by - May 3, 2016 9:30 am
A former state senator who pleaded guilty in March 2015 to mail fraud is now serving an 18-month sentence in federal prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website….
by - May 2, 2016 5:15 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FDIC ADOPTS FINAL RULE TO AMEND HOW SMALL BANKS ARE ASSESSED…
by - May 1, 2016 2:01 pm
The weather was rotten on Friday for the second annual Steel Horse Rally, but that didn’t stop an estimated 25,000 bikers from roaring into downtown Fort Smith on Saturday, possibly…
by - May 1, 2016 7:36 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FORMER WALMART VP TAKES OVER TOP ROLE FOR SUPPLY…
by - April 30, 2016 1:25 pm
William Darby wrote in a school essay he would be “something great” or a “professional bum.” It was the former, and several hundred people gathered Saturday morning in downtown Fort…
by - April 29, 2016 3:49 pm
Class members for the inaugural Junior Leadership Academy of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce were named Friday (April 29), with 30 students named instead of the planned 25…
by - April 29, 2016 2:03 pm
Sprint is opening a regional office in Little Rock that will add about 100 jobs by the end of the year and serve as the telecom company’s headquarters for a…
by - April 29, 2016 5:48 am
ArcBest posted a first quarter net income loss of $6.103 million, more than double what market watchers expected. The company said headwinds in the quarter included a “weak” U.S. manufacturing…
by - April 28, 2016 6:56 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Arkansas’ tourism industry ended the first two months of 2016 with a more than 4% growth…
by - April 28, 2016 5:06 pm
If there is any consensus to be gleaned from an informal survey of Fort Smith business leaders, it’s that said leaders hope the next Fort Smith Public School superintendent have…
by - April 28, 2016 12:09 pm
John Brown University has received a $3 million lead challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation for a new $6 million renovation project on Mayfield Residence Hall, the university’s historic women’s…
by - April 28, 2016 12:09 pm
John Brown University has received a $3 million lead challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation for a new $6 million renovation project on Mayfield Residence Hall, the university’s historic women’s…
by - April 28, 2016 6:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY PARTNERS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK SCHOOLS TO BOOST MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP…
by - April 27, 2016 8:21 pm
This week Dawson Meadows reveals what’s next for Dr. Benny Gooden, superintendent of the Fort Smith Public Schools. He tackles the hard issues of diversity and even trades licks (literally)…
by - April 27, 2016 3:41 pm
Inuvo Corp. on Wednesday reported that its first quarter profits were down a penny from a year ago as the debtless Little Rock tech firm looks to scale up its…
by - April 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Bear State Financial Inc. continues to solidify its executive bench with this week’s announcement that the Little Rock bank’s board of directors made key promotions to its management ranks. James…
by - April 27, 2016 12:37 pm
Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) board of directors on Tuesday (April 26) approved a recommendation to lower the regional transmission organization’s (RTO) planning reserve margin and announced the grid operator’s first…
by - April 27, 2016 8:34 am
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) has received more than $8.8 million to improve and protect water quality in the West Fork of the White River Watershed. The West Fork…
by - April 27, 2016 8:34 am
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) has received more than $8.8 million to improve and protect water quality in the West Fork of the White River Watershed. The West Fork…
by - April 27, 2016 7:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– CENTENE MANAGEMENT CARE ENROLLMENT JUMPS 17% IN ARKANSAS, UP TO 50,700 Healthcare giant…
