by - August 9, 2014 4:43 am
For our weekend business and political readers: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL PROGRAM IN HISTORY It started locally in Philadelphia and spread across the nation. Hosted by the late Dick Clark,…
by - August 8, 2014 10:37 pm
A 200-acre site in the Hilltop area of Jonesboro will be a one-of-a-kind, amenity-driven neighborhood for the city. Read on for more details.
by - August 8, 2014 2:13 pm
Fort Smith area business leaders, politicians and other local stakeholders got a first hand glimpse of the United States' largest diesel tugboat as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brought…
by - August 8, 2014 1:41 pm
Arkansas’ junior senator will be visiting several farms and agricultural based businesses in Northeast Arkansas during the August recess, the senator’s office said Friday. Sen. John Boozman, R-Rogers, will be…
by - August 8, 2014 11:26 am
The Pinnacle Country Club home of former Arvest Bank president Dennis Smiley will soon go on the auction block, with mortgage lenders First Security Bank and Arvest claiming rights to…
by - August 7, 2014 6:22 pm
For the second time in a week, Northwest Arkansas’ manufacturing sector was handed a slap in the face as jobs are being moved elsewhere amid corporate consolidations. APEX Tool, formerly…
by - August 7, 2014 5:10 pm
Arvest Bank, which turned over $551,764 to the Benton County Court in the interpleader case of H. Dennis Smiley, has reportedly settled with 18 of the 20 banks holding claims…
by - August 7, 2014 3:30 pm
Arkansas now has eight public compressed natural gas fueling stations with the opening Thursday (Aug. 7) of Fort Smith's second compressed natural gas fueling station at 4315 Savannah Road. The…
by - August 7, 2014 2:53 pm
Discount grocer ALDI – a small box, no frills, private label grocery format – was recognized as the nation’s low-price grocery leader for the fourth year by consumer research firm…
by - August 7, 2014 2:36 pm
The loss of the Russian export market for U.S. chicken companies is not expected to have measurable economic impact here in the U.S., according to Jim Sumner, president of the…
by - August 7, 2014 10:59 am
Arvest Bank has promoted Stephanie McFarlin to consumer lender at its Springdale Emma Avenue location. McFarlin started with Arvest Bank in 2010 on the treasury management support team. In 2012…
by - August 7, 2014 10:38 am
A Tyson Foods subsidiary, New York-based Zemco Industries, said Thursday (Aug. 7) it was recalling 106,800 pounds of smoked sausage due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product branded…
by - August 7, 2014 9:25 am
Clifton Beckham is stepping down as chief financial officer of Van Buren-based USA Truck effective Sept. 30. The company is in the midst of a search for his replacement. Beckham…
by - August 6, 2014 6:03 pm
Digital coupons are becoming somewhat of a necessary evil for retailers, according to Carol Spieckerman, CEO of NewMarketBuilders. But not all retailers are on the same page . Dollar General,…
by - August 6, 2014 4:30 pm
General Mills is pushing its sustainability goals by insisting that the companies it uses in its products and packaging take steps to shrink their carbon footprint and reduce water usage….
by - August 6, 2014 11:02 am
Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to sell $3.25 billion in senior loans to help cover the $8.55 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands. The bond offerings include: $1 billion at 2.65% $1.25…
by - August 5, 2014 5:43 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has plenty of publicity-generating irons in the fire from onshoring manufacturing jobs, hiring veterans and sustainability pushes. But one initiative that often goes underreported is the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:16 pm
Whirlpool has proposed additionally monitoring and testing of water and soil samples at sites near its now-shuttered manufacturing facility in south Fort Smith following detection of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:10 pm
Retailer Target said Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it expects to incur gross expenses of $148 million from its data breach. As a result, Target decreased its estimates for the second…
by - August 5, 2014 5:06 pm
The values of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $20.975 million in July, up nearly $6.46 million from July 2013 when the combined cities…
