by - June 30, 2015 8:59 pm
Wal-Mart Works To Correct ‘Made In USA’ Label Problem
The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.”
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by - June 30, 2015 7:43 pm
Fayetteville-based EquityNet finding success with crowdfunding effort
EquityNet is a Fayetteville-based company that has operated a leading crowdfunding platform since 2005. The company’s platform membership has grown to more than 120,000 including entrepreneurs, investors and companies throughout…
by - June 30, 2015 7:25 pm
Lessons learned from a bad experience
When businesses become customers of other businesses, the interactions between the companies can be very instructive, providing each company with “how to” lessons, and many times with “how not to”…
by - June 30, 2015 5:44 pm
Wal-Mart works to correct ‘Made In USA’ label problem
Whoops. The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.” The news comes just more than…
by - June 30, 2015 4:51 pm
A struggling Sam’s Club refocuses on treasure hunt deals, daily values
Sam’s Club executives are focused on more “newness” everyday in the 650 clubs across the country in hopes of improving the lackluster financial performance that has labeled it the laggard…
by - June 30, 2015 3:57 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 6.30.15
TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock debated a variety of topics on this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics. Those topics include: The U.S….
by - June 30, 2015 3:47 pm
Tyson invests $8 million in Kentucky chicken plant
Tyson Foods said it will spend $8 million to install a new freezer and work stations creating 90 new jobs in its Robards, Ky., chicken processing facility. “This investment will…
by - June 30, 2015 3:38 pm
Businesses Face Benefit, HR Policy Changes After Same Sex Marriage Ruling
John Woodham works for a company that provides benefit and human resources services to more than 300 companies in 38 states. His world got a lot busier following Friday’s (June…
by - June 30, 2015 3:34 pm
ConAgra Foods To Divest Private Label Business
The private label business has been challenging for ConAgra Foods since it acquired Ralcorp Holdings in January 2013. The $6.8 billion deal has yielded disappointing results for the packaged food…
by - June 30, 2015 3:16 pm
Businesses face benefit, HR policy changes after same sex marriage ruling
John Woodham works for a company that provides benefit and human resources services to more than 300 companies in 38 states. His world got a lot busier following Friday’s (June…
by - June 30, 2015 11:30 am
ConAgra Foods to divest private label business
The private label business has been challenging for ConAgra Foods since it acquired Ralcorp Holdings in January 2013. The $6.8 billion deal has yielded disappointing results for the packaged food…
by - June 30, 2015 10:18 am
Call-to-Artists 21st Annual ANA Regional Juried Competition
Call for AR, OK, KS, MO artists for Regional Juried Exhibit: October 1 – 31st 2015. DEADLINE: July 12 JUROR: Shannon Dillard Mitchell, currently the Consulting Curator for Tyson Foods,…
by - June 30, 2015 9:50 am
May Residential Building Up In NWA, Commercial Permit Values Fall
Two building sectors across Northwest Arkansas moved in different directions last month as new residential and new commercial permits highlighted different results.
by - June 30, 2015 9:18 am
Campus Talk: UA Affiliated Company Leader Named Finalist For Cartier Award
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 29, 2015 9:02 pm
Fayetteville’s EquityNet Excelling In Crowdfunding Space
EquityNet has operated a crowdfunding platform since 2005 and company leaders say the Fayetteville-based firm is poised to see an explosion of opportunity in the near future.
by - June 29, 2015 7:44 pm
High Court Says EPA Must Consider Cost In Handing Down Power Plant Regulations
President Obama’s broad agenda to regulate dirty air emissions suffered a setback on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should have considered…
by - June 29, 2015 7:27 pm
Gov. Hutchinson: Clerks have no discretion on gay marriage licenses
County clerks do not have discretion when it comes to issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (June 29). Hutchinson made the statement after being asked about social…
by - June 29, 2015 7:27 pm
Legislators Told Arkansas Still Needs State Exchange
Arkansas should continue its efforts to establish a state-based insurance exchange, the executive director of the state’s Health Insurance Marketplace said, even though a recent Supreme Court ruling makes it less necessary to do so.
by - June 29, 2015 5:02 pm
May residential building up in NWA, commercial permit values fall
The two building sectors across Northwest Arkansas moved in different directions last month as new residential and new commercial permits issued by the region’s four largest cities totaled $57.693 million,…
by - June 29, 2015 4:46 pm
Arkansas, NWA travel and tourism sectors off to record start in 2015
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first four months of 2015 totaled $4.247 million, up 7.25% compared to the same period in 2014. Collections for each of the…