by - April 2, 2014 3:28 pm
The 5th annual The Compass Conference will be held April 17 and will feature an update on economic conditions – based on data from The Compass Report – in the…
by - April 2, 2014 1:08 pm
Overall Arkansas tax revenue is above forecast for the first nine months of the fiscal year, with sales and use tax collections – an indicator of consumer spending – continues…
by - April 2, 2014 12:07 pm
The College of Business at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville is launching a new resource for tracking economic trends that promises to examine a wide range of activity statewide and…
by - April 2, 2014 10:40 am
If March came in like a lamb, it left like a lion. Arkansas tax officials released the March revenue report, which showed an 11.6% increase in net revenues versus the…
by - April 2, 2014 10:13 am
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross announced a plan to expand access to pre-kindergarten education for four-year olds in Arkansas, a proposal that comes with a $37 million a year price…
by - April 2, 2014 6:37 am
What’s cooking in Arkansas’ hospitality and culinary industry? A new web site that hopes to match those looking for food-related jobs to employers wanting to hire talent.
by - April 1, 2014 8:30 pm
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company, PLC, CPAs – one of the state’s largest locally owned certified public accounting firms – have announced promotions in their Fort Smith and Rogers,…
by - April 1, 2014 8:18 pm
Finalists for the Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Awards were announced Tuesday (April 1). The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m., at MovieLounge on…
by - April 1, 2014 5:21 pm
April is an another active month for the programing at the Schmeiding Center, Bella Vista, according to Nancy Galbraith, program specialist. There are several routine health checks and screenings in…
by - April 1, 2014 5:01 pm
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $24.913 million in March, up 203.96% compared to $8.196 million in March 2013. For the…
by - April 1, 2014 4:38 pm
Efforts by Wal-Mart to build the next generation of retail has resulted in investments of about $2 billion in tech startups since 2011, according to Leon Nicholas of Kantar Retail….
by - April 1, 2014 3:37 pm
Mercy and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have signed a definitive agreement and transferred ownership of Mercy Hot Springs hospital and physician clinic to St. Vincent Health System (SVHS) in Little…
by - April 1, 2014 3:29 pm
A proposed $20 million development of the Fianna Hills Country Club is no more after developer Lance Beaty of Fort Smith-based FSM Redevelopment Partners pulled the project from consideration at…
by - April 1, 2014 11:24 am
The Little Rock law firm of Perkins Peiserich Greathouse Morgan Rankin (PPGMR) will open an El Dorado office by affiliating with Brian H. Ratcliff of Shackleford, Phillips & Ratcliff law…
by - April 1, 2014 11:03 am
Tyson Foods is on target to complete its $90 million beef slaughter complex update in Dakota City, Neb., by this summer. The plant slaughter floor overhaul began in 2012 and…
by - April 1, 2014 7:00 am
Agricultural experts said a record number of plantings for Arkansas’ major crops is likely in 2014 – a trend that could lead to another record-setting year for farming production in…
by - April 1, 2014 6:30 am
Just seven of the 17 publicly held companies based in Arkansas enjoyed a share price gain during the first quarter of 2014, a reversal from the 13 of the 16 followed in 2013 that had share price gains for the year.
by - March 31, 2014 9:39 pm
Just seven of the 17 publicly held companies based in Arkansas enjoyed a share price gain during the first quarter of 2014, a reversal from the 13 of the 16…
by - March 31, 2014 6:38 pm
A vote on unionization at one of OK Foods' local facilities will move forward on May 1. According to Anthony Elmo of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local…
by - March 31, 2014 6:27 pm
February was another cold and snowy month but homebuilders were able to ramp up their permit paperwork in the region’s four largest cities. Springdale, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers issued new…
