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Profit Warning Drives Walmart Stock Down 10 Percent in One Day

CEO Doug McMillon: Were making significant investments in our people and technology Simply put, its the right thing to do.

Energy In-depth: Final Clean Power Plan Shifts Burden Among U.S. States, Compliance Challenges Remain

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Eldridge Reports $400,000 Campaign Haul; Goodson Spends $114,000

Conner Eldridge, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, raised more than $400,000 in the first three weeks of his candidacy, his campaign announced Thursday (Oct. 15) as it filed its…

Startup Talk: Verizon Converts Former HQ Into Co-Working Tech Space In NYC

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Tusk to Tail: 7 Predictions from Highly Effective Tailgaters on a Hog bye week

With the Razorbacks not playing this weekend, any fake flopping by Head Coach Bret Bielema will have to take place on his own time and will hopefully not be illegally…

Unit formed to try to catch Medicaid fraud

The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services (DMS) and the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are proposing to create a Payment Integrity Unit within DHS and…

Tyson Foods, Sam’s Club help South Carolina flood victims

Tyson Foods is deploying its 53-foot mobile kitchen and with help from Sam’s Club plans to set up a major feeding center in Columbia, S.C., for the flood victims in…

Northwest Arkansas home sales rise 22% in September, new records set

The local housing market is as hot as it’s ever been with sales in Benton County alone expected to top $1 billion before the end of the year, according to…

Arkansas Officials Form Unit To Try To Catch Medicaid Fraud

The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services (DMS) and the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are proposing to create a Payment Integrity Unit within DHS and…

Wall Street, investors divided on Wal-Mart’s lowered earnings outlook

The investment community is going with its own every day low price on Wal-Mart shares as the retailer looks inward to try and fix ongoing challenges in its flagship Walmart…

Micro Plastics to add 79 Arkansas jobs in $2.4 million expansion

Micro Plastics is expanding its Arkansas operations with a $2.4 million investment in the north central Arkansas town of Melbourne that is estimated to add 79 jobs in five years….

Wall Street, Investors Divided On Wal-Mart’s Lowered Earnings Outlook

The investment community is going with its own every day low price on Wal-Mart shares as the retailer looks inward to try and fix ongoing challenges in its flagship Walmart…

Micro Plastics To Add 79 Arkansas Jobs In $2.4 Million Expansion

Micro Plastics is expanding its Arkansas operations with a $2.4 million investment in the north central Arkansas town of Melbourne that is estimated to add 79 jobs in five years….

8th District economy in ‘modest expansion,’ good workers hard to find

Economic growth experienced by Arkansas and the rest of the nation in the second quarter has slowed as the post-recession recovery is now being characterized as a “modest expansion,” according…

ACH Names Trisha Montague to Lead New Hospital Campus in Springdale

Arkansas Childrens President president and CEO Marcy Doderer has announced the hiring of Trisha Montague as senior vice president for regional services. Her primary job will be to oversee key leadership positions and the construction of the campus near Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.

AACF report: Medicaid red tape a barrier; navigators can help

Fort Smith may seek state grant money for water, sewer system work

Arkansas poultry companies reach $44 million settlement with Oklahoma

Gov. Sanders announces trade mission to U.K., Belgium, and Ireland