by - May 22, 2014 8:27 am
In addition to the challenge of increased regulation, an interest rate environment that compresses margins, and ever-changing technology, Northwest Arkansas bankers Mary Beth Brooks and Rob Husong also are in…
by - May 21, 2014 6:42 pm
Whirlpool Corp. submitted information Tuesday (May 20) to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality outlining further chemical treatments as part of its remediation plan for the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume in…
by - May 21, 2014 5:12 pm
Chobani yogurt founder Hamdi Ulukaya said began in mid-2005 on an 18-month project in a small kitchen with five employees to craft what he hoped would be a pure and…
by - May 21, 2014 3:54 pm
Tyson Foods is getting out of the $150 million Dynamic Fuels venture the company spearheaded beginning in 2007 and has not lived up to its potential. The fuel plant, which…
by - May 21, 2014 3:53 pm
Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners agreed to acquire TGI Fridays Restaurants from Minneapolis-based Carlson, a hospitality and travel company. The financial terms of the pending deal were not…
by - May 21, 2014 2:43 pm
Quarterly and monthly severance tax collections in 2014 set new record highs as Arkansas continues to reap the benefits from higher natural gas prices and steady production levels primarily in…
by - May 21, 2014 2:32 pm
Severance tax collections in 2014 set new record highs as Arkansas reaps the benefits from higher natural gas prices and steady production levels primarily in the Fayetteville Shale.
by - May 21, 2014 2:22 pm
Alliance Rubber Co., the largest rubber band manufacturer in the United States, announced an expansion of its Hot Springs headquarters, a $600,000 investment that will add 15 new jobs. As…
by - May 21, 2014 2:14 pm
Two Arkansas architecture firms — Allison Architects and Ruby Architects — have merged, according to the two companies. The new firm will be called Allison Architects, Inc. A press release…
by - May 21, 2014 12:28 pm
Tyson Foods is getting out of the $150 million Dynamic Fuels venture the company spearheaded beginning in 2007 and has not lived up to its potential. The plant sitting, which…
by - May 21, 2014 11:53 am
John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., pledged $2 million to the Jones Center Endowment on Tuesday (May 20), bringing the non-profit’s management within $3.5 million of its $30 million…
by - May 21, 2014 11:01 am
Editor’s note: Gary Jones, Certified Business Intermediary and Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary, is a principal at Cornerstone Business Advisors, a Little Rock based business transaction advisory firm which assists…
by - May 21, 2014 10:57 am
Editor’s note: Rev. Steve Copley is the executive director for the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice and is the chair of the Give Arkansas a Raise Now Coalition, which…
by - May 21, 2014 9:59 am
Target said it incurred $18 million of net expense in first quarter 2014 directly related to the breach in data that occurred during the holiday period. This reflects $26 million…
by - May 20, 2014 6:42 pm
American consumers will have more access to less expensive organic food products with the recent partnership between Wild Oats and Wal-Mart Stores, and analysts predict that when Wal-Mart puts its…
by - May 20, 2014 4:53 pm
T-Mobile plans to offer two new cellular enabled tablets together with up to 200MB of free 4G data every month for the life of the tablet, at participating Walmart stores…
by - May 20, 2014 4:21 pm
Tyson Foods is expanding its fresh meat processing and cold storage facility in Goodlettesville, Tenn. The meat giant is investing $15.5 million and plans to add 157 new jobs to…
by - May 20, 2014 3:05 pm
John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., pledged $2 million to the Jones Center Endowment on Tuesday (May 20), bringing the non-profit’s management within $3.5 million of its $30 million…
by - May 20, 2014 2:04 pm
Announcing the launch of the new public-private partnership on Tuesday at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Mike Beebe touted Arkansas’ “paradox of extraordinary success” at closing big deals…
by - May 20, 2014 1:48 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education today announced a new second in command and three new assistant commissioners. Mike Hernandez, currently the assistant commissioner for fiscal and administrative services, is the…
