by - June 2, 2015 11:31 am
Arkansas’ monthly revenue picture improved in May as collections in all general categories came in above forecast, boosted by fewer individual and corporate tax refunds following tax season, according to…
by - June 2, 2015 11:17 am
Arkansas’ May tax revenue report is the second consecutive months of more than 4% gains in sales and use tax collections, which is an indication of improving consumer confidence. Overall,…
by - June 2, 2015 10:32 am
A new Arvest survey indicates Arkansans are growing more confident about the financial situation, and a closely watched Creighton report suggests that economic growth in and around Arkansas is slowing….
by - June 2, 2015 9:07 am
Many Arkansans are looking forward to purchasing a “big ticket” household item during the second half of 2015 as many have seen their personal financial situation improve this year, according…
by - June 2, 2015 9:06 am
The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index for May shows that the regional economy that includes Arkansas is pointing to positive but slow economic growth over the next three to six months.
by - June 2, 2015 9:06 am
Last Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a number of bills into law after a short special session that was largely defined by efforts to move the state primary elections from…
by - June 2, 2015 6:22 am
Edward Haddock has been named deputy district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Arkansas District Office. The agency is charged with helping boost economic development across the state…
by - June 2, 2015 6:19 am
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by - June 1, 2015 7:49 pm
The sale of Tyson Foods’ Mexican/Brazilian poultry business will move forward and is expected to close soon. Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission approved the deal on Monday (June 1), according…
by - June 1, 2015 7:37 pm
From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: No longer will there be a church on Church Street in Jonesboro. According to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, members of…
by - June 1, 2015 7:29 pm
The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting set for Friday (June 5) will find a high-profile gaggle of celebrities more than 14,000 people packed into Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas…
by - June 1, 2015 5:09 pm
The sale of Tyson Foods’s Mexican/Brazilian poultry business will move forward and is expected to close soon. The Federal Economic Competition Commission approved the deal on Monday (June 1), according…
by - June 1, 2015 4:16 pm
A meeting to discuss realigning and reconstructing the I-55/Crump Blvd. interchange in Memphis drew a crowd Monday afternoon in West Memphis, with area residents ticked about the closure of the I-55 Bridge in Memphis for nine months starting in 2017.
by - June 1, 2015 2:34 pm
The countdown has begun again on what is arguably one of Northwest Arkansas’ biggest events each year: The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting.
by - June 1, 2015 2:19 pm
Residents in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area will soon have a new place to shop for winter coats and apparel when a Burlington Coat Factory opens this fall…
by - June 1, 2015 2:13 pm
Residents in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area will soon have a new place to shop for winter coats and apparel when a Burlington Coat Factory opens this fall…
by - June 1, 2015 1:55 pm
Southwest Steel Processing, a manufacturer of railcar and oil and gas components, announced it is expanding its facility in Newport, Ark. The company plans to invest $18 million in the…
by - June 1, 2015 1:42 pm
The countdown has begun again on what is arguably one of the region’s biggest events each year: The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting. More than 5,000 Wal-Mart workers from around the globe…
by - June 1, 2015 12:03 pm
Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Work is nearing the halfway point on a nearly $70 million project to renovate Little Rock’s historic Robinson Auditorium….
by - June 1, 2015 9:10 am
The announcement that a steel company will be adding 100 jobs at its facility brought Gov. Asa Hutchinson and several other state and local officials to Jackson County Monday morning….
