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Wal-Mart quarterly income hits $4.09 billion, earnings guidance lowered (Updated)

A largely new leadership team at Wal-Mart Stores is focused on better store execution from Bentonville to Shanghai. That was the message shared by execs with the retail giant in…

Wal-Mart Q2 Net Income $4.09 Billion, Earnings Guidance Lowered

Retail giant Wal-Mart saw its profits climb slightly higher with the help of rising revenues, but it lowered expectations for its earnings for the remainder of the year. The Bentonville-based…

New EPA Rule Could Close Newark Power Plant

Jessi Turnure with our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8, reports: A proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on carbon dioxide emissions could shut down two older Arkansas coal-fired…

Whole Foods To Anchor New Shopping Center In Fayetteville

A new $25 million retail real estate investment that will be anchored by a Whole Foods grocery store is expected to create 150 new jobs with an average salary of…

Whole Foods to anchor new shopping center in Fayetteville

Consumers and some farmers across Northwest Arkansas will have another grocery and distribution option as organic grocery chain Whole Foods plans to open a new store in Fayetteville in the…

Municipal Filings Hit Fever Pitch As Nearly 100 Turn In Paperwork

The county clerk’s offices around Northeast Arkansas were busy Tuesday and Wednesday as nearly 100 candidates turned in paperwork to seek municipal office this year. On Wednesday, a third candidate…

Report: Arkansas must ‘ramp up’ workforce training efforts

Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue in economic development, Chris Masingill, director of the Delta Regional Authority, said Wednesday at a DRA-sponsored summit that brought…

Boozman Touts Farm Bill Certainty, Says ‘Busy’ Lame-duck Session Expected

A new five-year farm bill will provide some certainty for farmers facing possible uncertain times, Arkansas’ junior senator said Wednesday. Sen. John Boozman, R-Rogers, visited Wynne, Tyronza, Dyess and Jonesboro…

Delta Regional Authority Report: ‘Ramp Up’ Workforce Efforts

Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue to saving and creating skilled jobs, Delta leaders say. A new report suggested ramping up existing efforts.

Ben Geren Aquatics Center work ‘moving forward’ and on schedule

Images that appeared on Facebook this week show a Ben Geren Aquatics Center that is no longer a pile of dirt, but instead something that resembles a set of pools….

Hembree Mercy Cancer Center unveils $5.1 million renovation, expansion

Mercy Fort Smith's Hembree Mercy Cancer Center showed off improvements at its long-time facility Tuesday (Aug. 13), including some of the most expensive equipment ever purchased by the medical center…

PolyTech gears up for growth aided by Wal-Mart manufacturing push

Jim Benton and John McCutcheon, co-owners of PolyTech Plastic Molding in Prairie Grove, say they are living the dream since purchasing the plastic injection molding facility in mid 2012. It…

Technology, Training Key To 911 Future, Official Says

With 911 technology going from operators using rotary dial telephones to now using GPS pinpointing locations, dispatchers must have the skills to face a changing world, the director of the…

Natural State to gain poultry jobs

Blue Rooster is finalizing plans to open a poultry deboning operation at the former H&L Poultry plant in Warren, and anticipates 100 new jobs will be created, according to the…

Sam’s Club CEO Takes Leadership Role With Northwest Arkansas Council

Rosalind Brewer will serve as co-chair of the influential Northwest Arkansas Council. The announcement was made today at the Council’s annual meeting in Bentonville. Brewer is president and CEO of…

Rosalind Brewer named co-chair of Northwest Arkansas Council

Rosalind Brewer, president and CEO of Sam’s Club, officially was named presiding co-chair of the Northwest Arkansas Council during its annual meeting held Wednesday (Aug. 13) at the 21c Museum…

The 2014 International Blues Challenge

The 2014 International Blues Challenge October 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. Neumeier's Rib Room and The Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society presents The 2014 International Blues Challenge, Saturday October 4th 2014,…