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Falling retail inventories, capacity corrections may soon benefit U.S. shipping and logistics sector

The end may soon arrive for a rare “inventory overhang” that has been an earnings drag on J.B. Hunt, ArcBest (ABF Freight), USA Truck and other national and regional trucking…

Significant highway project connecting Jonesboro to Blytheville set to begin; bridge work in Pocahontas ongoing

For many years, residents in Jonesboro and Blytheville have sought an improved highway to connect two of the largest cities in the region. Arkansas 18 is the primary route between…

First National Bank of Fort Smith remains No. 1 bank in Fort Smith metro market, Arvest gains ground

Consumers in the Fort Smith market have made $230 million more in local bank deposits in 2016 compared to 2015, with deposits up over 10% since 2014. Deposits stood at…

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism jobs, tax revenue still strong through first four months of 2016

Tourism jobs and tourism-related tax revenue continue to post healthy gains through the first four months of 2016, with hospitality collections in 17 Arkansas cities up more than 5.5% compared…

ASU SBTDC, Delta Cuisine team up for seminar

The Arkansas State University Farmers’ Market will join forces with the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) to hold a seminar, “Utilizing a Commercial-Based Kitchen,” May 14, from 9…

U.S. House votes for Obamacare repeal, Planned Parenthood cuts

The U.S. House voted Wednesday (Jan. 6) to send a bill, already passed by the Senate, to President Barack Obama’s desk that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut…

Jonesboro receives top ISO rating, lower insurance rates should follow for businesses

About 10 years’ worth of efforts to upgrade fire prevention and protection in Jonesboro have resulted in a Class 1 rating, the best assigned to fire protection districts by the…

Weekend Digest: The sick white people and fishing boats of the dead edition

TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: A mass shooting in California…

Fort Smith Board changes course on microbrewery issue, media blamed for misunderstanding

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 17) backtracked on its controversial decision to disallow microbreweries, microwineries, and microdistilleries from commercial-heavy (C-5) zones. At a Nov. 3 meeting,…