by - February 1, 2019 11:49 am
U.S. payroll employment continued to see full-bodied growth in January as more than 300,000 new workers were added to the nation’s brimming labor pool in January, according to the U.S….
by - January 31, 2019 3:21 pm
One year after getting a huge profit boost from the 2017 corporate tax cuts, El Dorado-based Murphy USA Inc. posted more modest results of $78 million after Wednesday’s closing bell…
by - January 31, 2019 3:08 pm
Arkansas energy giant Murphy Oil Corp. ended 2018 on a strong note as the international oil explorer continues to turnaround its fortunes with key global oil and gas prospects. For…
by - January 30, 2019 6:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and top House and Senate leaders unveiled a modified version of his $97 million “2-4-5.9” tax cut package, declaring at the state Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 30)…
by - January 30, 2019 3:59 pm
Sam’s Club President and CEO John Furner told business leaders and executives in Little Rock on Wednesday (Jan. 30) that the wholesale retailer has undergone the greatest transformation in the…
by - January 30, 2019 11:39 am
Federal banking regulators found in a recent yearly review of U.S. banks that risk associated with the loan portfolios for large syndicated financial institutions had declined due to improving economic…
by - January 29, 2019 7:06 pm
A Senate panel on Tuesday (Jan. 29) rejected a proposal to replace two relatively obscure statues at the nation’s capitol with similar monuments for Little Rock civil rights activist Daisy…
by - January 29, 2019 7:00 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday (Jan. 29) approved a resolution to convene a Convention of the States to amend the U.S. Constitution after sponsor Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, gave a…
by - January 29, 2019 6:46 pm
U.S. steelmaker Nucor Corp., which operates three large steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, on Tuesday (Jan. 29) reported record fourth quarter and year-end profits as the company continues to benefit…
by - January 28, 2019 5:29 pm
A new report by the progressive Brookings Institution think tank predicts that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt virtually all U.S. industries in the coming years, taking note that…
by - January 28, 2019 5:10 pm
State Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, on Monday surprised some legislators and policymakers at the State Capitol by filing a potentially controversial bill that combines portions of legislation he sponsored in…
by - January 23, 2019 5:46 pm
Tupelo-based BancorpSouth, which fell behind its Arkansas regional banking peers in asset-size during a three-year FDIC probe, on Wednesday (Jan. 23) reported record fourth quarter profits as it reboots its…
by - January 22, 2019 7:16 pm
Simmons First National Corp. Tuesday (Jan. 22) posted record fourth quarter profits that easily outpaced year ago results and closed out the year with another strategic acquisition that expanded the…
by - January 22, 2019 6:12 pm
The Arkansas Senate in a voice vote on Tuesday (Jan. 22) approved a resolution to adopt rules to suspend the bill filing deadline for the 92nd General Assembly that began…
by - January 22, 2019 2:00 pm
A Senate panel began the long process Tuesday (Jan. 22) of reviewing Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s omnibus transformation plan by asking the bill sponsors to provide a financial impact analysis on…
by - January 22, 2019 8:41 am
The five federal financial institution regulators and state regulators from across the U.S. are encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers affected by the federal government shutdown. The statement, which…
by - January 22, 2019 8:33 am
In between the launch of the capital city’s two highly-touted “fintech” accelerator programs, the Arkansas Women’s Business Center with the help of Remix Ideas has quietly jumpstarted a unique project…
by - January 18, 2019 11:48 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate remained at 3.6% for the second straight month as the employers in most industries continued to post “help wanted” signs at the end of 2018 and into…
by - January 17, 2019 5:43 pm
Fourth quarter and yearly earnings for Bank OZK topped Wall Street expectations as the state’s largest banking group enters the New Year with a new name and high expectations following…
by - January 17, 2019 10:07 am
Although local GDP growth has lagged the rest of the nation coming out of the Great Recession, central Arkansas’ economic fortunes are improving as the region’s labor pool emerges out…
