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Arkansas: The South’s Unexpected Bastion Of Growth

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Arkansas is an easily forgotten state in the Deep South. Landlocked and geographically smaller than some of its surrounding states, Arkansas tends to be better defined by the political personalities it produces. Which is not entirely unfair — Arkansas has produced some very interesting politicians. By The Store Front Numbers .

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Walmart Takes Customer Service Associates To School

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It’s become a tired trope to complain about how much better customer service was in the good old days of retail, but one company at least thinks that a more academic approach to greeting, bagging and all-around assisting can make a difference.

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Walmart Inches Closer To Drone Delivery

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The retail giant said it is a mere six to nine months away from deploying drones for superior management of its warehouse inventories in the United States, Reuters reported. The race for drone deliveries among eCommerce companies is getting tense with Walmart inching closer to its drone ambitions. Its application to U.S.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Allison bragged that Home BancShares has created more millionaires than any company in Arkansas [Note: we may need to fact check that with Walmart shareholders]. As Kirk Wycoff, Managing Partner from Patriot Financial Partners pointed out: 50% of a mid-size commercial bank’s deposits are retail. Commercial Real Estate.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #3 ESB Financial Corporation

Jeff For Banks

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Last post was dedicated to the #4 Bank, Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, Arkansas (see post here ). ESB does traditional mortgage lending, with some commercial real estate too, funded by retail deposits with a heavy dose of CDs.