by - November 3, 2014 4:19 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets rebounded in September, with year-to-date sales up almost 4% and the value of homes sold up almost 2%. September sales in the four…
by - November 3, 2014 8:14 am
Third quarter net income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest was $19.618 million, well ahead of the $13.982 million in the same quarter of 2013, and thanks in large part to an…
by - November 3, 2014 8:11 am
With a better than expected third quarter net income of $2.717 million, Van Buren-based USA Truck is on track in 2014 to end five consecutive years of losses. The third…
by - October 27, 2014 7:12 pm
Unlike parent company Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville-based Sam’s Club said it has no plans to open for business on Thanksgiving Day. Its top competitor Costco also opted to remain closed…
by - October 20, 2014 5:29 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The…
by - October 17, 2014 12:09 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
by - October 15, 2014 6:27 am
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who squared off in their only one-on-one U.S. Senate race Tuesday night, stayed to familiar themes of tying each other to unpopular political allies.
by - October 12, 2014 6:30 pm
America’s Car-Mart amended its credit agreement with lenders, securing a $200 million credit line made public in a federal filing Friday (Oct. 10). The prior credit limit was $145 million….
by - October 6, 2014 6:54 am
All of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate decreases in August compared to July, and jobless rate declines compared to August 2013. But in a ongoing trend, regional labor forces continue to contract.
by - October 1, 2014 7:57 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart will face claims that it defrauded shareholders by concealing corruption linked to the ongoing bribery allegations and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in its Mexican…
by - September 24, 2014 5:42 am
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The…
by - September 19, 2014 6:04 am
Just days before a scheduled groundbreaking on the riverfront near downtown Fort Smith, the U.S. Marshals Museum announced Thursday (Sept. 18) a pledge of $5 million from an anonymous donor….
by - September 18, 2014 2:22 pm
Simmons Foods announced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding $315 million senior bonds carrying a 10.50% coupon rate and due in 2017. Simmons Foods,…
by - September 18, 2014 6:14 am
Arkansas’ three largest metro areas showed either improvements or stability during the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to The Compass Report’s analysis of second quarter data.
by - September 17, 2014 7:07 pm
NanoMech announced Wednesday it has secured an additional $12 million in capital for its Series B Financing round to continue growth as a global nanoscale manufacturer. The latest round of…
by - September 2, 2014 5:57 am
There are five entrepreneurial teams putting the final touches on their startup ventures as they wrap up the first five weeks of the “Summer 2014 ARK Challenge.” The teams are…
by - August 29, 2014 9:16 am
Home sales prices are down for the year, but the number of houses sold across Arkansas' major markets is on the rise.
by - August 28, 2014 8:38 am
Depending on how you slice the data, there is good news and bad news in the latest metropolitan labor statistics.
by - August 28, 2014 7:36 am
The Jonesboro metropolitan statistical area bucked state trends by showing rising regional employment.
by - August 28, 2014 6:56 am
The most robust regional economy in the state is seeing mixed signals in its unemployment rate, but a declining workforce is undeniably apparent.
