by - May 18, 2015 5:34 pm
The Supply Side: The ‘Adventure’ Of Doing Business With Wal-Mart
It’s never been more difficult to get items on retail shelves in brick and mortar stores like Wal-Mart. But if there is a will, there’s a way.
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by - May 18, 2015 4:14 pm
COOL Ruling Faces Opposition From Delegation
A ruling by the World Trade Organization against a U.S. product labeling regulation is more proof that the U.S. law needs to be repealed, members of the state’s congressional delegation…
by - May 18, 2015 8:32 am
John Burris: Assessing The Special Session Call
A special session looms. What will be addressed is yet to be announced, except for the main purpose, which in summary is for the state to spend tens of millions…
by - May 18, 2015 8:23 am
Managing The Energy Grid: Inside MISO And SPP
Two organizations – Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool – are putting Arkansas at the center of the nation’s electricity transmission grid.
by - May 18, 2015 8:19 am
Picture This: Artist Entrepreneur Chooses Arkansas as Home Base
Artist and photographer Aaron Gschwandegger spent much of his young life moving around the United States. Born in Jonesboro, his mother is a Walnut Ridge native, and his father, now…
by - May 18, 2015 4:52 am
Sixth Sense: Leadership Inspiration
Today’s executives know they need to continually develop and hone their management skills, so TB&P magazine editor Bill Paddack asked six business leaders to tell us about the single most…
by - May 17, 2015 8:09 am
Talk Business & Politics Roundtable 5.17.15
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable includes KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, highway commissioner and TB&P contributor Frank D. Scott, Jr. and columnist and TB&P reporter Steve Brawner….
by - May 17, 2015 8:03 am
Rep. Jett: 25% Of Surplus Funds Could Be Dedicated For Highway Funding
Rep. Joe Jett, chairman of the House Revenue & Tax Committee, says he will propose to a working group a study of using 25% of surplus funds for potential future highway funding.
by - May 17, 2015 7:33 am
Congressional Recap: Foreign Policy, National Security Key Debate
The twin issues of foreign policy and national security were on the agenda this past week as Arkansas lawmakers were in the middle of the debate on several issues. Also,…
by - May 17, 2015 7:23 am
Made In America: Volvo Picks South Carolina For Auto Plant
Volvo Cars announced last week that it has chosen South Carolina as the location of its first American factory – a $500 million state-of-the-art plant.
by - May 16, 2015 3:35 pm
Former Deltic Timber Exec and Chenal Valley Developer Jack McCray Dies
Jack R. McCray, former president, chief operating officer and board member at Deltic Timber Corp. and one of the original driving forces behind the development of upscale Chenal Valley in…
by - May 16, 2015 9:01 am
Weekend Digest: The End Of The 40-Hour Work Week Edition
TV PREVIEW: HIGHWAYS, THE JOBS GOVERNOR AND BIG DATA On this week’s agenda: Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced a May 26 special session primarily to pass a deal for the…
by - May 15, 2015 1:30 pm
Bear State Turns Profit, Now Operates Under Single Banking Charter
Bear State Financial Inc., which consolidated its three subsidiary banks into a single charter in the first quarter, turned around its fortune and made a tidy profit for the first…
by - May 15, 2015 5:55 am
Energy In-depth: GE Blowing Wind About Big Announcement
Read more of our weekly round-up of energy news from across the state and nation.
by - May 15, 2015 5:50 am
Michael Cook: Hope From Hillary In Arkansas
Arkansas is a small Southern state, but as it has in past elections, it will once again play an outsized role in the 2016 Presidential election. Two candidates with deep…
by - May 15, 2015 5:47 am
Little Rock School Superintendent Kurrus Assesses District
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Newly appointed Little Rock School District Superintendent Baker Kurrus gave a report to the State Board of Education Thursday…
by - May 15, 2015 5:45 am
Production Shift At Rheem Could Cost 100-150 Jobs In Fort Smith
It’s one of those classic “good news, bad news” situations at Rheem’s Fort Smith plant. Two productions lines will end at the plant by the summer, reducing employment by as…
by - May 15, 2015 5:42 am
Opportunities, Pitfalls Noted With Wal-Mart’s Test Of Subscription Delivery
News that Walmart.com would begin testing a $50 subscription that provides unlimited deliveries to online shoppers within three days, did not come as a surprise to some. Market watchers say…
by - May 14, 2015 7:12 pm
Gov. Hutchinson On The Job Hunt In Silicon Valley
You haven’t seen much out of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s public schedule the last two days. That’s because the new Arkansas governor has been on the West Coast in high-level meetings with tech firms interested in his computer coding initiative.
by - May 14, 2015 4:27 pm
Dillard’s Q1 Profits Down Slightly As Corporate Expenses Rise 2.5%
Shares in Little Rock department store owner, Dillard’s Inc., closed down in trading Thursday after the retail giant reported that quarterly earnings were down 10 cents from the same period…