by - October 6, 2016 5:31 pm
Wal-Mart investors are again backing off the retail giant after the retailer’s top executives tempered earning projections for next year at somewhere between $4.29 and $4.49 per share, flat against…
by - October 6, 2016 4:58 pm
Thursday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox talking about the major economic impact of the $1.3 billion Sun Paper Co. project in south Arkansas on…
by - October 6, 2016 4:51 pm
U.S. legislators highlighted the importance of training in manufacturing and the state of the industry during an event hosted at a post-secondary school in Springdale. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers,…
by - October 6, 2016 3:50 pm
Land acquisitions will play a role in the city of Fort Smith’s $480 million consent decree for years-long violations of the federal Clean Water Act. While a necessity for ensuring…
by - October 6, 2016 3:26 pm
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told Wall Street analysts gathered in Bentonville Thursday (Oct. 6) the company is going through a transformation period, the most he’s witnessed in his 32…
by - October 6, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he wants a second round of tax cuts in the 2017 legislative session, but some legislators are more cautious in the wake of three straight…
by - October 6, 2016 7:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– HONEYWELL, NASA TO BEGIN HIP-HOP-THEME STEM TOUR THIS FALL, STOP PLANNED FOR…
by - October 5, 2016 7:57 pm
Consumers in the Fort Smith market have made $230 million more in local bank deposits in 2016 compared to 2015, with deposits up over 10% since 2014. Deposits stood at…
by - October 5, 2016 7:19 pm
Fort Smith building activity continues to build on its come-from-behind performance after starting the year soft due to the absence of a new construction equivalent to 2015’s $22 million permit…
by - October 5, 2016 5:11 pm
Wal-Mart Stores, through its subsidiary Newheight Holdings Ltd., doubled down on its stake in JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce retailer second in market share to Alibaba. A Wednesday (Oct. 5) federal…
by - October 5, 2016 4:01 pm
Wal-Mart Stores continues to test innovation anywhere it can. On Monday (Oct. 10) the world’s largest retailer will begin in its Bentonville office a new incubator for six interns with…
by - October 5, 2016 2:39 pm
Child advocates on Wednesday (Oct. 5) called on candidates and elected officials to place more of an emphasis on children’s issues during this year’s elections and in next year’s state…
by - October 5, 2016 1:31 pm
As industry groups, attorneys general in 21 states and mostly Republican congressional officials look to the courts and legislation to block new federal overtime rules that go into effect on…
by - October 5, 2016 1:07 pm
The Walmart U.S. grocery pickup service arrived a dozen years too late and cost the retailer its advantage, John James told entrepreneurs at Thursday’s (Oct. 5) CPG Innovators Conference in…
by - October 5, 2016 9:02 am
Tyson Foods will pay $1.6 million to more than 5,700 job applicants in a hiring discrimination case between 2007 and 2010 at six of its plants in Rogers, Russellville, Ark.,…
by - October 5, 2016 6:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– 2.5 MILLION AMERICANS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PREMIUM TAX CREDITS Since…
by - October 4, 2016 10:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors eyed possible water rate increases for the utilities department at Tuesday’s (Oct. 4) meeting, and also approved more than $400 million in capital improvement…
by - October 4, 2016 9:51 pm
The two major party candidates for vice president faced off in a debate Tuesday that one political scientist said won’t make a difference in the race. Dr. Hal Bass, Ouachita…
by - October 4, 2016 9:21 pm
At roughly 75 million strong, the Baby Boomer generation continues to shape the nation’s economic growth patterns with respect to workforce productivity and overall labor. The share of U.S. population…
by - October 4, 2016 8:56 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
