Wall Street anxiously awaits word from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. before the sunrises on Thursday (May 16) for a glimpse into the overall health of the U.S. economy.
The success of the recently completed regular session of the 89th General Assembly has many wondering what Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, will do next.
Wal-Mart has spent the past 17 years trying to perfect its business model in China, garnering about 8% of the retail marketshare in this massive nation of 1.3 billion consumers.
Politico Senior Reporter Jonathan Martin says he doesn’t believe U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., will have to take another vote on the controversial Manchin-Toomey gun control legislation.
Enplanements were up during April at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and the Fort Smith Regional Airport, with the year-to-date traffic up at XNA and down in Fort Smith.
Jeff Harmon arrived in Fort Smith almost three years ago after moving from Illinois to Arizona, back to Illinois, then returning to Arizona – all in the space of about 14 years.
Regionalism is part of the allure of Fort Smith and it will be key to the future growth of the area's economy. That is according to two speakers at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo today (May 10).
Despite all of the discussion in the legislature about Act 226, a bill that would allow faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college campuses, NorthWest Arkansas Community College has received a recommendation to its Board of Trustees to exercise the right to ban firearms on campus.
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels (D) announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election to another term of office in 2014. His eventual retirement will mark nearly three decades of elective office for the long-time Democratic constitutional officer.
The candidate announcements continue to trickle in and the first announced candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State has been made by Pulaski County Elections Commission Chair Susan Inman.
Inman, a Democrat, confirmed her intent to run for the office earlier today (May 9).
Tax revenue is strong for the state of Arkansas in many of the largest collection areas, including income taxes, where year-to-date revenue is up more than 9%.
But one area where revenue has noticeably fallen is the area of tobacco taxes.
A new pilot program from Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) could make the drive along Phoenix Avenue near the airport a little brighter, even in the dead of night.
The company that is a target of a $750 million lawsuit filed by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. recently made an attempt to buy Arkansas Best’s largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System.
Benton County ranked first in Arkansas foreclosure filings for April with 48 homes slated for auction and another 70 going back to lenders to put the homes up for sale in the coming days.
The county processed 118 new filings, up 22.92% from the same month last year.
Greg Hatcher, CEO of The Hatcher Agency, says health insurance reform measures are about to kick in a higher gear for state businesses, but none of his accounts are weighing absorbing penalties over providing coverage.
Listening to U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, tell it, the issue of Internet taxation is not an issue of raising revenue. Instead, he says it is an issue of fairness.
