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Home Sales Data Suggests 2011 Will Edge 2010 Numbers

One-time Transaction Influences Simmons First Earnings

One-time items from a year ago affected Simmons First National Corp. fourth quarter and full year bottom lines, leading to lower earnings for the Pine...

Home Bancshares Profits Triple in 2011

Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $54.7 million compared to $17.6 million one...

Whirlpool Vendor Huntington Foam To Close In Fort Smith

The president of Huntington Foam, a vendor to Whirlpool’s operation in Fort Smith, said Wednesday the company will close its Fort Smith operation as early...

Corps of Engineers Looking To Cut Back Services At 29 Parks

The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers says "tight budgets" will lead to changes at several of its parks, including closing less-efficient...

2011 Net Income Up For BancorpSouth

Clean and Green: L’Oreal Steps Up Environmental Efforts

Bank Of The Ozarks Profits Leap 58% In 2011

Bank of the Ozarks today reported record net income of $101.3 million, a 58.3% increase, for 2011. One year ago, the Little Rock-based bank holding...

UAMS Receives $1.5 Million Gift From Walker Charitable Foundation

New Yarnell’s Owners Hope Ice Cream Sales Resume By Spring

Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co., the Chicago-based food manufacturer, said it has completed its acquisition of Yarnell's Ice Cream from bankruptcy and hopes to have...

The Creative Economy: Photographer Marries Passion With Business

Museum of Discovery Re-opens After 9-Month Renovation

It has been 9 months in the making, but the multi-million renovation of the Arkansas Museum of Discovery is complete. The facility re-opened...

Arkansas Foreclosure Activity Down 61% In 2011

KARK: John Glasgow Disappearance Case Develops

Regions To Sell Morgan Keegan Brokerage Business To Raymond James Financial

Arvest Bank Consolidating Loan Operations, Shifting Management in NWA

Acxiom Names Former Amazon, Delta Airlines and NBC Exec As CFO

Little Rock Coca-Cola Plant Shifting Production, Jobs

Clean & Green: North Little Rock L’Oreal Plant Gets A Solar Makeover

Electronic Gambling Falls Just Short Of $2 Billion In Wagers in 2011