Covering the business news of Arkansas

Arkansas Stocks To Report Year-end Results

Nw Arkansas Council Unveils 10-year Strategy

Number Of Homes Sold Jumps In Nw Arkansas

Wal-mart Moves Closer To South African Market Entry

The Wal-Mart move into South Africa took another step forward Monday when more than 97% of Massmart shareholders approved a $2.41 billion buyout by Wal-Mart...

A Day In The Life Of Ryan Mallett

Bank Of The Ozarks Nabs Another Georgia Bank

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Oaklawn Delays Opening

Egs Wagers Set New Monthly High

Electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers continue to post impressive revenue numbers as Southland Park in West Memphis set a single-month record and Oaklawn Park nearly...

Nanomech Acquiring Canadian Company

Lm Wind Power Acquires Repair Operation

LM Wind Power, which has a major windblade manufacturing operation in Little Rock, has acquired Encore Power Services, a company specializing in service and component...

Clean & Green: Stopping Butts

Hot Springs and Garland County are serious about their beautification efforts and they're willing to get after a few butts to make it happen -...

Abb, Baldor Extend Tender Offer

Officials with ABB and Baldor Electric Co. announced early Tuesday (Jan. 11) they were extending the tender offer to Jan. 19 for the more than...

100 New Manufacturing Jobs Coming To Prescott

Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (FSBP) announced today it will consolidate all production of its roofing membrane products into its manufacturing facility in Prescott, the...

Don Tyson Dies (updated)

Don Tyson, a college dropout who grew his father's chicken production business to a Fortune 500 conglomerate, died early Thursday (Jan. 6) morning. The 80-year old...

Tyson Partnership Succession Plans Revealed

When Don Tyson died earlier Thursday, so did the majority voice in the Tyson Limited Partnership that controlled Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. — one of...

Jet Repair Group To Add 300 Jobs In Ne Arkansas

Metro Unemployment Rates Not Improving

Five of Arkansas' eight metropolitan area unemployment rates worsened in November from the previous month.  Three were unchanged, and all but one region - the...

State Revenues Drop In December On Corporate Tax Fall-off

Car-mart Expands

Ghost Hunters Gather In Eureka Springs