by - June 4, 2014 4:18 pm
Plans for a downtown economic development director and a private investment fund are just two of many steps that Hot Springs leaders hope can re-invent and re-imagine the historic Spa City.
by - June 4, 2014 10:30 am
Harrison-based First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas has changed its name to Bear State Financial, Inc. and will alter its ticker symbol for public trading and increase its authorized shares. The…
by - June 4, 2014 10:11 am
Wal-Mart is often in the center of a battle between the Wal-Mart insiders and any number of outside groups seeking change, and shareholder week usually involves public displays of dissatisfaction…
by - June 4, 2014 9:53 am
Brent Birch, Chief Information Officer for Arkansas Business Publishing Group, was selected as director of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The board voted…
by - June 3, 2014 9:48 pm
The ultimate biker song could serve as a marketing campaign for a new push from state tourism officials.
by - June 3, 2014 9:40 pm
Sam’s Club, in the midst of trying to generate more traffic and raise sagging sales, announced Tuesday (June 3) a new cash back credit card program with its co-branded MasterCard,…
by - June 3, 2014 8:57 pm
Tulsa-based Syntroleum will cease trading shares on Friday (June 6) as the company’s stakeholders approved the sale of its assets to Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group in a deal worth an…
by - June 3, 2014 8:47 pm
Wal-Mart is often in the center of a battle between the Wal-Mart insiders and any number of outside groups seeking change from and within the insiders, and shareholder week usually…
by - June 3, 2014 8:13 pm
The head of the Poultry Federation is calling for comprehensive immigration reform, saying that his industry is currently struggling to find workers. Poultry Federation President Marvin Childers said that without…
by - June 3, 2014 3:32 pm
This bidding for breakfast sausage could get expensive. What began as a $6.5 billion bid by Pilgrim’s Pride for Hillshire Brands, has now seen Pilgrim’s up its bid to $7.7…
by - June 3, 2014 3:16 pm
After the news of the Environment Protection Agency announcement concerning new guidelines for carbon emissions at existing power plants had a chance to settle in on Monday, the reviews on…
by - June 3, 2014 3:10 pm
This bidding for breakfast sausage could get expensive. What began as a $6.5 billion bid by Pilgrim’s Pride for Hillshire Brands, has now seen Pilgrim’s up its bid to $7.7…
by - June 3, 2014 1:05 pm
Despite a fiscal year-to-date decline in individual income tax collections, Arkansas’ largest source of tax revenue, gross tax revenue for the fiscal year is up 0.6% and the state is…
by - June 3, 2014 12:18 pm
Benton County is one of the fastest growing areas in the Natural State in part because of job creation, quality of life and strong public school systems. But a recent…
by - June 3, 2014 11:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is celebrating 52 years as a retailer, and while the discount juggernaut’s shares are trading around $77, performance has been lackluster for the past 12 months relative…
by - June 3, 2014 10:12 am
As spending holidays go, Father’s Day pales in comparison to Mother’s Day ($19.9 billion) or Christmas ($602 billion), but consumers are still expected to dole out an average of $113.80…
by - June 3, 2014 10:05 am
With one month to go before its fiscal year closes, Arkansas’ revenue picture may land right where it is projected to. A monthly shift in corporate revenue collections skewed May’s…
by - June 2, 2014 10:40 pm
Wal-Mart shareholders week is a global affair with 5,000 delegates visiting from 27 countries and every state where Wal-Mart operates under 71 banners. The Wal-Mart representatives began arriving at Northwest…
by - June 2, 2014 6:40 pm
The Port of Pine Bluff will be the new home for Southwind Milling Co., a new rice mill that is planning to be in operation by February 2015. Southwind Milling…
by - June 2, 2014 3:44 pm
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $16.345 million in the month of May. The total represents a decline of 52.76% when…
