by - December 27, 2014 6:44 pm
A wide range of economic data was released prior to the holiday break, with some figures showing a gain in Arkansas’ combined personal income during the third quarter and a healthy increase in third quarter U.S. GDP.
by - December 22, 2014 7:58 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record.
by - December 22, 2014 7:52 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - December 21, 2014 7:58 am
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…
by - December 18, 2014 12:07 am
While not broad, improvements in employment, sales tax collections and tourism sector employment helped push positive economic trends during the third quarter of 2014 for Arkansas’ three largest metro areas….
by - December 16, 2014 10:32 pm
Fort Smith and Jonesboro are both vying for colleges of osteopathy to meet a growing demand for physicians in two very different regions of the state. According to who you…
by - December 15, 2014 7:40 pm
Student debt has become a trillion dollar problem in 2014, but experts say those on the hook for massive amounts of debt aren’t all 20-something-year-old college graduates or dropouts.
by - December 13, 2014 12:27 am
The Northwest Arkansas jobless rate in October dipped below 4% for the first time since October 2008. What’s at work and how did other regions of the state fare?
by - December 9, 2014 11:18 pm
In a special election that was watched outside the city and state, Fayetteville voters repealed an ordinance approved earlier in 2014 by the city council designed to make it illegal…
by - December 9, 2014 3:35 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) an expansion of its Strategic Capacity Solutions (SCS) division primarily through opening a new office in the east coast port city of…
by - December 8, 2014 8:47 am
Arkansas trucking companies like Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport and Fort Smith-based ArcBest are involved with the American Trucking Associations’ push for the industry to hire 100,000 veterans in the next…
by - December 2, 2014 9:54 pm
Consumer sentiment has not changed much since summer, and almost half of the Arkansas respondents to Arvest’s Fall 2014 Consumer Sentiment Survey believe the next six months would be a…
by - December 2, 2014 4:46 pm
Arkansas tax collections for the first five months of the fiscal year are up almost 3% with a healthy 8% gain in November gross revenue resulting primarily from “calendar-related shift…
by - November 25, 2014 3:46 pm
Officials with Houston-based Oxane Materials plan to close their Van Buren proppant manufacturing facility on Jan. 23, 2015. The closure will result in the loss of an estimated 70 jobs….
by - November 24, 2014 11:33 am
Tom Horton, former American Airlines chairman, has been appointed to Wal-Mart Stores board of directors as of Friday, Nov. 21. Horton is the 16th member of the retail giant’s board…
by - November 18, 2014 7:20 am
Consumers spent a little more money in October on retail goods according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Friday (Nov. 14). Seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 0.3%…
by - November 17, 2014 2:41 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced Don Bacigalupi, museum president and board member, will conclude his role as president on Jan 14, while remaining a board member. Bacigalupi will…
by - November 12, 2014 7:01 am
For the biggest shopping day of the year, Wal-Mart has planned a similar sales schedule to that followed on Black Friday 2013. On Wednesday (Nov. 12), the retail giant unveiled…
by - November 10, 2014 4:05 pm
Ruth Whitaker, a long-time GOP advocate from Crawford County who served in the Arkansas Senate for 12 years, passed away Monday (Nov. 10) morning. She was 77. She is survived…
by - November 6, 2014 6:41 am
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has reportedly assigned Scott Price as its next CEO and president of Asia, after the brief stint served by Greg Foran who recently took the helm…
