by - April 21, 2014 9:17 am
Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections for the first two months of 2014 are off to a good start compared to the year-over-year declines both cities posted in…
by - April 20, 2014 9:29 am
This week in 1990, the environment was a hot topic of debate in the Arkansas Governor’s race, which featured Bill Clinton, Tom McRae, Jim Guy Tucker, Sheffield Nelson and Tommy Robinson.
by - April 19, 2014 8:56 am
Continued gains in employment and sales tax collections helped the Northwest Arkansas economy finish 2013 with a strong fourth quarter, according to The Compass Report. How did other parts of the state fare?
by - April 19, 2014 8:54 am
Picasolar, Inc., a solar power startup company affiliated with the University of Arkansas, has added former Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter to its board of directors. Halter, who served as…
by - April 19, 2014 8:40 am
For our weekend business and political readers: YAHOO MAKING A DIFFERENT, RADICAL MOVE The New York Times reports that the well-known Internet web portal now wants to try a new…
by - April 18, 2014 11:49 am
The board of directors and shareholders of Legacy National Bank officially announced its new Pinnacle Banking Center with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, April 18 at the new Rogers building site….
by - April 18, 2014 11:42 am
Arkansas’ March jobless rate of 6.9% ends 61 consecutive months that the rate was at or above 7%, and the drop was helped by significant year-over-year job gains in the…
by - April 18, 2014 9:09 am
Arkansas’ monthly unemployment rate fell below 7% for the first time in five years and dropped for the sixth consecutive month.
by - April 18, 2014 12:11 am
Mercy Northwest Arkansas is again expanding the reach of its specialties announcing its integration with Ozark Orthopaedics of Rogers. Mercy said this integration is another piece of its plan to…
by - April 17, 2014 8:14 pm
Home BancShares Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, announced late Thursday (April 17) plans to acquire Florida Traditions Bank. The two institutions have entered into a non-binding letter of intent…
by - April 17, 2014 8:11 pm
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, said it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Florida Traditions Bank for $43 million. It is the tenth bank Home Bancshares…
by - April 17, 2014 5:48 pm
A “Healthy” Discussion was the focus of The 5th Annual The Compass Conference on Thursday (April 17) at Mercy Fort Smith. The conference, presented by The City Wire and sponsored…
by - April 17, 2014 5:19 pm
The clock is ticking for Wal-Mart suppliers from soap manufacturers to lipstick and consumers packaged goods (CPG) companies to ensure the goods they sell to the retail giant contain certified…
by - April 17, 2014 4:23 pm
BioBotic Solutions, an undergraduate business plan competition team at the University of Arkansas, beat more than two dozen teams from across the United States to take the $25,000 grand prize…
by - April 17, 2014 4:05 pm
Continued gains in employment and sales tax collections helped the Northwest Arkansas economy finish 2013 with a strong fourth quarter, according to The Compass Report. The fourth quarter 2013 grade…
by - April 17, 2014 3:58 pm
The Compass Report for the fourth quarter of 2013 shows that small but broad based gains in key metrics has resulted in the Fort Smith regional economy finishing out 2013…
by - April 17, 2014 3:44 pm
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a record first quarter profit on Thursday (April 17), and Simmons First National Corp. had an up-and-down quarter depending on how you…
by - April 17, 2014 3:16 pm
Munro and Co., which makes shoes at its Hot Springs headquarters and a plant in Clarksville, says it will lay off 56 workers over the course of the next six…
by - April 17, 2014 11:45 am
Doug McMillon, an alumni of the University of Arkansas, and his wife Shelley donated $1 million toward establishing the McMillon Family Endowed Excellence Fund at the Sam. M. Walton College…
by - April 17, 2014 11:24 am
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a record first quarter profit on Thursday (April 17). The Conway-based financial institution posted profits of $27.3 million, up from $17.5 million…
