by - December 23, 2014 11:10 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - December 23, 2014 5:43 pm
Higher sales tax revenue is another sign of an improved economy across Northwest Arkansas as the year winds to a close. The region’s four largest cities reported cumulative revenue of…
by - December 23, 2014 5:35 pm
A wide range of economic data has been released by the federal government in the days prior to the holiday break, with some figures showing a gain in Arkansas’ combined…
by - December 23, 2014 4:57 pm
Uncertainty over federal-aid highway funding is leading the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to withdraw three projects from a bid opening planned for Jan. 27. Those include paving a…
by - December 23, 2014 4:02 pm
Lacey Freeman has joined Sparks Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, located at 600 Lexington Ave., in Fort Smith. Freeman earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Central Arkansas…
by - December 23, 2014 3:59 pm
Beall Barclay & Company has announced the addition of Amy Lomon to their Fort Smith, Ark., office. Lomon, a graduate of East Central University in Ada, Okla., will serve as…
by - December 23, 2014 2:23 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with more cash from lower fuel costs…
by - December 23, 2014 10:53 am
From Jacqueline Froelich with our content partner KUAF FM 91.3 in Fayetteville: Almost a year ago, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville announced it had acquired a house…
by - December 23, 2014 10:20 am
Editor’s note: Tom Ricciardone is a 20-year veteran strategic communications consultant for corporate, nonprofit and trade association clients. In 2012, he co-founded Bespoke Video Productions and Multi-Screen Media Strategy to…
by - December 23, 2014 10:09 am
Cynthia Smiley, wife of former Arvest Banker, Dennis Smiley, and co-borrower on several million in loans from more than a dozen Arkansas banks will walk away owing nothing when her…
by - December 23, 2014 10:02 am
Rex Holstein has been promoted to vice president, commodity purchasing at Tyson Foods. He is replacing Clark Irwin who will retire in mid-January, according to the meat giant. Holstein…
by - December 23, 2014 7:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - December 22, 2014 8:04 pm
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving…
by - December 22, 2014 7:58 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record.
by - December 22, 2014 7:52 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - December 22, 2014 4:03 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 22, 2014 3:28 pm
On the heels of its announcement for the Little Rock board of directors, the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank board added a little more Arkansas flair. John N. Roberts, III,…
by - December 22, 2014 2:42 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with more cash from lower fuel costs are…
by - December 22, 2014 2:29 pm
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving…
by - December 22, 2014 1:52 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record. The continued…
