by - July 17, 2014 11:13 am
Home BancShares Inc. on Thursday reported record second quarter earnings, easily beating a year ago profits and matching Wall Street expectations to the penny. For the period ended June 30,…
by - July 17, 2014 10:57 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported better-than-expected second quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday, propelled upward by the Pine Bluff banking concern’s continued shopping spree for strategic out-of-state assets…
by - July 17, 2014 9:41 am
Denver-based TeleTech Holdings announced Thursday (July 17) it will open a call center in Jonesboro that will initially employ 150 but could expand up to 600 jobs. The center will…
by - July 17, 2014 9:34 am
Consumers in Arkansas are not as optimistic as their neighbors in Missouri or Oklahoma and the there is division in sentiment within the Natural State as well, according to the…
by - July 17, 2014 9:01 am
Arkansans are feeling less optimistic and a bit cautious about their economic fortunes compared to their neighbors in Oklahoma and Missouri and other guarded consumers across the nation, according to…
by - July 16, 2014 11:05 pm
The local foreclosure markets in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro areas continue to slow with fewer filings each month following a national trend. Throughout the first half of…
by - July 16, 2014 6:02 pm
Tucked away in eastern Rogers near downtown, the House of Webster has quietly provided gourmet specialty food items since 1934. While its brands of jams, baking mixes found local favor,…
by - July 16, 2014 5:50 pm
Baptist Health named its west Little Rock campus after its recently-retired CEO Russ Harrington, who spent 40 years with the health care organization. The Little Rock hospital campus will be…
by - July 16, 2014 5:34 pm
An agreement Wednesday (July 16) by the Springdale Water and Sewer Commission to buy two compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks is proof that efforts by Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, the…
by - July 16, 2014 2:06 pm
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren point to an uptick in area business and tourism travel, while a federal agency report indicates a national downturn in travel…
by - July 16, 2014 1:07 pm
In an effort to boost flattening e-book sales Amazon announced its testing a e-book subscription service for under $10. The publishing house / retailer will offer Kindle users access to…
by - July 16, 2014 6:59 am
Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the nation’s gross domestic product, remains fickle as signs still point to timid behavior despite heavy promotional activity from retailers. And consumer activity…
by - July 15, 2014 10:51 pm
An investor lawsuit against Hillshire Brands was filed this week by Shareholders Foundation Inc. The suit claims Hillshire executives breached their fiduciary duties by agreeing to sell the company to…
by - July 15, 2014 9:08 pm
All four of Arkansas’ U.S. House members voted Tuesday for a $10.8 billion highway bill that would extend the current highway funding mechanism through May 2015 and add extra dollars…
by - July 15, 2014 9:01 pm
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels (D) said his office returned $18.1 million to Arkansans with unclaimed property in the recently completed fiscal year, an increase of 60% over the total…
by - July 15, 2014 8:42 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (July 15) that the Wallace and Jama Fowler Family has made a $2.5 million gift to help fund the University of Arkansas’ new Baseball…
by - July 15, 2014 5:39 pm
Three drivers for Van Buren-based USA Truck placed among the state's best at the 2014 Arkansas Trucking Championship July 11-12 in Rogers. The Little Rock-based Arkansas Trucking Association hosts this annual…
by - July 15, 2014 5:31 pm
Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the nation’s gross domestic product, remains fickle as signs still point to timid behavior despite heavy promotional activity from retailers. And consumer activity is…
by - July 15, 2014 4:04 pm
The Samaritan Community Center’s SnackPacks for Kids program received a $45,000 grant from Tyson Foods in Springdale, the second such donation in the past year. “No child should ever go…
by - July 15, 2014 3:28 pm
Sparks Health System is making an early release of approximately $13.5 million to be applied toward the opening of the proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing in…
