Walmart Eliminates Dedicated President Role for Jet.com
Walmart is eliminating the position of president at its Jet.com subsidiary, which it acquired in 2016, as it further merges the rest of its team with its namesake online operations. read more >
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Stephens Plans Parking Lot in Downtown Little Rock
A planned parking redevelopment would remove three office buildings from Louisiana Street in Little Rock. read more >
Schwyhart Case Creates Work for 16 Lawyers
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy of former high-flying northwest Arkansas developer Bill Schwyhart has become an attorney’s delight. read more >
Hot Springs CBD Maker Sells Farmers on Newly Legal Crop
New Age Hemp LLC’s leadership wants to make two things starkly clear: Grandma’s hemp-based CBD oil is legal, and it won’t make her high. read more >
Serial Entrepreneur Jamie Davidson Tries New Line of Work
Jamie Davidson, the Little Rock businessman who sold his Strong Suit Clothing company two years ago, has found his next startup: Tic Toc Auto. read more >
Walmart Service to Deliver Groceries Inside Customers' Homes
Walmart is now offering to have one of its employees deliver fresh groceries and put them in your refrigerator when you're not home. The service, called InHome Delivery, rolls out this fall to 1 million customers in three cities: Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Missouri, and Vero Beach, Florida. read more >
In Rogers, Bernie Sanders Slams Walmart's 'Starvation Wages'
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes Walmart for paying its employees "starvation wages" during his presentation at the retailers' shareholders' meeting in Rogers. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Former McFadden Adviser Goes on Real Estate Selling Spree
Michael Vick, the onetime financial adviser and friend of Darren McFadden, has been busy recently converting debt-free real estate into cash. read more >
Power Bar Investment Leads to Lawsuit
An investment group tied to George’s Inc. of Springdale has accused a California nutrition company of misrepresenting its financial status in order to entice the group to make a $3 million investment. read more >
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
Fake It Till You Break It (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Overestimating one’s own competence is not really the news here. What's new is the consistency with which other people — complete strangers, even — interpret confidence as competence. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas’ economy is humming. read more >
Simmons Bank Selects Jeff Richardson for Saline County (Movers & Shakers)
Jeff Richardson has been promoted to community executive for Simmons Bank in Saline County. read more >
Samantha Pettis Promoted at BSR (Movers & Shakers)
Samantha Pettis has accepted a new role as senior accountant at BSR real estate investment trust in Little Rock. read more >
Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019: An Annual List of Rising Stars
Meet 40 impressive young business and community leaders of Arkansas who will give you confidence that our state will be in good hands for decades to some. read more >
Threat of Mexican Tariffs, US Companies in the Crossfire
The surprise announcement by President Donald Trump of an escalating tariff regime against Mexico sent ripples through almost every economic sector in the U.S. read more >
First Security Bancorp Burgeons Into Big Time
These days, the First Security name is shared among 21 lenders in 15 states around the nation. But the biggest in the land by far is the $5.3 billion-asset financial institution that makes its home in Searcy. read more >
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Shared Vision Propels Slim Chickens’ Growth
Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, is making its debut on the list of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas at No. 75, with $100 million in revenue in 2018. read more >
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