Truckers: Economic Uncertainty Top Issue
The message from a trucking conference held this week in Texas is that national economic certainty remains the biggest issue facing the trucking industry —...
Deposit Growth Not Always A Good Thing
From a prestige standpoint, having the highest percentage of bank deposits in a region is nice. From a profitability standpoint, bank deposits can be a...
New Jobs Coming Through 4 Announcements In Phillips County
Four companies in Helena-West Helena today announced they are opening or expanding operations in the area, creating a total of 87 new jobs and investing...
Wal-mart Foundation Nabs New Chief From Gates
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation today named Sylvia Mathews Burwell president of the Walmart Foundation. She will join Walmart in January 2012 to lead the...
Beebe, Local Officials Meet With Whirlpool Execs
Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission met Wednesday (Oct. 12) in Little Rock with “corporate leaders” from Whirlpool’s headquarters in...
Cjrw Celebrates 50 Years In Business
Little Rock-based Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods (CJRW), the advertising, public relations, and communications powerhouse that has been at the top of the state's agency business...
J.b. Hunt Net Income Up 31% In Third Quarter
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to operate as if the national economy wasn’t in a funk, with net income for the first nine months...
Indiana Trucking Firm Reportedly Making Bid For Usa Truck (updated)
Reuters reports that dry goods hauler Celadon Group has asked to meet with USA Truck's management to discuss a potential merger between the two firms....
State Gas Fracking Groups React To Forthcoming Federal Regs
The fracking debate may soon include new regulations from the federal government, with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying that proposals may emerge in about...
The Delta Makes A Pitch To Google
Delta leaders have asked Google to test its theory that high-speed Internet service can be a transformative economic engine in one of the country's most...
