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The Consumer’s Political Influence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
Just one segment of consumerism, political consumers are defined as those who purchase or choose not to purchase for political reasons certain goods and services. read more >
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Improving Outcomes for Arkansas Students (Jerry Jones Commentary)
If we want our students to be able to effectively compete in the global market for jobs, we must dramatically improve educational outcomes in our state and consistently make informed and smart decisions on education policy. read more >
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Leads List of Public Companies Executive Compensation
The number of publicly traded companies in Arkansas is stable this year thanks to a couple of small IPOs and the federal government shutdown late last year, and Walmart executives continue to dominate the list of highest paid executives. read more >
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Bank OZK, Rose Law Firm Lose Longtime Employees
Tyler Vance will be leaving Bank OZK of Little Rock in May. Amy Lee Stewart is exiting Rose Law Firm after 30 years. read more >
Shorter Public Companies List Reveals Top, Median Pay
Much about this year’s rankings of public companies and their highest-paid executives by total compensation is typical. But there is something new: data on the median employee compensation of most of the state’s publicly traded companies. read more >
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Acxiom Corp. May Be Gone, But Workers Remain in Arkansas
Arkansas lost a public company but didn’t lose jobs when Acxiom Corp. sold its largest business unit, Acxiom Marketing Solutions, for $2.3 billion to the Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. of New York. read more >
IPG Completes $2.3B Acquisition of Acxiom Division
The $2.3 billion sale of Acxiom Marketing Solutions to Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. of New York has officially closed. read more >
Acxiom Reports $3M 1Q Loss
Acxiom Corp. of Conway reports a first-quarter loss of $3 million, even bigger than the $1.3 million loss it reported in the same quarter last year. read more >
Acxiom Corp. Employees To Remain In Conway, Little Rock
Acxiom Corp. employees will remain in Conway and Little Rock, some working for LiveRamp and others for Acxiom Marking Solutions, the business unit Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. of New York is buying for $2.3 billion. read more >
Update: Acxiom Sells Marketing Solutions Business to Interpublic for $2.3B
Acxiom Corp. of Conway announced Monday that it would sell its Marketing Solution division to Interpublic Group in a $2.3 billion deal that will leave Arkansas with one fewer public company. read more >
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Acxiom Promotes 2 to Lead LiveRamp
Acxiom Corp. of Conway announces the promotions of James Arra and Anneka Gupta as co-presidents of its digital marketing service, LiveRamp, which it acquired three years ago. read more >
Acxiom Closes on Acquisition of 2 Marketing Startups
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock announced Wednesday that its company, LiveRamp of San Francisco, has closed on its acquisition of marketing startups Arbor of New York City and Circulate of Philadelphia. read more >
LiveRamp Will Acquire Two Startups
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock says its company, LiveRamp of San Francisco, will acquire marketing startups Arbor of New York City and Circulate of Philadelphia for about $140 million. read more >
Acxiom Reports $7M 2Q Profit
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock reports second-quarter earnings of $7.1 million, down 33 percent from $10.7 million in the same quarter last year, while revenue rose 5 percent to $217 million. read more >
Acxiom 3Q Earnings Down 72 Percent
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock reports a 72 percent decline in third-quarter net income as the data and software services firm exits one part of business and ramps up another. read more >
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Acxiom Reports 1Q Loss, Revenue Drops 6 Percent
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock reported a net loss and a 6 percent revenue decline for its first quarter, as the data services firm restructured operations in Europe, saw less money from its IT infrastructure management business and acquired a San Francisco startup called LiveRamp. read more >
LiveRamp: Acxiom’s $310M Silver Bullet
Acxiom Corp. announced earlier this month that it had purchased LiveRamp, a tech company that started in 2011 in San Francisco. At $310 million, it’s a huge purchase for the Little Rock data miner, which had revenue just shy of $1.1 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31. read more >
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Acxiom Declares 4Q Loss, Acquires LiveRamp for $310M
Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock posts a loss of $29.2 million for its final quarter of fiscal 2014. The data services firm also announced the acquisition of LiveRamp, a digital marketing service, for $310 million. read more >
by Luke Jones -