A New York family-owned business filed a $15 million lawsuit last week against Walmart Inc. for allegedly refusing to pay for shipments of hand sanitizer it ordered.
It is rare for a young woman and a much older man to be of similar rank in a professional setting, and that imbalance of power is central to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's problems.
Encore Bank's Texas aspirations stand at three offices and counting. So far, the Little Rock bank has full-service branches in the works for Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas.
The Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma filed criminal charges on Friday against its former long-time chairman, John L. Berrey, for abuse of office, conspiracy and embezzlement. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed into law a stripped-down alternative to hate crimes legislation that longtime supporters of such laws say doesn't provide true protections. read more >
Arkansas Business is accepting nominations for its annual "20 In Their 20s" class of young professionals who are making a difference in their companies, organizations and communities. read more >
The majority-Republican House votes 65-26 in favor of the measure, called a “class protection" bill, sending it to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's desk. read more >
A Little Rock federal jury awards $115 million to a Texas company and its subsidiary that accused Walmart of taking its technology. read more >
Nearly 350 items of Jacob “Kade” Holliday's property sold at an auction last month for $782,000. read more >
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith is suing BP Energy Co. of Houston for breach of contract. read more >
North Little Rock's $30 million police and courts building, scheduled for a September completion, is seen as a roadside advertisement for the city. read more >
Arvest Bank accuses a Fulton County pig farmer of submitting false financial statements to obtain millions of dollars in loans to raise pigs, instead using the money for other debts. read more >
Jim Keet, Nick Roye and Antwan Phillips will serve on the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission. read more >
Hunter Mullins has been hired as an associate attorney at Rainwater Holt & Sexton in Little Rock. Nick Thompson has joined as counsel at Mitchell Williams. read more >
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Business Innovations Clinic provides free legal services to entrepreneurs while helping law students learn the ropes before graduation. read more >
The Arkansas Senate on approves a stripped-down hate crimes bill derided by opponents as too vague. read more >
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. of Fort Smith last week sued BP Energy Co. of Houston for $34.4 million for not delivering natural gas as required by a contract. read more >
Walmart employees in several states are suing their employer, alleging they weren't paid for the time they spent submitting to mandatory COVID-19 screenings before their shifts. read more >
If the cost of performing FOIA requests is burdensome, the answer is to come up with the money, not to keep chipping away at the public's right to know. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville stands accused in a Little Rock courtroom of stealing another company's technology, and it's not the first such allegation the world's largest retailer has faced in recent years. read more >
Jenny Wilkes has joined Barber Law Firm in Little Rock in an of counsel role. read more >
A Washington cattle rancher faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for a $244 million scam against Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale. read more >
Arkansas legislative leaders introduce a drastically scaled-back hate crimes measure that no longer explicitly refers to race, sexual orientation or gender identity, drawing the the ire of longtime proponents of such laws. read more >
A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn't properly consider the risks to workers. read more >
Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP establishes the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program that aims to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds. read more >
Arkansas lawmakers give final approval to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to overhaul the state's Medicaid expansion by encouraging work by recipients rather than requiring it. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
Arkansas Business announces this year's class of 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. read more >
Diversity and inclusion consultant and speaker Janet Stovall will be the luncheon speaker at the Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium on April 29, organizers announced Monday. read more >
Convicted of conspiring to injure the head of the state medical board and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years, former physician Randeep Mann still maintains his innocence. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart's sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic drove down employment and pushed the U.S. economy into recession a year ago, and now many unemployed Americans are considering changing occupations, according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
An unusual fax class-action case that led to a $22.4 million judgment against Wells Fargo Bank was closed last week after both sides reached a settlement in January. read more >
