by - October 21, 2014 2:27 pm
As U.S. and international oil prices struggle to stay above $80 barrel, many energy analysts fear that slow global growth and soft demand for energy could signal a permanent shift…
by - October 21, 2014 1:48 pm
Arvest Mortgage Company announced Tuesday (Oct. 21) that it originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans – both refinance and purchase money loans – through Sept. 30, 2014. Arvest…
by - October 21, 2014 1:25 pm
Faculty and students at John Brown University are developing a drinking water disinfection system for rural Guatemala with the help of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant of $14,520. The…
by - October 21, 2014 1:00 pm
First National Bank of NWA – formerly First National Bank of Rogers – has announced it has received regulatory approval to build a branch at 402 SW A. Street in…
by - October 21, 2014 12:50 pm
The September labor report is more of the same. Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 6.2% compared to 7.7% in September 2013, although the size of the workforce fell by 1.89%…
by - October 21, 2014 9:24 am
The Arkansas jobless rate fell one-tenth of a percent in September to 6.2%, but that number is a full 1.5 points below the rate one year ago. Labor force data,…
by - October 21, 2014 12:02 am
Teamwork was the theme for this year’s Construction and Developers 2014 Banquet hosted by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce on Monday (Oct. 20). City and chamber officials shared some insight…
by - October 20, 2014 9:09 pm
BancorpSouth posted gains in key revenue categories but non-diluted earnings of 32 cents per share narrowly missed the consensus analyst estimate of 33 cents per share. Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth has…
by - October 20, 2014 5:31 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles L. Welch on Monday (Oct. 20) announced the appointment of Arkansas Chief Deputy Attorney General Brad Phelps of Little Rock as associate general…
by - October 20, 2014 5:29 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The…
by - October 20, 2014 5:27 pm
Price, assortment, experience and access is how Wal-Mart execs define what matters most to customers, and they are working to lead in each of these areas by combining physical retail…
by - October 20, 2014 5:25 pm
Scot Rank, President and CEO of Wal-Mart’s Mexican operations, Walmex, will retire from his current position at the beginning of 2015. He will assume, upon his retirement, the role of…
by - October 20, 2014 4:40 pm
It’s a good time to be a cattle farmer or a feedlot operator as prices for feeder calves and fed cattle continue to rise while grain prices decline. But that…
by - October 20, 2014 4:30 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council and The ARK Challenge on Monday (Oct. 20) were recognized with a top award given out by the world’s largest professional organization for economic development practitioners….
by - October 20, 2014 4:23 pm
The healthy pace of traffic growth at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and the Fort Smith Regional Airport did not slow in September, with XNA enplanements up almost 14% and Fort…
by - October 20, 2014 2:10 pm
Price, assortment, experience and access is how Wal-Mart execs define what matters most to customers, and they are working to lead in each of these areas by combining physical retail…
by - October 20, 2014 12:34 am
Walmex CEO Scot Rank, who has overseen Wal-Mart’s Mexican business unit for five years, will step down from that role at the end of this year. Rank will transition to…
by - October 19, 2014 9:22 am
Three of the five measures that are likely to be on the November 4th ballot are polling with different degrees of voter support, according to a new battery of surveys from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College.
by - October 19, 2014 1:24 am
Jefferson Bancshares, parent company of Pine Bluff-based Relyance Bank,added three new members to its board of directors. David Ferrell, Marshall Kelley and Thomas Murchison, III will join the board. Ferrell…
by - October 18, 2014 7:46 am
For our weekend business and political readers: TV PREVIEW: NEW TB&P-HENDRIX COLLEGE POLLING BEGINS On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, we begin our last round of polling…
