http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog.asp?bid=1236Aggregate. Disseminate. Scanning the Web for Arkansas people and companies making headlines.Copyright 2009 Arkansas Business Limited Partnership. All rights reserved.http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4744http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4744<a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/26/republican-palin-is-another-huckabee/">CNN reports</a> that Republican strategist Alex Castellanos has compared former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ...Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:27:44 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4553http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4553 Remember the movie &quot;Mall Rats&quot;? Then you're old enough to recall when the shopping mall was <em>the</em> place to go, to shop, to see movies, to wander aimlessly with your friends. The ...Wed, 27 May 2009 10:37:27 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4436http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4436 Can Forbes magazine decide whether Little Rock is &quot;dangerous&quot; or &quot;livable&quot;? Or are the two terms not mutally exclusive?</p> Who knows? But we want to try lend some context to ...Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:27:06 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4394http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4394 Executives at Wal-Mart are re-thinking the retailer's operations in China. </p> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123978789871920415.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoo_hs">According to the Wall S...Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:08:03 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4354http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4354 Forbes magazine has once again published some great linkbait. This time, it's a list of <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/01/cities-city-ten-lifestyle-real-estate-livable-cities.html" target="...Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:23:23 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4339http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4339 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., having already affected the prescription drug industry with its $4 generic drug pricing, is set to turn everything on its head again with a drug pricing program that works dir...Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:50:46 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4306http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4306 Has Wal-Mart moved into your town? Is its massive power draining your business? The <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2009/03/20/what-you-can-do-to-fight-wal-mart/?mod=hps_us_my_compa...Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:51:07 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4285http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4285 KTHV reports that <a href="http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=81547&amp;catid=2">layoffs are headed to IC Corp. in Conway</a>:</p><blockquote> Ray Wiley, a spokesman for IC's ...Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:50:00 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4282http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4282 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which outperforming most retailers, isn't resting. It's moving forward on two fronts to capitalize on various opportunities.</p> First, with an expanded customer base thanks...Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:23:41 CSThttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4275http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/blog_post.asp?pid=4275 Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock is closing another store, this one in Austin, Texas, as it continues to examine its operations, cut costs and shut down underperforming locations. </p> The Dillard's...Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:12:00 CST