by - March 23, 2014 9:10 am
The future leaders of the Arkansas House and State Senate – Rep. Jeremy Gillam (R-Judsonia) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Searcy) – say they will be pragmatic in their approach to…
by - March 22, 2014 10:37 am
Entergy Arkansas announced Friday that Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Steve Strickland will retire in May 2014 after 35 years of service with the company. Strickland has led Entergy Arkansas’…
by - March 22, 2014 10:28 am
Transport tonnage and shipment reports indicate that the U.S. economy is recovering from heavy winter weather in January and early February, with economists remaining optimistic about gains – even if slight – in the U.S. economy during 2014.
by - March 22, 2014 10:01 am
Editor’s note: The Weekend Digest is a compilation of articles from national media outlets, off-the-beaten-path blogs, and stories of interest from the feeds of our social media friends. For our…
by - March 21, 2014 5:53 pm
Arvest Equipment Finance, a division of Arvest Bank, tallied $132.3 million in loans and leases during 2013, up 8.1% from the prior year. The equipment finance division has grown its…
by - March 21, 2014 11:03 am
Swings in the workforce size and number of employed — potentially related to winter weather impacts on reporting – pushed the January Fort Smith metro jobless rate to 7.8%, ahead…
by - March 21, 2014 10:59 am
Sizeable shifts in the size of the workforce and the number of employed — potentially related to winter weather impacts on reporting – pushed the January Northwest Arkansas jobless rate…
by - March 21, 2014 7:16 am
From John Lyon with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: The state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit over…
by - March 21, 2014 6:20 am
Manufacturing jobs, controversy surrounding a nursing home company owner, campaign money, more Clinton disclosures and a talking baby are part of the March 21 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith…
by - March 21, 2014 6:12 am
An amazing interest in Wal-Mart’s push for convenience, money for ‘Bags for Books,’ more Clinton disclosures and a talking baby are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for March…
by - March 20, 2014 3:31 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the creation of the UA System eVersity, an online university dedicated serving adult students. At a meeting in Fort Smith Thursday (March…
by - March 20, 2014 1:44 pm
Enplanements in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith are off to a good start in 2014, while traffic out of the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport (Little Rock) continues a…
by - March 20, 2014 11:55 am
Transport tonnage and shipment reports indicate that the U.S. economy is recovering from heavy winter weather in January and early February, with economists remaining optimistic about gains – even if…
by - March 20, 2014 10:22 am
Recent sales have grown 180% for Oh Baby Foods, and officials with EcoVet and DataRank report positive momentum as they work to grow their respective businesses. The three companies are…
by - March 19, 2014 10:22 pm
A new study by the Partnership for a New American Economy suggests labor shortages are increasing the reliance on imported produce and slowing economic growth in Arkansas. A coalition of business leaders wants to change that.
by - March 19, 2014 8:08 pm
Recent news from Trane and the Pernod Ricard (formerly Hiram Walker) operations in Fort Smith exemplify a recovery struggle within a regional economy hit hard in the past decade by…
by - March 19, 2014 6:10 pm
The old saying “whistling by the graveyard” may have new context for anyone who has seen a cemetery but never thought about how one makes money. According to Kelly Lowell,…
by - March 19, 2014 5:36 pm
There are $415 billion reasons Wal-Mart is testing its first convenience store just three blocks from its home office and Walmart Store 100. The big box titan is determined to…
by - March 19, 2014 3:38 pm
Home sales in Crawford County more than doubled in volume in February compared to the same month last year, while Sebastian County totals fell nearly a quarter percent. According to…
by - March 19, 2014 2:22 pm
The Arkansas House and Senate overrode a line-item veto of a bill that would give a tax break to the natural gas drilling industry. The House of Representatives voted 55-41…
