by - January 5, 2015 2:35 pm
Efforts by Fort Smith-based ArcBest to grow its ABF Logistics division took a small step forward with the $5.17 million purchase of Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation. With annual revenue…
by - January 5, 2015 2:11 pm
A new study from the Kauffman Foundation centered on women entrepreneurship concluded that more female business owners could have the same economic impact today that the entry of women in the 20th century labor force had generations ago.
by - January 5, 2015 2:09 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Jerry Jones, EVP of Acxiom Corp. and chairman of FASTER, a coalition of business leaders, educators and advocates supporting high-speed Internet in…
by - January 5, 2015 2:08 pm
One of Arkansas’ most respected entrepreneurial leaders, Jeff Amerine, stepped down from his post with the University of Arkansas to devote more time to a startup consulting business that he…
by - January 5, 2015 12:32 pm
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., said it has acquired Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation Group for $5.17 million in cash. Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has…
by - January 5, 2015 11:57 am
Arkansas Public Service Commission chair Colette Honorable has officially resigned from her post and will be sworn in as early as this afternoon to her new role on powerful Federal…
by - January 5, 2015 10:07 am
A big jump in December corporate tax collections and slower refund claims to individuals and businesses boosted Arkansas revenue coffers at the six-month mark of the state’s fiscal year. The…
by - January 5, 2015 8:59 am
CBRE Group Inc. has acquired CBRE Oklahoma, a commercial real estate services firm that has served as CBRE’s affiliate in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas since 1999. David Erstine…
by - January 5, 2015 12:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - January 4, 2015 10:41 pm
One of Arkansas’ most respected entrepreneurial leaders, Jeff Amerine, stepped down from his post with the University of Arkansas to devote more time to a startup consulting business that he…
by - January 4, 2015 8:26 pm
The popularity of holiday gift cards continues to rise to an estimated $31.74 billion in 2014, according to the National Retail Federation. Yet, nearly $1 billion of those will go…
by - January 4, 2015 9:27 am
One of the leading architects of the private option, Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, says his goal in the upcoming legislative session – and beyond – is to make healthcare in Arkansas more “pro-market,” not “pro-business.”
by - January 3, 2015 12:19 am
TV PREVIEW: BRUMMETT, SANDERS & THE PRIVATE OPTION On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: the Private Option. It is settling in to once again become the dominant…
by - January 2, 2015 11:30 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) served notice that it will no longer pursue a $116 million, 345 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission project in Northwest Arkansas due to a lack of…
by - January 2, 2015 12:17 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) served notice that it will no longer pursue a $116 million, 345 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission project in Northwest Arkansas due to a lack of need.
by - January 1, 2015 3:22 pm
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE), in partnership with the Information Network of Arkansas, has launched of a new “College for You” financial aid website. The website is an…
by - January 1, 2015 12:22 am
In the diverse landscape of business in Arkansas, it was a year of more ups than downs. What were some of the top business stories of 2014 and is there more good news to come?
by - December 31, 2014 11:51 pm
It would have required one helluva crystal ball in early 2014 to bet that two struggling Arkansas-based trucking companies would see their stock price more than double by year end….
by - December 30, 2014 6:03 pm
The popularity of holiday gift cards continues to rise to an estimated $31.74 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Yet, nearly $1 billion of those will go…
by - December 30, 2014 5:53 pm
It would have required one helluva crystal ball in early 2014 to bet that two struggling Arkansas-based trucking companies would see their stock price more than double by year end….
