by - September 18, 2015 12:31 pm
It may be a question of literally where the rubber meets the road on funding issues for a highway bill as lawmakers continue to discuss the future of the federal…
by - September 18, 2015 11:30 am
In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart. Gibu…
by - September 18, 2015 10:49 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate in August dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in tandem with the national unemployment rate as the state’s labor pool rose by 1,400 to a robust 1,338,300…
by - September 18, 2015 7:14 am
Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery at its lowest possible cost.
by - September 18, 2015 6:50 am
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by - September 18, 2015 6:47 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers working on a promising new material to create more efficient solar cells will lead a corps of Arkansas scientists chosen to develop the next generation…
by - September 17, 2015 5:45 pm
Former Oklahoma governor and American Banking Association CEO Frank Keating told an audience of mostly legal and financial professionals on Thursday (Sept. 17) that overly burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations implemented since…
by - September 17, 2015 5:33 pm
Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery…
by - September 17, 2015 5:13 pm
The consultants who are preparing a report that will guide Arkansas’ health reform efforts are “absolutely in writing mode” as they near an expected Oct. 1 completion date, the firm’s…
by - September 17, 2015 4:33 pm
Fayetteville, Ark.- The BAGGO & Brisket Benefit, hosted by WhyteSpyder, will hold a BAGGO tournament and brisket cookout at WhyteSpyder’s office located at 1023 E. Millsap Road, Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday,…
by - September 17, 2015 4:31 pm
A pair of cloture votes Thursday drew the support of Arkansas’ two United States Senators, but fell short of passage. Senators voted 56-42 on a bill against a nuclear deal…
by - September 17, 2015 3:57 pm
The post-Toledo debacle predictions are in and this group of Hog fans remain optimistic, with one predicting the Razorbacks will beat Texas Tech by a score of 48-13. One might…
by - September 17, 2015 3:52 pm
Michelle Barnes, executive director of the nonprofit Helen R. Walton Childrens Enrichment Center, announced Thursday that the center has raised almost 90 percent of a $14.3 million capital campaign to pay for the construction of a new 35,000-SF facility in Bentonville.
by - September 17, 2015 3:26 pm
ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics have been named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 Truckers list for 2015. The two operations are subsidiaries of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. Each year,…
by - September 17, 2015 3:00 pm
Bankers, builders, philanthropists, civic leaders, business and education professionals convened early Thursday (Sept. 17) in Bentonville to celebrate the legacy of Helen Walton and her vision for Northwest Arkansas’ youngest…
by - September 17, 2015 2:15 pm
Walmart will hire 60,000 workers to help the retailer through the holiday shopping cycle, with 1,245 of those short-term hires to be in Arkansas, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 17)…
by - September 17, 2015 2:06 pm
Former Oklahoma governor and American Banking Association CEO Frank Keating told an audience of mostly legal and financial professionals on Thursday that overly burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations implemented since the 2008…
by - September 17, 2015 12:46 pm
Alma-based InvoTek Inc., along with three clinical partners, received funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The 5-year, $5 million project seeks to improve…
by - September 17, 2015 12:39 pm
The local foreclosure pace in August bucked the national trend as the number of filings doubled in Benton, Sebastian and Washington counties compared to the same month last year, according…
by - September 17, 2015 9:57 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art recently acquired Maya’s Quilt of Life, 1989, (acrylic on canvas and painted, dyed and pieced fabrics) by Faith Ringgold, from the art collection of…
