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Energy In-depth: Koch Brothers Top List of Nation’s Wealthiest Oil Tycoons

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DOJ Investigating Allegations Of Sexual Abuse At McPherson Women’s Prison In Newport

Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have opened an investigation of the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ McPherson Unit, the state prison for women in Newport.

McMillon: Wal-Mart Must Reduce Bureaucracy, Push Exciting Products

Clinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one foot…

Gov. Hutchinson moves to increase oversight of ‘high-risk’ DHS contracts

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (June 11) he has spent considerable time studying concerns expressed by lawmakers on ways to improve and review a growing list of “high-risk” state contracts…

Arkansas Board of Education to retain PARCC testing, rejects Hutchinson request

Not so fast on the move to end controversial PARCC testing in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Board of Education voted 7-1 Thursday (June 11) against allowing a state contract with…

McMillon: Wal-Mart must reduce bureaucracy, push exciting products

Clinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one foot…

State Board Of Education Votes Against ACT, PARCC Remains As Assessment

Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education voted 7-1 Thursday against allowing a state contract with the ACT and in…

KMF receives safety award for seven-year record

Fort Smith-based KMF Metal Fabrication on Thursday (June 11) was recognized for seven years without a lost day because of work-related accident or illness. Attending the ceremony was Ralph Hudson,…

Group Pushes Tougher Term Limits

Arkansas Term Limits is submitting a ballot measure to the attorney general’s office that will restore the previous restrictions, plus add an overall limit of 10 years of service. Co-Chairs…

Wal-Mart sees India, South Africa markets as long term projects

Access to 1.2 billion consumers nor the estimated $534 billion value of India’s retail market is enough to entice Wal-Mart to alter its wholesale-only strategy, according to Walmart International CEO…

Rains push Arkansas River traffic down 61.3% in May, down 18% year-to-date

The swollen Arkansas River has forced Marty Shell to use his small trucking fleet to haul raw materials from Mississippi River ports to customers in the Fort Smith and Northwest…

Gov. Hutchinson Says He’s Increasing Oversight of ‘High-Risk’ DHS Contracts

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he has spent considerable time studying concerns expressed by lawmakers on ways to improve and review a growing list of “high-risk” state contracts within the…

Duncan Baird, Elizabeth Smith Named To New Posts By Governor

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday named two members of his staff to new posts in his administration. Elizabeth Smith, who worked as the chief legal counsel to Hutchinson, was named…

Governor: Highway Funding Group To Meet, Baird To Chair

The Working Group on Highway Funding will have its first meeting June 24, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s former budget director, Duncan Baird, will serve as chairman. Hutchinson made both of…

Hutchinson leads delegation to Paris Air Show, German steel conference

Gov. Asa Hutchinson will depart Saturday for the world’s largest airshow in Paris and a side trip to Germany where he and a delegation of state economic development and business…

McMillon Talks Wages, E-Commerce At Retail Event in Springdale

In the wake of the companys most recent shareholders meeting (June 5) and a reported drop in profit for the quarter that ended April 30, Doug McMillon said Walmart will likely, during the next two years, feel the financial effects of raising its starting wage.

Hutchinson Leads Delegation To Paris Air Show, German Steel Conference

Gov. Hutchinson and a large delegation of state economic development and business officials will be leaving next week for the Paris Air Show, hoping to make new aerospace industry contacts and bring back new jobs prospects from the world’s oldest and largest air show.