Deltic Timber Sees Fourth Quarter Loss, Full Year Profits Down
Deltic Timber Corp. posted a $208,000 fourth quarter net loss, but pulled a full year profit of $2.66 million, down from $12.4 million one year...
Walmart U.S. Same-store Sales Improve For Second Straight Quarter
Walmart reported lower diluted net income in its fourth quarter than in the previous year, but will likely trade the smaller profit for its increased...
Lawsuit Raises Concerns Over Nanotechnology Risks
Seven consumer safety advocate groups filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December to urge more study of potential risks associated with...
Walmart Ups Investment In Chinese E-commerce Site
Walmart says it has reached an agreement to increase its investment in the holding company of Yihaodian, an eCommerce website in China. The move will...
Dropping Natural Gas Prices Curtailing Drilling Activity, Lowering Consumer Bills
Low natural gas prices, a mild winter, and strong inventories have drillers reducing their exploration efforts. That combination of factors will lead to lower utility...
State Re-starts Appliance Rebate Program
The Arkansas Energy Office, a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said it is re-opening the state's Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program with $1.4...
Caterpillar Chooses Georgia For New Factory Over Arkansas, Others
Caterpillar has selected a location near Athens, Georgia for a new $200 million hydraulic excavator manufacturing facility. Arkansas economic officials had been working to land...
Northwest, Central Arkansas Business Leaders Eye Joint Efforts
About 110 business leaders from central and Northwest Arkansas gathered Thursday night at the University of Arkansas to talk about plans to work together to...
Layoffs Of 100 In Store For Wynne Plastics Factory
About 100 workers near Wynne will be laid off after a company decided not to rebuild one of three buildings after a fire disaster last...
Say It Ain’t So! All You Can Eat Catfish, No More
All-you-can-eat catfish buffets are becoming a thing of the past as restaurants struggle to stay afloat, according to industry operators. How might that impact Arkansas'...
Alice Walton To Receive Honorary Degree From UA
The University of Arkansas will honor Alice Walton with an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters at its spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May...
As National Manufacturing Rebounds, Arkansas Offers A Different Picture
As national manufacturing rebounds, Arkansas hasn't been an obvious beneficiary, but economic development leaders are hoping to turn that around as an industry paradigm shift...
