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Arkansas Lawmakers ‘Sine Die,’ Senate Swears In New Member

Lawmakers officially adjourned from the 90th General Assembly’s regular session on Wednesday, but not before swearing in a new member to the Arkansas Senate.

WAC Announces $1.5 Million Grant From Walmart Foundation

The grant, announced Tuesday night, will go toward the WACs $23 million expansion plan to modernize the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.

ExxonMobil To Pay Nearly $5 Million To Resolve Mayflower Oil Spill Civil Charges

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil Corp. will pay nearly $5 million in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws stemming from the 2013 crude oil spill from the Pegasus Pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas.

Health Beat: Kaiser Poll Shows Favorable View Of ACA For First Time Ever

Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. POLL SHOWS…

First CEO of Sam’s Club shares lessons learned from Sam Walton

Ron Loveless, the first CEO of Sam’s Club, met Sam Walton as a child when Loveless’ mom became Walton’s housekeeper. A friend and one-time executive of Walton and Jack Shewmaker…

Things you may not have known: J.B. Hunt Transport Services

J.B. Hunt Transport Services began as a small carrier of rice hulls from eastern Arkansas across the state to the burgeoning poultry industry in Northwest Arkansas in the late 1960s….

Talk Business & Politics Podcast 4.21.15

Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last week. Topics on this week’s agenda include: Manufacturing in Arkansas…

Springdale Mayor Sprouse addresses gangs by adding officers

There is no substitute for having a safe city and a recent gang resurgence in Springdale has prompted Mayor Doug Sprouse to put more officers in schools and the neighborhoods….

Cuba Trade Discussed At U.S. Senate Hearing

The chance for normalized commercial relations with Cuba are expected to create opportunities for Arkansas farmers, an official with Riceland Foods told a U.S. Senate committee.

Lockheed Martin Profits Off 6%, Defense Giant Sees Huge Sales Loss At Camden Operation

Profits for defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. fell nearly 6% in the first quarter as the company’s Missile and Fire Control (MFC) division lost ground in the first three months…

Arkansas Unemployment Rate Remains Flat, Labor Pool Still Adds 5,800 Workers

Arkansas’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.6% in March as the state’s growing labor pool continued to add nonfarm jobs to employers’ payrolls at the end of the first quarter….

Arkansas’ jobless rate holds at 5.6% in March

Relatively stable growth in the labor force size and the number of employed held Arkansas’ jobless rate at 5.6% in March. It is the ninth consecutive month the jobless rate…

Field Agent Report: Millennials Spearheading TV Revolution

The Millennial generation — consumers between 19 and 34 years of age — are nothing like their parents and grandparents. So it comes as no surprise that their buying habits…

The Supply Side: Suppliers Near Wal-Mart 30% Rule To See More Pressure

Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…

Campus Talk: Bowen, Tsutsui Inaugurated At Arkansas Tech University, Hendrix College

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….

Health Care Reform Task Force Begins Discussion

The debate over health care reform in Arkansas is a complex, multi-faceted issue that will take time to debate and unfold, members of a legislative committee looking into the issue…

Secretary of State to launch web portal for one-stop business help

It flew under the radar for the most part, but a significant piece of legislation may make Arkansas a much easier place to start or run a business. Act 1190,…

Quarterly income up more than 13% for BancorpSouth

Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth reported Monday (April 20) that first quarter net income reached $32.2 million, up 13.3% compared to the 28.4 million in the first quarter of 2014. The earnings…

Union Wants Wal-Mart To Rehire 2,200 Workers

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday (April 20) stating that the 2,200 employees recently laid off at five…

Field Agent report: Millennials spearheading TV revolution