by - June 30, 2015 8:59 pm
Wal-Mart Works To Correct ‘Made In USA’ Label Problem
The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.”
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by - June 29, 2015 7:27 pm
Legislators Told Arkansas Still Needs State Exchange
Arkansas should continue its efforts to establish a state-based insurance exchange, the executive director of the state’s Health Insurance Marketplace said, even though a recent Supreme Court ruling makes it less necessary to do so.
by - June 28, 2015 9:18 am
Sam Walton, Wal-Mart History Part Of Smithsonian’s ‘American Enterprise’ Exhibit
The iconic ball cap worn by Sam Walton, a miniature Wal-Mart truck and short biographical stories of Walton’s retail rise are among more than 600 artifacts woven into the fabric of the “American Enterprise” exhibit set to open July 1 at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
by - June 28, 2015 12:33 am
Congressional Recap: Trade, Security And Court Rulings
This week in the nation’s capital, lawmakers took up issues involving trade and security, while two Supreme Court cases late in the week drew the ire of the state’s congressional delegation.
by - June 26, 2015 8:28 am
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Same-sex Marriage Legal
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex marriage in the United States is legal, granting marriage rights to couples on a politically divided issue.
by - June 25, 2015 5:36 pm
U.S. Chamber Executive: Raise Gas Tax For Roads
The federal government should spend more money on highways, and the best way to do that in the short term is by raising the gas tax, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive says.
by - June 25, 2015 8:30 am
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies
In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of healthcare subsidies in connection with the Affordable Care Act.
by - June 24, 2015 7:44 pm
Kauffman Index: Arkansas Drops Six Spots In Annual Ranking Of U.S. Startup Activity
As more prominence and recognition has been given to the state’s burgeoning startup and entrepreneurial community over the past few years, Arkansas still fell from six spots in a highly-watched national index that ranks new business growth and startup activity among the 50 states.
by - June 24, 2015 10:48 am
Near-Term Outlook For Region Sours, But Transportation Employment Rebounds
A May survey of business contacts in the Little Rock Zone of the Federal Reserve Bank shows a little more than half of respondents expect economic conditions in 2015 will be better than in 2014. That’s down from a survey three months ago.
by - June 23, 2015 1:17 pm
Highway Funding Group Follows Blue Ribbon’s Footsteps
On Wednesday, the 20-member Working Group on Highway Funding will hold its first meeting to discuss the state’s road funding options. Six years ago, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance did the same thing.
by - June 22, 2015 9:59 pm
Wal-Mart Disputes Report Saying It Uses Tax Havens To Avoid Paying Taxes
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores says a report generated by union groups regarding the retailer’s use of tax havens to shield U.S. taxes is “flawed.”
by - June 22, 2015 5:22 pm
Citing Memo, Gov. Hutchinson Orders PARCC Withdrawal
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Education to withdraw Arkansas from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium, despite a vote June 11 by the State Board of Education to keep Arkansas in the consortium.
by - June 21, 2015 8:16 am
Poll: Huckabee Tops Hillary, Beebe Bests Boozman In Arkansas
New survey data shows Republican Mike Huckabee would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton, and former Democratic Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe would lead incumbent GOP Sen. John Boozman under hypothetical head-to-head match-ups.
by - June 19, 2015 8:20 pm
Poll: Sen. Cotton Job Approval Slips, Gov. Hutchinson Highly Popular
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton has seen his job approval numbers slip, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson remains extremely popular, according to new polling data from Talk Business & Politics, Hendrix College and Impact Management Group.
by - June 19, 2015 5:00 am
Campaign To Put Sen. Hattie Caraway On $10 Bill Emerges
A woman’s place is not in the kitchen – it’s on the $10 bill, and a group of Jonesboro leaders want to see an Arkansas historical and political icon earn that distinction.
by - June 17, 2015 4:25 pm
State Considers Scenarios In Obamacare Court Ruling
It’s possible that by Thursday, a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. If that happens, state policymakers will have to decide how to respond.
by - June 16, 2015 3:36 pm
Former Clinton Administration Officials Working On Gas-to-Liquids Superproject
Arkansas may score another superproject coup if a full-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) processing refining facility developed by two former top Clinton administration officials – Gen. Wesley Clark and Rodney Slater –…
by - June 16, 2015 12:06 am
Auto Industry Generates 62,000 Jobs In Arkansas, $1.07 Billion In Taxes, Revenues
Only a half dozen years after the Great Recession, the auto industry is experiencing a strong resurgence in payrolls, and the industry is larger than you might realize in Arkansas.
by - June 15, 2015 8:38 am
Pat O’Brien: Observations On A Cuban ‘Cultural Exchange’
Pat O’Brien, a small business owner in Arkansas, recently attended a State Chamber of Commerce-organized trip to Cuba. He offers the following observations on a week-long journey.
by - June 14, 2015 8:06 am
Tech Roundtable: Are You Ready For The Internet Of Things?
The world is shrinking and productivity is improving thanks to technological advances, and business leaders in the field say Americans – and Arkansans – will likely be twice as “connected” to their devices in the next five years.