by - October 17, 2014 3:57 pm
A Federal Reserve economist says Arkansas’ economy struggles to gain a stable foothold for solid growth years after the Great Recession. How is that impacting jobs, incomes, home sales, agriculture and more?
by - October 17, 2014 12:29 pm
A Federal Reserve economist says Arkansas’ economy struggles to gain a stable foothold for solid growth years after the so-called “Great Recession,” with the Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas areas…
by - October 17, 2014 11:59 am
Darden Restaurants has named Bill Simon, former CEO of Walmart U.S., to its board of directors. Simon is no stranger to the restaurant business. He spent more than a year…
by - October 17, 2014 11:28 am
At a meeting of the Fort Smith Port Authority Thursday (Oct. 17), Ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren operator Marty Shell updated authority members on an application for grant…
by - October 17, 2014 12:44 am
Matt Mershon with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports: The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a petition Thursday to strike a statewide liquor sales initiative from the November ballot. Justices…
by - October 17, 2014 12:37 am
Two Stuttgart-based rice mills with annual revenues together exceeding $2.1 billion once again made the top 100 list of the nation’s agricultural cooperatives, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
by - October 17, 2014 12:13 am
Freight tonnage moved along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is down 4% for the year, but a local port operator said it is not necessarily resulting in reduced business…
by - October 17, 2014 12:09 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
by - October 16, 2014 9:17 pm
The days of runaway prices and easy profits in local real estate are gone for Northwest Arkansas, but economists and real estate experts agree the steady pace seen in 2014…
by - October 16, 2014 4:39 pm
Through what have been more than $6.55 million in investments that began in 2006, Pinnacle Communications is now offering one gigabit Internet service to its about 1,000 customers in and…
by - October 16, 2014 4:19 pm
John Brummett, award-winning political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will join Talk Business & Politics as a contributor to its magazine, television and radio platforms. Brummett will remain a full-time…
by - October 16, 2014 3:32 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
by - October 16, 2014 2:54 pm
Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun says he will retire effective December 31, 2014. Calhoun submitted a letter of future resignation to Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Oct. 16). “It has…
by - October 16, 2014 2:47 pm
Georgia-Pacific announced it would invest $37 million at its Gurdon, Ark., lumber operations on Thursday (Oct. 16). The Atlanta-based conglomerate said the new investment would expand the production capacity of…
by - October 16, 2014 12:58 pm
Freight tonnage moved along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is down 4% for the year, but a local port operator said it is not necessarily resulting in reduced business…
by - October 16, 2014 12:27 pm
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or 41 cents diluted earnings per share. One year ago, the Conway-based financial institution reported…
by - October 16, 2014 8:39 am
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per share. One year ago, the Conway-based financial institution reported $18.4…
by - October 16, 2014 6:12 am
Foreclosures are not the factor they once were in local real estate markets across the state and nation. The local rates continue to decline faster and farther than the nation…
by - October 15, 2014 8:32 pm
Home sales in the region were up double digits in September, with Crawford County posting a 13.75% improvement in sales volume over the same month in 2013 while Sebastian County…
by - October 15, 2014 8:28 pm
Greg Foran has had an “unvarnished” view of store operations at Walmart U.S., and he said restoring balance between inventory and sales is needed to improve lackluster margins. He admitted…
