by - October 8, 2013 10:50 pm
Although Whirlpool exec Jeff Noel was in Fort Smith to talk about the pollution problem at the company’s closed manufacturing plant, he did deliver encouraging news with respect to the…
by - October 8, 2013 10:18 pm
Representatives from Whirlpool appeared before a special study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 8) to present an update on efforts to clean up trichloroethylene…
by - October 8, 2013 8:43 pm
Forget those 5-slide Power Point presentations in sterile, blank canvas meeting rooms at Wal-Mart Home Office when a product isn’t selling well or there is some issue to work out…
by - October 8, 2013 8:16 pm
Little Rock resident June Hardin, 54, is a motivational speaker, speechwriter and author who credits her business’s creation to a couple of very small loans that she received from a…
by - October 8, 2013 5:16 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a training session on Oct. 15 for small business owners and employees…
by - October 8, 2013 5:11 pm
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has exercised two contract options worth approximately $8.7 million with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to proceed with advanced…
by - October 8, 2013 5:08 pm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas has hired Brian Marsh in a newly created position as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to joining Goodwill, Marsh served as Vice President at Envirotest, a…
by - October 8, 2013 4:48 pm
USA Truck was able to avoid one takeover attempt, but some market watchers say the Van Buren-based trucking company may not be able to push back against the takeover attempt…
by - October 8, 2013 4:40 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas during the first eight months of 2013 totaled 13,916, up more than 12% compared to the 2012 period and at a level…
by - October 8, 2013 4:38 pm
Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB, the parent company of Baldor Electric Co., has announced it will sell its North American generator business – once a rising star within the Baldor portfolio of…
by - October 8, 2013 2:40 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas during the first eight months of 2013 totaled 13,916, up more than 12% compared to the 2012 period and at a level…
by - October 8, 2013 12:55 pm
Dr. Charles Moussallem has joined Sparks Health System to work in the Renal Care Associates Clinic. Moussallem earned his medical degree from the Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences. He…
by - October 8, 2013 12:47 pm
Dr. Matei Andreoiu, a urologist, has joined Cooper Clinic and will begin seeing patients on Oct. 16. A native of Canada, Andreoiu earned his medical degree from the University of…
by - October 8, 2013 10:23 am
Wal-Mart said it will donate $25,000 in a matching gift to the city of Bentonville as part of “Make a Difference Day." The funds are to be used for the…
by - October 8, 2013 10:03 am
Big box retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Lowe’s announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) they have signed on to provide their insured employees and covered dependents knee and hip replacement surgeries at…
by - October 8, 2013 7:54 am
Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB, the parent company of Baldor Electric Co., has announced it will sell its North American generator business – once a rising star within the Baldor portfolio of…
by - October 7, 2013 9:14 pm
Delta Trust Investments Chris Harkins is worried that a protracted Congressional battle over the budget and looming debt ceiling debate could spook investors to leave the market in a big fashion.
by - October 7, 2013 6:36 pm
The city of Fort Smith, including the city's Board of Directors, got their first look at what will be discussed at tomorrow night's (Oct. 8) special study session, when Whirlpool…
by - October 7, 2013 4:31 pm
Arvest Bank announced that customers whose ability to make regular payments as a result of the federal government shutdown on consumer and mortgage loans may be able to temporarily defer…
by - October 7, 2013 3:14 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with comment from Dassault Falcon, and comment from the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle. An estimated 250 workers at Dassault Falcon’s Little Rock operation may…
