by - May 12, 2014 7:54 pm
Snowy winter weather did not ding the local hospitality sector among the Northwestern Arkansas’ four largest cities as they cumulatively reported a 7.57% gain in hotel and restaurant taxes collected…
by - May 12, 2014 2:38 pm
When Fran Free launched Oh Baby Foods in 2009 she saw herself in an apron making baby food in her kitchen well into retirement. She had no idea the natural…
by - May 12, 2014 11:23 am
Standing together on a gravel stage in the shipyard for Welspun Pipes in Little Rock, Cong. Tom Cotton (R) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D) repeated their support for the Keystone…
by - May 11, 2014 10:54 am
Booneville-based First Western Bank has filed its response to the Arvest Interpleading and countersuits stemming from the Dennis Smiley loan saga, which cost him his job as a top bank…
by - May 11, 2014 9:29 am
Economic developers across Arkansas are pushing for a position from gubernatorial prospects on the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, at one time a $50 million discretionary fund that allowed the…
by - May 11, 2014 8:35 am
For our weekend business and political readers: SURPRISING SIGN STRESS COULD ACTUALLY MEAN So what do you think stress at work really means? Do you consider it a threat? Well…
by - May 9, 2014 4:45 pm
Thirteen Arkansas airports will receive over $3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for facility upgrades and improvements. The announcement was made by U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John…
by - May 9, 2014 3:57 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford has directed insurance carriers in the state to offer a 60-day moratorium on cancellation and non-renewal for non-payment of premiums for policyholders in storm-impacted areas….
by - May 9, 2014 3:45 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. does not agree with the recent denial from U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Setser regarding its motion to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed by a Michigan pension fund…
by - May 9, 2014 6:46 am
Reducing the Whirlpool footprint, a rise in area building activity, prayer at public meetings and dumb federal policies are part of the May 9 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith…
by - May 9, 2014 6:25 am
A new Wal-Mart grocery drive-in experiment, problems at an area non-profit, Beaver Lake water facts and dumb federal policies are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for May 9….
by - May 8, 2014 10:47 pm
Benton County Circuit Court Judge John Scott granted Bank of the Ozarks and Summit Bank one more week to file their answers to the Arvest interpleading regarding Dennis Smiley’s Arvest…
by - May 8, 2014 7:45 pm
Rural development bank Southern Bancorp is helping Mississippi County residents revitalize their community through the Delta Bridge Project, a process that already has had success in Phillips County.
by - May 8, 2014 7:43 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the MacMillan Ring-Free Oil site in Union County, Arkansas, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites on Thursday (May 8). The list…
by - May 8, 2014 7:36 pm
A group of Arkansas legislators who have opposed the private option say they’ll ask a legislative committee next month to authorize another analysis of the financial impact of the program….
by - May 8, 2014 6:40 pm
Capital is the lifeblood startup ventures, particularly those like PicaSolar and Overwatch that are in the midst of bringing new products to market. Expanding into new markets is also a…
by - May 8, 2014 6:18 pm
Officials with Community Health Systems, the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, moved fast to remove interim CEO Tim Schmidt following a racially insensitive remark he made…
by - May 8, 2014 6:05 pm
A new disposable insulin patch pump, smaller than any pump on the market, is in development from Fayetteville-based SFC Fluidics Inc., a medical device and diagnostics company. SFC Fluidics recently…
by - May 8, 2014 5:51 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host its credit commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, at Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. Almost 500 students are expected to participate in ceremonies at…
by - May 8, 2014 5:20 pm
The largest banks in Arkansas continue to get bigger through active mergers and acquisitions in recent months. Home Bancshares/Centennial Bank, Simmons First and Bank of the Ozarks have been on…
