Fayetteville Shale Drillers Look Beyond Arkansas Play
Current and former Fayetteville Shale leaders Southwestern Energy and BHP Billiton (Chesapeake Energy) sent signals through the energy industry late this week that both are...
Arkansas Metro Areas Move Up Foreclosure List
Of the 211 metro markets monitored by RealtyTrac, the Northwest Arkansas metro area ranked 21st with respect to the highest number of foreclosures per households...
Trucking Index Up, But Industry Facing Driver Shortage
The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index — a key measure of health in the national trucking industry — rose 2.8% in June following a...
Deltic Timber Hangs Strong Despite Tough Economy
El Dorado-based Deltic Timber Corp. posted second quarter income of $2.1 million, down 63% compared to the 2010 period. Revenue during the quarter was $32.27...
P.a.m. Transport Sees Better Second Quarter, But Comps Down
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services reported second quarter net income of $692,763, down from the $1.261 million in the 2010 period.
The company, which operated an average...
Whirlpool Cutting 65 Jobs, Latest In A Line Of Cutbacks
Whirlpool Corp. officials announced Wednesday (July 27) the reduction of up to 25 salaried jobs in Fort Smith and confirmed that ending indoor ice maker...
Murphy Oil Sees Net Income Rise
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. posted second quarter net income of $311.6 million, up 14.4% compared to the 2010 period, thanks to higher oil prices...
Housing Sales Slide 4% In June, Down 11% Year-to-date
The Arkansas Realtors Association reported Tuesday (July 26) that 11,190 homes were sold statewide during the first six months of 2011, down 11.16% compared to...
Swepco, Landowners Reach Settlement In Turk Plant Case
From John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau:
Landowners who opposed construction of a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas have reached...
Bancorpsouth Posts Stronger Earnings On Improved Loan Quality
Improvements in loan quality helped Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth post second quarter per share earnings of 15 cents, handily beating analyst estimates of 4 cents per...
Walnut Ridge Nurturing Downtown Redevelopment
It is easy to look at some of the larger cities across the state for successful signs of downtown redevelopment, but one small town in...
Simmons Sees Net Income Slip
Blaming most of the results on soft loan demand, Simmons First National Bank Corp. announced quarterly net income of $6.7 million, a 15% slip from...
