Judith McKenna has regularly made the Forbes list of the most powerful women in business as she climbed the career ladder at Walmart Inc. of Bentonville. Her children may not have been as impressed.
The lumber industry appears to be settling into a new normal after a frenetic spring that saw lumber prices surge to an all-time high — so high that executives were often at a loss for words to explain it.
The thought that the federal government is reaching down, via the OSHA and other mechanisms, to put this amount of pressure on employers to vaccinate their employees is remarkable.
An affiliate of National Asset Services of Los Angeles acquired the 4701 Northshore Drive project from an affiliate of Old House Capital in Dallas. read more >
Nine major industry sectors including manufacturing and hospitality reported growth. read more >
Separately, retail sales were unexpectedly higher. read more >
In some international markets, changes planned for the coming years were implemented in a few weeks. read more >
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. read more >
Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and says that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. read more >
Reuters, CNBC and Yahoo Finance are among the news outlets that were duped. read more >
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. last month put a $115 million judgment against Walmart Inc. on hold “until further notice by the Court.” read more >
Roll the credits: This is the end for RAO Video, which is calling it a wrap after nearly 45 years as a retail fixture on Main Street in Little Rock. read more >
Whatever industry you're in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
With three casinos operating in Arkansas, marketing heats up and ads proliferate. read more >
From Jonesboro to Little Rock to Bentonville to Prescott, bright young talent spans our state. For the 12th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
An affiliate of Bella Asset Management of Richland Hills, Texas, purchased the Spanish Jon Apartments at 5001 W. 65th St. read more >
Supply chain bottlenecks and a shortage of workers have pushed prices higher. read more >
Amazon will bring its cashier-less technology to two Whole Foods stores for the first time, letting shoppers grab what they need and leave without having to open their wallets. read more >
A group led by T.J. Lefler bought the U.S. Bank building in downtown North Little Rock from U.S. Bank of Cincinnati. read more >
Before gas-station owners invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in charging stations, they need to know there are enough electric cars to make it pay off. But before car buyers pick an electric vehicle, they want to be sure they'll find enough places to recharge. read more >
Arkansas ranks 42nd in the United States in the rate at which it recycles the most commonly used containers and packaging materials, according to a recent report. read more >
This week's lineup of million-dollar real estate transactions starts off with a multifamily deal. read more >
Lenders are pushing forward with their foreclosure lawsuit against the owners of Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock. read more >
The nation's supply chain is suffering from the bullwhip effect, in which a seemingly minor blip in the supply-demand relationship at the bottom of the chain creates increasingly harsher reverberations as it travels up the chain. read more >
With its population surging, northwest Arkansas shows that it's healthy to go into something all together. read more >
Are staffing service industries doing more with less? Or is it doing less with less? read more >
The company will begin filling the positions next week. read more >
U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation. read more >
Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville, through its wholly-owned subsidiary WeCare Denali LLC, acquires GreenCare Recycling of Fort Myers, Florida. read more >
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asks a federal judge to allow it to monitor Walmart Inc. of Bentonville for five years after a Wisconsin jury found the retailer failed to accommodate a longtime employee with Down syndrome. read more >
This week's roster of million-dollar real estate transactions tallies three commercial properties and four residential ones. read more >
An Iowa investor came to Arkansas to buy a franchise location of Iowa-based Kum & Go. read more >
Catherine House LLC of San Antonio bought the 1500 Westpark Drive project from Justin Lynch and J&J Industrial Partners LLC of Dallas. read more >
