Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company.
Elizabeth Anderson has been hired as a commercial loan officer for Southern Bank in Cabot.
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust of Little Rock acquires Aura Castle Hills Apartments, a 276 garden-style residential community in Lewisville, Texas. read more >
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said China has banned poultry products from a plant in Fort Smith. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville said Thursday that it would raise hourly wages for approximately 165,000 of its U.S. employees. read more >
The Federal Reserve expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pegged near zero at least through 2023 as it strives to accelerate economic growth and drive down the unemployment rate. read more >
Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their unemployment checks. read more >
Walmart is teaming up with a company called Zipline to launch drone delivery program early next year that will deliver health and wellness products close to the retailer's headquarters in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Oracle says that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider," beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a wallop to the country's economy, but experts interviewed by Arkansas Business don't expect too much lasting damage. There is a caveat, of course. read more >
While two registered investment advisory firms associated with Stephens Inc. of Little Rock remain firmly atop the annual list of the state's largest money managers, even the second-tier firms are posting impressive new totals of assets under management. read more >
Wealth managers and national experts agree that clients' long-term goals, rather than political winds, should drive investment decisions. read more >
Is it any wonder that the phrase “May I provide you with some feedback?” sets up an emotional loop almost guaranteed to grate on nerves and create stress? read more >
Two Arkansas counties have sued Walmart Inc. over allegations that the Bentonville retailer contributed to the opioid epidemic by failing to maintain tight controls when filling opioid prescriptions. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville releases its report on the company's culture, diversity and inclusion, which shows an increase of more than 7% in management-to-management promotions for people of color since 2019. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will work with cattle ranchers to create what it called the nation's largest beef transparency program. read more >
Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running. read more >
Walmart launches a pilot program using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in Fayetteville, North Carolina. read more >
Only one Walton family member was in the top 10 of Forbes magazine's list of the country's 400 richest people, and she doesn't live in Arkansas. read more >
Steuart Walton, Sam Walton's grandson, heads the state's pandemic recovery task force and discusses the virus, the response and the criticism. read more >
Bumper-sticker mentality was a problem before social media, but it required acquiring a bumper sticker and deciding that sharing a nuance-free opinion with tail-gaters was worth putting sticky gunk on the car's bumper. Now spreading opinions — and, all too often, demonstrably false information from unknown sources — can be done with a click. read more >
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area now has a population of about 750,000, according to a report by Metroplan, the planning agency for Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline counties. read more >
From Rogers to Jonesboro to Benton and McCrory, there is bright young talent across our state. For the 11th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale named company veteran Donnie King the president of its poultry division, effective Thursday. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect them from the coronavirus. read more >
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an interactive online ceremony in November. read more >
John Tyson's Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville will have a collegiate golf tournament that is expected to feature all the men's and women's teams from the SEC in October. read more >
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith said Chief Yield Officer Danny Loe is promoted to president of the company's asset-light logistics division. read more >
Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Walmart+ will cost $98 a year and launch Sept. 15. read more >
James Reed is white and, even though he was the first of his family to attend college, he knows his whiteness played a role in his success. read more >
Reed is one of many executives in the state who are banging the drum for businesses to become more diverse and inclusive, a movement that has gained momentum in the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests. read more >
Black pain is not an ad campaign, multicultural marketing scholar Phil McKenzie likes to say, “but there's always an opportunity to engage.” read more >
