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...
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...
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...
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,...
Fayetteville Shale Play To See New Frac Process
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger said Friday it has introduced a new fracturing process in the Fayetteville Shale that will result in safer and cleaner drilling...
Tyson Foods, Immigration Officials Partner
Springdale-based Tyson Foods, Inc. is the first major food company to become a full member of the IMAGE program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Wal-mart Aims For Cheaper, Healthier Food
Wal-Mart on Thursday announced what is expected to further move the grocery industry toward providing consumers more information about food and lowering the “premium” costs...
Local Pump Prices Rise For 6th Straight Week
Arkansas motorists should not expect the normal cooling off period at the pump this winter as international crude oil prices continue to push local and...










