by - June 11, 2015 12:18 pm
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.
by - June 11, 2015 5:16 am
On Oct. 1, the coding system used by Arkansas medical providers for billing insurance companies and the government will change. Many providers probably won’t be ready, and if they aren’t, they will have trouble getting paid.
by - June 10, 2015 8:08 am
Arkansas Democrats are getting ready for Hillary, as the former Arkansas First Lady and 2016 Presidential contender keynotes the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
by - June 10, 2015 6:34 am
Despite winning high-profile Arkansas startup competitions, it gets harder to grow from idea to implementation. Stamina, perseverance and out-of-state help makes a difference and highlights a problem for the state’s startup scene.
by - June 7, 2015 4:30 am
With hundreds of millions of dollars ginning from SEC sports – particularly football – the league is in an incredible position to navigate the challenges of the future.
by - June 5, 2015 8:10 am
Rob Walton, 70, son of Wal-Mart founders Helen and Sam Walton, is stepping down after 23 years as Board Chairman. However, the powerful post will remain in the Walton family with Rob’s son-in-law Greg Penner becoming chairman at the end of this week’s shareholders meeting.
by - June 3, 2015 8:07 pm
If there is a measure for how focused Wal-Mart is on using technology to dig deeper into the pockets of consumers, this may be it: 2,500 Wal-Mart employees at “labs” in California and Bentonville test as many as 100 ideas each day.
by - June 2, 2015 8:10 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four large markets are up almost 7% through April, even with a decline in homes sold in two of Arkansas’ four large metro markets during April. What is making for a red-hot housing market?
by - June 1, 2015 2:34 pm
The countdown has begun again on what is arguably one of Northwest Arkansas’ biggest events each year: The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting.
by - May 31, 2015 8:40 am
Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton, likes the crowded GOP field of potential Presidential candidates and says he’s a long way from making a decision on who he will support.
by - May 28, 2015 7:08 pm
A research fellow from Stanford’s Hoover Institution told Arkansas lawmakers that a 1332 waiver provided options and boundaries for altering the state’s health care system.
by - May 28, 2015 5:29 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that the Bethesda, Md.-based defense contractor has an advantage over its rivals.
by - May 27, 2015 8:35 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate ticked up slightly in April, while the national jobs picture improved.
by - May 26, 2015 1:50 pm
The special session has started as lawmakers look to quickly pass a $87 million bond issue to help build the next generation of all-terrain military vehicles.
by - May 24, 2015 8:45 am
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award.
by - May 22, 2015 3:05 pm
A consulting group for the Arkansas Legislature has returned its analysis of the Lockheed Martin superproject in Camden.
by - May 22, 2015 7:56 am
The retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a cautious outlook as the wholesale club tries to reinvent itself to better compete. What’s at work?
by - May 20, 2015 1:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26 to vote on helping lure the military’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production facility to Camden. But there will be more to discuss.
by - May 18, 2015 5:34 pm
It’s never been more difficult to get items on retail shelves in brick and mortar stores like Wal-Mart. But if there is a will, there’s a way.
by - May 17, 2015 8:03 am
Rep. Joe Jett, chairman of the House Revenue & Tax Committee, says he will propose to a working group a study of using 25% of surplus funds for potential future highway funding.
