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Details Revealed About New Walmart HQ In Arkansas

PYMNTS

Amazon created massive interest and a lot of PR when it announced it was looking for a second HQ, and many cities scrambled to to considered, some even offering billions in tax credits. The company soon faced a backlash over tax breaks and housing issues, and it shelved its New York plans.

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Zenwork Raises $163M For Its Digital Tax Compliance And Regulatory Reporting Technology

CB Insights

Zenwork , a digital tax compliance and regulatory reporting technology provider , has raised $163M in growth equity funding from Spectrum Equity. Arkansas-based Zenwork, formerly known as Tech Atlantis, is a RegTech firm that helps companies automate their tax reporting processes. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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Shoe Palace provided a $52 million pre-tax profit in the year ending Dec. In separate recent acquisition news, Murphy USA , the Arkansas fuel chain, has agreed to a $645 million all-cash deal to buy New Jersey convenience store company QuickChek. 31, 2019, and the gross assets in its audited balance sheet were $197 million as of Dec.

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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Noemi Gallardo and Larry Wilson of First Arkansas Bank and Trust pose in front of a C-130 display plane at Little Rock Air Force Base, where the bank operates a branch. Take action.

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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens

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At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. “It On the Continent — and Taxes in Sight.

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

Gonzobanker

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. The chatter at AOBA centered on three important topics: #1: The Breaks.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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only Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, Wyoming and the Dakotas did not apply. Others are offering standard fare such as tax credits — although even that can’t be viewed as “standard” in this race. If Amazon were a teenager, it might say some of the 238 proposed sites are trying too hard.). In the U.S.