Leader

Improved communications are the focus of a new initiative being led by Greg Spencer, who was recently appointed to the new position of senior vice president of health and safety.

The Supply Side: Ongoing changes at Wal-Mart need not scare suppliers

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…

Tyson Foods launches work safety project under new leadership

Tyson Foods’ Health and Safety Department has launched a pilot project designed to improve workplace safety communication, awareness and practices as well as provide more detailed data about safety. The…

Tyson Foods launches work safety project under new leadership

Gov. Hutchinson: Teaching The ‘new norm’

Guest commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) Teachers like Gerri McCann are our schools’ secret weapons. As a high school French teacher from the Manila Public School…

Finalists for Arkansas State Business Plan Competition Announced

The finalists for the fall 2015 A-State Business Plan competition, hosted by Arkansas State University’s College of Business, were named Monday (Oct. 26) by university officials. In the business plan…

P.A.M. Transportation Posts 14.6% Uptick In Earnings, Plans Expansion

Despite a somewhat challenging climate amid driver shortages and smaller margins, P.A.M. Transportation Services posted third quarter profits of $5.794 million, according to the earnings release mid-day on Monday (Oct….

Industry Groups Join States To Challenge Final Rules For EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Less than a full business day after the final rules for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan were published in the Federal Register, legal challenges from industry groups to halt the new greenhouse gas rules are already piling up.

Wal-Mart’s Portfolio Review Could Mean Divestitures In South America

Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told analysts in New York that the company is now reviewing its large, broad portfolio of holdings and he reminded the analysts that the…

Money Talk: U.S. Securities Regulators File Record Number Of Enforcement Actions

Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….

Understanding How Youre Wired (OPINION)

Personality assessments give you a better understanding not only of yourself, but those around you.

Tech Support: Second Summit Targets Retail, Talent, Innovation

The NWA Technology Summit is Nov. 10 at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.

New Program Preps Teachers in Computer Science

TACT (Training Arkansas Computer Teachers) aims to reach 50 teachers in three years, with the help of a National Science Foundation grant worth almost $1 million.