by - August 25, 2014 7:41 pm
Arvest Bank filed a second suit involving unpaid loans made to former bank president H. Dennis Smiley’s family enterprise — HDS Holdings. The civil complaint filed Friday (Aug. 22) in…
by - August 25, 2014 7:02 pm
If something is too good to be true, then most of the time it is, Arkansas Securities Commission senior examiner Larry Cathey said Monday. Cathey spoke to about 50 people…
by - August 25, 2014 3:44 pm
Owners and managers of 5 Star Productions in Fort Smith have been successful with a business model using top talent and leading-edge technology. They are pushing that formula with Red…
by - August 25, 2014 2:20 pm
After a nationwide search, Arkansas found its next Medicaid director on the existing staff. Dawn Stehle was named state Medicaid director on Monday (Aug. 25) after serving as interim director…
by - August 25, 2014 2:12 pm
The board of trustees of the Crittenden Regional Hospital (CRH) in West Memphis said it planned to close its doors on Sept. 7 after “exploring all possible options with legal…
by - August 25, 2014 1:48 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following education board appointment: Mary Anne Salmon, North Little Rock, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Council. Appointment expires May 1, 2015. Replaces Bob Burns….
by - August 25, 2014 1:10 pm
Arvest Bank filed a second suit involving unpaid loans made to former bank president H. Dennis Smiley’s family enterprise — HDS Holdings. The civil complaint filed Friday (Aug. 22) in…
by - August 25, 2014 1:00 pm
Tyson Foods could lose around $500 million in government contracts if found guilty in and ongoing criminal probe by the Environmental Protection Agency over the recent release of toxic chemicals…
by - August 24, 2014 9:00 am
Delta Plastics and a consortium of agricultural interests in Arkansas launched a new water conservation software initiative that leaders say could reduce water usage by 20% by the year 2020.
by - August 23, 2014 3:08 pm
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson announced the formation of a “Teachers for Asa” coalition, which identified that one of its efforts would be to find a long-term fix to the…
by - August 23, 2014 9:47 am
Jason Pederson with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: Officials at a legislative hearing Friday believe a failed business in Brinkley could cost Arkansas farmers up to $80…
by - August 23, 2014 9:19 am
For our weekend business and political readers: THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE You’ve no doubt seen the videos where a slew of celebrities, politicians, and regular folks have poured an…
by - August 22, 2014 6:06 pm
Sterne Agee analyst Peyton Green recently lowered his earning estimates for BancorpSouth for fiscal 2014. Young expects the regional bank to earn $1.26 per share, about 7 cents less than…
by - August 22, 2014 11:27 am
Gov. Mike Beebe says the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund — which had borrowed as much as $360 million from the feds — is on track to pay back the debt by the end of 2014.
by - August 22, 2014 9:18 am
The Walton Family Foundation’s investment strategy through 2020 includes $302 million to be spent in Northwest Arkansas as well as the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. The money will go toward economic development…
by - August 22, 2014 7:32 am
The planned Arkansas Colleges of Health Education presented the first renderings of the layout of its proposed $60 million college of osteopathic medicine at a meeting of the Fort Chaffee…
by - August 21, 2014 8:30 pm
Officials with Sparks Health System announced Thursday (Aug. 21) a push to hire 50 nurses before Halloween as part of an effort to expand surgical and critical care services and…
by - August 21, 2014 8:02 pm
A tax reform issue and a stronger infrastructure bill await Congress when it returns from its summer recess early next month, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., told the state’s mayors…
by - August 21, 2014 7:37 pm
The planned Arkansas Colleges of Health Education presented the first renderings of the layout of its proposed $60 million college of osteopathic medicine at a meeting of the Fort Chaffee…
by - August 21, 2014 7:10 pm
A series of unanticipated infrastructure challenges have led Arkansas State University’s Mexico partners to request a new 2016 opening date for its Queretaro campus.
