Business

Wal-Mart slashes the cost of iPhone 5C and 5S

Wal-Mart Stores has permanently reduced the cost of iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S effective today (June 27). This move comes in anticipation of an imminent launch of the iPhone 6…

Dollar General CEO announces retirement plans

Dollar General announced Friday (June 27) that its chairman and chief executive officer, Rick Dreiling, 60, recently informed the board of directors of his intent to retire as CEO effective May 30…

School Administrators’ Group Won’t Oppose Special Session Bills

The executive director of the group that represents school superintendents and principals said this week that his group will not oppose proposed bills dealing with school employee health insurance in…

Mercy Health NWA officials discuss healthcare challenges

Health care changes in the U.S. are dramatically impacting businesses and communities as more consumers gain access to care. This dynamic is a constant challenge for providers like Mercy Health,…

Kosmo Kooler wins innovation award, helps keep Fort Smith plant open

It is a story of recovery and growth at Riverbend Industries in Fort Smith, according to CEO Ron Embree. It was just last year that Embree said the company had…

State Employees Want Out Of Special Session Legislation

Editor’s note: This news story was reported by KATV’s Janelle Lilley. To view the comments section of KATV’s web story or to watch a video segment of this news story,…

St. Vincent’s Laying Off Workers In Merger Process (UPDATED)

Three months after a buyout of a Hot Springs hospital, workforce reductions are taking place in the St. Vincent Health System. In early April, St. Vincent’s parent company, Catholic Health…

Tennille: AEDC Creates ‘Arkansas Favors The Bold’ Campaign To Showcase Arkansas Talent

Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. He can be reached at 1.800.ARKANSAS or [email protected]. There’s something in the water….

The Supply Side: Wal-Mart works to reduce higher inventory levels

Wal-Mart and many other retailers are wrestling with inventory levels growing faster than sales. In April, Wal-Mart acknowledged during its Year Beginning Meetings that the retailer lost about $3 billion…

BlueinGreen adds two new executives

Clete Brewer, CEO of BlueInGreen announced the hiring of Roy Pearson as vice president of manufacturing and Greg Gaffney was appointed as regional sales manager at the Fayetteville firm. Pearson…

Arvest promotes Ludwick

Arvest Bank named Zane Ludwick as a vice president. He is a commercial banker working from the Joyce Boulevard location in Fayetteville. Ludwick joined Arvest Bank in 2008, starting as…

FASTER Group Seeks Special Session, Promises Cost Estimates

Business leaders calling for the state’s public schools to connect to a university-based high-speed network hope to have cost estimates by mid-July and would like Gov. Mike Beebe to call…

Multifamily, Amazeum project lift area building permits higher in May

There was no shortage of new building projects taking shape in May among the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville issues new construction — commercial and residential…

Eureka Pizza signs Fort Smith company as exclusive box provider

Craig Box of Fort Smith announced Wednesday (June 25) that it had inked a five-year deal with Eureka Pizza to be its exclusive pizza box provider. The deal extends an…

Home Sales Up Almost 4% Through May

Of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro markets, the Fort Smith region is the surprise leader with the best percentage growth for the first five months of the year….

Energy exec says understanding new EPA rules ‘another level of hell’

A representative of the state’s largest electric utility on Wednesday compared the Environmental Protection Agency’s new far-reaching guidelines to reduce carbon emissions in Arkansas to Dante’s journey through hell in…

Stakeholders Hold First Meeting With Regulators On EPA Rules

A representative of the state’s largest electric utility compared the EPA’s new far-reaching guidelines to reduce carbon emissions to Dante’s journey through hell.

TV consumers evaluating their cable, satellite choices and spending

Cable is not a utility bill but in the average household about $120 is forked over each month for a plethora of channels that are getting watched less and less,…

Amazon’s hope of drone delivery struck down by FAA

Online retail giant Amazon had high hopes of using mechanical drones to deliver small packages to its vast customer base. But, the Federal Aviation Administration released a memo this week…

Shepard eager to push growth priorities with new Arvest bank role

Bicycling helps keep him fit and trim, but on the June afternoon of the interview Rodney Shepard appeared tired, possibly a result of trying to meet directly with the hundreds…