Covering the business news of Arkansas

Simmons First Has Historic Year

Simmons First National Bank closed the books on a historic year with a flat fourth quarter performance, but the bank's chief executive said two historic...

Former Psc Chair To Stay Away From Arkansas Regulation

We broke the news in December that then-PSC Chairman Paul Suskie would leave for a regulatory and legal post with Southwest Power Pool, the regional...

Usa Truck Ends 2010 In The Red

Feds Leave Interest Rates Unchanged, Cite ‘insufficient’ Recovery

Acxiom Profits Climb 46% In Q3

Acxiom Corp. on Wednesday reported that third quarter profits and revenue were on the uptick as major customers of the Little Rock data marketer increased...

Home Sales Down Less Than 5% In 2010

Southwest Power Pool Approves $176 Million Strategic Plan

Clean & Green: Eco-fab

The Baldor Backstory

What first began with a December 2009 phone call, wrapped up — somewhat — on Wednesday (Jan. 26) with more than 42.415 million shares of...

How Much More Will Your Business Pay To Cover Unemployment Debt?

A widely-circulated report from the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce suggests Arkansas employers may have to pay a minimum of $45 more per employee into...

Murphy Oil Earnings Erode On Unusual Items

Murphy Oil Corp.’s fourth quarter profits fell short of Wall Street expectations, but rising oil prices and increased oil production lifted the company’s quarterly and...

Supercomputers Key To Competitiveness

More than a year ago, we featured a major initiative taking place on several college campuses across Arkansas.  The Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network,...

Arkansas Jobless Rate Remains Unchanged

It’s clear the economy is still struggling when the official statement from Arkansas workforce officials indicates that a slower rate of increase in the number...

Bank Of The Ozarks Posts Record Earnings

Ms. Adverthinker: 2011 Tech Trend Predictions

Talk Business contributor Emily Reeves - whose active blog, Ms. Adverthinker, explores the influence of a variety of media, marketing, and consumer trends in business...

Fort Smith Business Titan, H.l. Hembree, Dies

Clean & Green: Charge It Up

Caldwell Toyota-Scion in Conway has set the standard in Arkansas for operating a green car dealership.  Having received the prestigious Gold LEED award last year...

St. Vincent Breaks Ground On $47 Million Site

Union Membership In Arkansas Falls Less Than National Average

I.o. Metro Sold To Private Equity Group

I.O. Metro, which describes itself as a specialty lifestyle furniture retailer, will be acquired by Consumer Growth Partners (CGP), a leading retail-focused private equity firm,...