by - May 4, 2016 3:45 pm
Dr. Shane Hunt, dean of the Arkansas State University College of Business, and Dr. John Mello, professor of supply chain management at ASU, said this week they have funded the…
by - May 4, 2016 2:53 pm
Shares of Bank of the Ozarks plummeted nearly 15% in trading today (May 4) after the Muddy Waters investment research firm revealed it has a huge short position against the…
by - May 4, 2016 12:36 pm
New home construction in Fort Smith is up more than 30% in the first four months of 2016, but overall building permit values in the city are down more than…
by - May 4, 2016 11:26 am
Plans for a new apartment complex on Horsebarn Road received a green light Tuesday (May 3) from the Rogers Planning Commission. The Horsebarn Apartments are planned for 322 units on…
by - May 4, 2016 9:54 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers were awarded $750,000 Early Career Research grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Salvador Barraza-Lopez, assistant professor of physics, and John…
by - May 4, 2016 9:00 am
Apartment rent prices are rising across the nation and in two of Arkansas’ three largest metro areas, according to a report from San Francisco-based Apartment Lists. The Fort Smith metro…
by - May 4, 2016 8:47 am
Joplin, Mo.-based Empire District Electric Co., which provides power and water to customers in rural northwest Arkansas, has scheduled a special shareholder’s meeting on June 16 to vote on Algonquin…
by - May 4, 2016 8:47 am
Joplin, Mo.-based Empire District Electric Co., which provides power and water to customers in rural northwest Arkansas, has scheduled a special shareholder’s meeting on June 16 to vote on Algonquin…
by - May 4, 2016 8:17 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– GALLUP POLL: HEALTHCARE COSTS TOP FINANCIAL CONCERN FOR U.S. FAMILIES Fifteen percent of…
by - May 4, 2016 5:18 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to a $130,171 settlement with SureTec Insurance Company and Dixon Contracting, over the city’s terminated contract with Dixon on the West River Front…
by - May 3, 2016 7:19 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - May 3, 2016 5:45 pm
Jonesboro council members also approved a plan Tuesday (May 3) to allow a company to participate in a state economic incentive plan that supporters say will bring needed jobs to…
by - May 3, 2016 5:23 pm
Dr. Allyson Weedn Moulton, a fifth generation surgeon, born and raised in Fort Smith, has returned to the area to join Sparks Health System as a surgeon. Matt Burrous has…
by - May 3, 2016 5:23 pm
Dr. Allyson Weedn Moulton, a fifth generation surgeon, born and raised in Fort Smith, has returned to the area to join Sparks Health System as a surgeon. Matt Burrous has…
by - May 3, 2016 5:20 pm
Kristy Carney has been promoted by Arvest Bank to commercial banker at the Village On The Creeks location. Carney has worked for Arvest Bank since she began as a teller…
by - May 3, 2016 5:20 pm
Kristy Carney has been promoted by Arvest Bank to commercial banker at the Village On The Creeks location. Carney has worked for Arvest Bank since she began as a teller…
by - May 3, 2016 5:10 pm
When Fran Free started Oh Baby Foods in 2009 with $50,000 of her own money, she saw herself in an apron making baby food in her kitchen well into retirement….
by - May 3, 2016 4:33 pm
The residential building and commercial construction projects across the Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities continue to rally ahead of the building pace a year ago. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville…
by - May 3, 2016 2:34 pm
The 2016 Compass Conference will be held in conjunction with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Breakfast, and will feature a panel discussion about the health and…
by - May 3, 2016 9:19 am
A busy April tax season pushed Arkansas collections well above forecast as net available revenue in state coffers topped $110 million with only two months left in the fiscal year….
