Covering the business news of Arkansas

Chemical Company Expanding Helena-West Helena Operations

Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls As Labor Force Shrinks

Inside Wal-Mart's Saturday Morning Meeting

Alternative Energy Touted As Essential For Economic Growth

Business and policy leaders in the energy industry met Thursday (July 19) at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Technology Development to discuss renewable...

Newport Television Sells Fox 16, CW 38 To Nexstar-Mission Alliance

Newport Television, LLC, the private equity group that owns two television stations in Little Rock, announced a deal on Thursday (July 19) to sell a...

Banks Not Likely To 'Celebrate' Two Year Anniversary Of Dodd-Frank

July 21 marks the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, yet many Main Street banks in...

USA Truck Takes Another Quarterly Pounding

Home Bancshares Reports Record Q2 Earnings

WSJ: Newport TV Stations Could Sell To Nexstar, Cox And Sinclair

The Wall Street Journal reports that Providence Equity Partners LLC, owner of Newport Television Stations, is close to a deal to sell the bulk of...

New Retirement Plan Regulations Bringing Transparency To Industry Fees

New rules from the U.S. Labor Department, effective July 1, will dramatically alter the look of your quarterly 401(K) statements. Whether or not they alter...

PrivacyStar And Alltel Wireless Team Up

In Motion With Arkansas Moviemaker Jeff Nichols

J.B. Hunt Earnings Climb 22% Higher

"Boss Lady" Karen Flake On Entrepreneurship And Leadership

She's about to take over the helm at Mount Saint Mary Academy and entrepreneur Karen Flake expects to bring her business acumen to the all-girls...

Arkansas Consumer Confidence Still Weak, But Improving

The latest Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report still reflects overall pessimism, but does show improvement in several key areas as residents are feeling more comfortable with...

Welspun Pipe Fire Could Cost $1.5 Million Or More

A major fire at Welspun Pipes in the Little Rock Port Authority damaged a room full of critical computer operations and could delay the plant's...

Weekend Digest: "The Scream" And Business Survival

Beebe Touts Conservative Budgeting In Radio Address

Wanted In Arkansas: More Trade With Mexico

Bilateral trade between the United States and Mexico totals $1 billion per day and Arkansas companies are hoping to cash in on more of that...

One-time Gains From Year Ago Skew Bank Of The Ozarks Profits