by - January 27, 2017 12:27 pm
The former CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council believes the newly established Urban Land Institute chapter in Northwest Arkansas can help take development projects to the “next level.” The newest…
by - January 26, 2017 5:21 pm
January sales tax revenue among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas rose a healthy 10.61% from a year ago with $5.302 million flowing into the combined city coffers of…
by - January 26, 2017 4:20 pm
The changes just keep on coming at Wal-Mart Stores and its divisions. The Sam’s Club ecommerce operations will soon be under Sam’s Club corporate instead of Wal-Mart’s global e-commerce business…
by - January 25, 2017 3:47 pm
With Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer exiting the company Jan. 31, incoming CEO John Furner announced several shifts and management restructuring effective when the retailer’s new year begins Feb. 1….
by - January 25, 2017 12:20 pm
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…
by - January 24, 2017 5:11 pm
A pair of investors from the Fort Smith metro have acquired a vacant 20-acre industrial development in Rogers for $4.8 million, and are looking for a long-term tenant. Darrell Robinson…
by - January 24, 2017 3:58 pm
Of the about 1,000 corporate jobs cuts at Wal-Mart Stores, about 200 are being cut from the Walmart.com division located in San Bruno, Calif. The job reductions might seem counter-intuitive…
by - January 23, 2017 2:47 pm
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…
by - January 23, 2017 12:25 pm
Wal-Mart Stores took a gamble when they promoted Rosalind Brewer to Sam’s Club CEO in January 2012. Brewer, 54, rose to “rock star” status running the retailer’s stores in Georgia…
by - January 23, 2017 11:51 am
The startup sector is gaining support and momentum, but Arkansas still has to work on its image, according to Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. He is optimistic…
by - January 23, 2017 11:12 am
Truck driving schools are pushing forward in the long wake of a semitrailer driver shortage ongoing for more than a decade as carriers maintain relationships with the schools to attract…
by - January 20, 2017 2:32 pm
Wal-Mart Stores began handing out pink slips to as many as 1,000 workers in the human resources, information systems division, replenishment and financial services areas on Friday morning (Jan. 20)….
by - January 19, 2017 5:54 pm
7-Eleven, partnering with U.S. drone delivery service Flirtey, recently announced the completion of 77 deliveries from 7-Eleven to customers’ homes toting items like flu meds and hot coffee. They are…
by - January 19, 2017 5:15 pm
Increased revenue, a lower income tax rate and a one-time, paid-time-off benefit accounted for a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. For fiscal 2016, earnings increased…
by - January 18, 2017 5:24 pm
The Northwest Arkansas residential housing market had a strong year in 2016, with sales volume in Benton and Washington counties hitting a combined $1.91 billion, up 21.6% from a sales…
by - January 18, 2017 4:54 pm
Though drones and augmented reality applications have not become mainstream, retailers from Amazon to Wal-Mart Stores are securing patents and testing cutting edge technologies that are beginning to tiptoe into…
by - January 18, 2017 1:30 pm
Daisy Outdoor Products will expand its Rogers facility and add about two dozen jobs in the next two years, company leaders announced on Wednesday (Jan. 18) alongside Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 17, 2017 5:16 pm
A new report from WalletHub estimates U.S. consumers likely racked up an additional $80 billion in credit card debt at the end of 2016, putting outstanding balances dangerously close to…
by - January 17, 2017 5:10 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will give almost $9 million toward construction of TheatreSquared’s new venue in Fayetteville, if the regional professional theater company satisfies a 1:2 fundraising challenge, the company…
by - January 17, 2017 5:00 pm
A former employee at Bailey & Oliver Law Firm in Rogers is taking the law office and one of its co-owners to court over what she says is a violation…
