by - June 19, 2014 12:39 pm
ArcBest's announcement of a new corporate headquarters at Chaffee Crossing, bringing with it nearly 1,000 jobs to Fort Smith, is just the latest big news to come out of what…
by - June 19, 2014 12:15 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe said he’s not calling a special session on changes to the public school employee insurance program until he sees a roll call from each chamber of the legislature with a big majority in both. He also open to other items on a special session’s call.
by - June 19, 2014 11:57 am
Wal-Mart Stores recently announced plans to add a third e-commerce fulfillment center in Plainfield, Ind., which will ensure the retailer can easily provide millions of American’s with two-day delivery service…
by - June 19, 2014 10:38 am
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of its 135th dealership in Hixson, Tenn. It’s the company’ sixth dealership in Tennessee and the first store opening for fiscal year 2015. “We intend…
by - June 19, 2014 6:46 am
The days of once a week shopping trips for the family groceries have morphed into something more complex according to analysts with Willard Bishop, a marketing and research firm for…
by - June 18, 2014 10:25 pm
Republican congressional candidate French Hill said Wednesday he would support air strikes in Iraq if President Barack Obama finds them necessary. U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday that the Iraqi government has…
by - June 18, 2014 6:18 pm
Northwest Arkansas is known for calling those hogs, but at Mason Creek Farm near Fayetteville, it’s not about sports, it’s a way of life. Rose Konold, owner of Mason Creek…
by - June 18, 2014 6:00 pm
Van Buren-based Arkansas Lamp has launched a new product line and a new company name to signify the growth the company is experiencing. President Jeff Null of Arkansas Lamp said…
by - June 18, 2014 3:56 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is trying to make amends for unlawful dumping of untreated industrial wastewater into a southwest Missouri stream that killed at an estimated 100,000 fish. But this week…
by - June 18, 2014 10:59 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. was chosen as a “2014 Company of the Year on Workplace Substance-Abuse Prevention” by the Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace. Since implementing hair testing in 2006,…
by - June 18, 2014 9:27 am
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson addressed the onshoring of jobs to the United States and what he said was a burdensome regulatory environment during a speech to the Fort Smith…
by - June 18, 2014 8:56 am
When Melissa Terry and her husband Flint Richter were children, they grew up on a farm, him near Springfield, Mo. and her in central Arkansas. Their background in farming is…
by - June 17, 2014 11:37 pm
Hong Kong has relaxed its import protocol for U.S. beef products for the first time since 2005, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. On Tuesday (June 17)…
by - June 17, 2014 9:54 pm
Sebastian County is on the hunt for an election coordinator for the third time since November 2013 after the latest hire tendered his resignation Monday (June 16). In a memo…
by - June 17, 2014 7:10 pm
The House and Senate leaders of a task force charged with addressing soaring school employee health insurance rates said Tuesday (June 17) they believe they will have the votes they…
by - June 17, 2014 4:29 pm
Although the first quarter U.S. GDP hit negative territory for the first time in almost three years, two trucking and shipping reports suggest the U.S. economy is growing and may…
by - June 17, 2014 4:26 pm
It’s been three years in the making but the Springdale Chamber of Commerce made public an economic development plan aimed at creating 3,700 jobs by 2017. The $2.6 million economic…
by - June 17, 2014 4:08 pm
Ed Penick, former CEO of Worthen Bank and a 2005 inductee into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame, was laid to rest today after services at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in…
by - June 17, 2014 2:02 pm
A taste of Oklahoma City's Bricktown is coming to downtown Fort Smith with the news Tuesday (June 17) that Varsity Sports Bar and Grill has been sold to the company…
by - June 17, 2014 12:56 pm
Although the first quarter U.S. GDP hit negative territory for the first time in almost three years, two trucking and shipping reports suggest the U.S. economy is growing and may…
