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The World of Walmart (OPINION)

As the largest company in the world, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tends to attract attention and make headlines, and there has been plenty of both recently.

Backpack Journalism Brings Flexibility To The Newsroom

Mobile multimedia journalists, armed with cameras and Internet-connected laptops, have the ability to shoot their own video, edit it and upload the content, without having to leave the scene and return to the newsroom.

Little Rock Auto Firm Pays $3.35M For Moberly Lane Land

The company intends to build a 10-acre Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership.

Grocery Chain Exec Van Hoose Happy with Harps and Home

The vice president of store planning has stayed busy with the continued expansion of Harps Food Stores Inc., which has been in growth made for nearly a decade.

KFSM Maintains Lead in Local Television Market

The local CBS affiliates news broadcasts earned the highest Nielsen ratings in all four time slots during the month of May.

KNWA-TV Honored Twice by Arkansas Broadcasters Association

The NBC affiliate was given a Community Service award and an Outstanding Production award for its work on Cooking Today with chef Steven Brooks.

40/29 Expands Office Space, Moves Into Larger Newsroom

The Northwest Arkansas ABC affiliate plans to bring an additional studio camera in the new newsroom so staff can report as information is being gathered.

Business Brokerage CBI+Team Sheds Sunbelt Franchise

The Springdale-based firm cut ties with the national franchisor over disagreements on market expansion.

Englander dZignPak Moves Local Office to Bentonville

The Texas-based merchandising solutions company made the move from Rogers in order to be closer to vendors doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

JJs Expanding Into Bella Vista, Fort Smith

The Fayetteville-headquartered restaurant chain will open its fourth Northwest Arkansas location in September.

Mancia Giving Facelift To Rogers Retail Center

Developer David Mancia has purchased The Village West Shopping Center for $550,000 and intends to revamp it.

Sen. Boozman Sees Opportunity in Drones

John Boozman wants Arkansas to get in early on the drone market, which industry advocates say will surge in the next few years.

Rogers Architecture Firm Celebrates 40 Years

Hight-Jackson Associates is marking the anniversary with big projects across the gamut of its architectural capacity.

PAC Men

While the campaigns for Rep. Tom Cotton and Sen. Mark Pryor spend millions on commercials in Arkansas, the advertising reps at the local TV stations are raking in the commissions.

Caffeine Fix

One of the largest coffee companies in the world will have an outlet in a Springdale Harps store, once its renovation is complete in September.

No Numbers

Eagle-eyed readers may notice the lists of Largest Daily Newspapers and Largest Weekly Newspapers are absent from our annual media and marketing issue, and heres why.

Scaled-Back Links

Whether the popularity of golf is on the decline is debatable, but theres some recent evidence to consider.

Media Moves

Bentonville entrepreneur Matt Fifer has launched a new media company, ramping up to produce a new retail-oriented television show early next year.

New Path For Street

Scott Street has left Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas for a position as CEO of Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in east Texas.

‘Borrowing’ money from employees

Sometimes a business will find itself in a cash crunch and in need of quick cash. While many business owners go to the bank and borrow for their short term…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson