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Executive Exit

We heard recently of a shakeup earlier this month at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. involving a member of its management team.

Walmart and lottery tickets

If I were a small convenience store owner enjoying the nuances of selling a plethora of Arkansas Lottery tickets, a pack of Marlboros, a Slim Jim or two, an occasional…

Trust and city government

Trusting people has its risk as well as its reward. Business works best when you can trust your employees to show up to work and work hard and when you…

Spicy fundraiser helps agency continue nurturing children, saving lives

Guests at the 12th annual Summer Salsa in Fayetteville roamed among tables draped in lime green, bright orange and other festive summer hues in hopes of giving children a brighter…

Gov. Beebe leaves in July for third European trade mission in five years

Gov. Mike Beebe is heading overseas for his third European trade mission in five years. In a recent Talk Business & Politics interview, Beebe said he will travel to London,…

Arkansas Legislative body reaffirms support of state’s gay marriage ban

The Arkansas Legislative Council passed on a voice vote an interim resolution by Faulkner County Republican Sen. Jason Rapert that affirms the council's support of Act 83, a constitutional amendment…

United Bank converts to state charter

Springdale-based United Bank announced Friday (June 20) that it has converted the bank’s charter from a federal savings bank to an Arkansas State-Chartered institution. The charter conversion was approved on…

Walmart Canada names new CEO 

Walmart Canada hired Dirk Van den Berghe as president and CEO, replacing Shelley Broader who was recently promoted by the retail giant to a CEO role that oversees retail operations…

Saudi prince visits NanoMech, Crystal Bridges and Gov. Beebe

Saudi Arabian Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal recently visited NanoMech and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Northwest Arkansas as part of a Eisenhower Fellowship trip to investigate…

UCP Night at Chuck E. Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese will host United Cerebral Palsy Fundraising Night on Friday, July 18th, from 3:00pm-9:00pm. Tell your server you are with UCP and Chuck E. Cheese will donate 15%…

Walton Family Foundation reports on funding efforts in 2013

The Walton Family Foundation is a major economic engine in its own right, providing more than $34 million in grant funding last year to dozens of local charities, educational efforts…

Arkansas’ labor force size continues decline, jobless rate falls to 6.4% (Updated)

Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 6.4% in May, but the state’s labor force continues to decline in size, and the number of employed during May was the lowest level of…

Just don’t call him a Savior

A simple and smart-alecky assessment could be that singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson ran out of beer before he ran out of herb and converted an empty Bud can into a bong…

Independent CNG conversion business opens in Fort Smith

Fort Smith was home to Arkansas' first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and now Fort Smith is home to one of the few independent CNG conversion businesses in the…

The Supply Side: Post-payment audit business still growing

The accounting battle grows larger between retail suppliers and the big retail companies as each side becomes more aggressive to collect or retain the billions of dollars that float in…

Order Up: Life in the Fayetteville food truck business

It’s just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon (June 18) and the Schulertown Food Truck Court on Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville is already buzzing with eager patrons ready to…

Wal-Mart driver speeding in accident involving Tracy Morgan

A federal transportation safety report has found Wal-Mart driver Kevin Roper was traveling 20 miles over the speed limit at 65 miles per hour when his semi-tractor trailer collided with…

Beebe seeks consensus on teacher insurance, prison funding

Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday (June 19) he’s not calling a special session on changes to the public school employee insurance program until he sees a roll call from each…

Wal-Mart not concerned about cannibalization with small-store expansion

How close is too close for Wal-Mart to put a Neighborhood Market to its cash cow supercenters? The retail giant said Thursday (June 19) that one to two miles outside a…

FCRA Chief: Chaffee Crossing in a different phase of development

ArcBest's announcement of a new corporate headquarters at Chaffee Crossing, bringing with it nearly 1,000 jobs to Fort Smith, is just the latest big news to come out of what…