by - October 28, 2013 5:17 pm
Allens Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Siloam Springs-based Allens Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in what appears to be an effort to rescue a company that employs 1,173 and has been in business since…
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by - October 28, 2013 4:10 pm
Spartan Logistics to use part of Whirlpool warehouse
Tim Allen has said a the key to bringing jobs back to the shuttered Whirlpool facilities in Fort Smith is to find the first tenant in a “multi-tenant model.” Columbus,…
by - October 28, 2013 2:55 pm
State School Board’s Role Unclear, But Important
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about the State Board of Education. As the chairperson of the State Board of Education, Brenda Gullett is leading an…
by - October 28, 2013 1:49 pm
Allens files for bankruptcy protection (Updated)
Siloam Springs-based Allens Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in what appears to be an effort to rescue a company that employs 1,173 and has been in business since…
by - October 28, 2013 12:38 pm
NWACC faculty, staff honored at state conference
Four individuals from NorthWest Arkansas Community College were honored during the a recent conference of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges. The event, held in Hot Springs, represented the…
by - October 28, 2013 12:25 pm
Arkansas airport enplanements down in September
Only one of Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports has year-to-date traffic gains, with all three fields posting declines in September enplanements. The results are not a surprise considering relatively flat…
by - October 28, 2013 10:36 am
Russia lifts ban on Arkansas poultry
Arkansas poultry imports banned by Russia and Japan after a grower farm in Scott County tested positive for the H7N7 virus, have resumed. The infected farm was under contract for…
by - October 28, 2013 10:33 am
Dollar General edges out Wal-Mart in low price study
Wal-Mart talks a lot about low prices with aggressive marketing campaigns, but a recent study by Kantar Retail found it was Dollar General that offered the lowest opening price points….
by - October 26, 2013 4:20 pm
Sam’s Club, Warehouse Models Face Evolution
One of the biggest challenges facing warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club and Costco is a fundamental shift in consumer populations as Gen Y, also referred to as Millennials, rise to prominence.
by - October 26, 2013 4:20 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Sees Strong Net Income Growth
Arkansas truck carrier P.A.M. Transportation posted stronger third quarter net income on rising revenue as a diversifying customer base paid dividends. The Tontitown-based trucking firm recorded quarterly profits of $2.39…
by - October 26, 2013 4:20 pm
Teacher Insurance Task Force Meets
A 12-member legislative task force charged with overseeing long-term changes to the state’s public school employee insurance program met for the first time on Friday (Oct. 25). The group was…
by - October 26, 2013 8:42 am
Weekend Digest: The Advice For Entrepreneurs Edition
For our weekend business and political readers: THE GENDER GAP A World Economic Forum report released on Thursday says, “The U.S. has a larger gender gap than 22 other countries…
by - October 25, 2013 3:00 pm
Profits roll higher for P.A.M. Transportation
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported net income of $2.39 million in the third quarter of this year. Profits surged 171% from the $880,907 pocketed a year ago. Revenue also rose…
by - October 25, 2013 6:35 am
Congress Moves Closer On Arkansas River Support Funds
Just a week after the government shutdown ended, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives found a reason to come together and it may result in long overdue improvements to…
by - October 25, 2013 12:39 am
Arvest Bank opens a Township branch
Arvest Bank recently opened its newest branch location at the intersection of Township and College Avenue in Fayetteville, more than doubling the space of its previous branch site. The…
by - October 24, 2013 9:30 pm
Tyson Foods halts Canadian cattle buys
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the nation’s largest beef packers, has stopped buying cattle directly from Canadian feeders citing burdensome costs incurred because of U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules, seen…
by - October 24, 2013 8:31 pm
Sam’s Club, warehouse models face evolution
One of the biggest challenges facing warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club and Costco is a fundamental shift in consumer population as Gen Y, also referred to as Millennials, rise to…
by - October 24, 2013 3:00 pm
Ross Vows To Eliminate Tax On Manufacturers
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross proposed a gradual elimination of the state sales and use tax on partial replacement and repairs of machinery used in manufacturing at meeting in Arkadelphia…
by - October 24, 2013 1:36 pm
Cade joins USA Truck as VP of maintenance
James Cade has been hired as vice president of maintenance for Van Buren-based USA Truck. Cade most recently served as vice president of field maintenance for National Express Corporation, where…
by - October 24, 2013 12:46 pm
Distressed home sales rise in local markets
The number of distressed home sales in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties continues to rise as these properties trickle back into the marketplace at discounted prices. California-based RealtyTrac reports bank-owned…