by - February 19, 2014 10:52 am
Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, Arkansas’ largest advertising, marketing and public relations firm, has named Darin Gray as President of the firm. Wayne Woods will continue to serve as Chairman and…
by - February 19, 2014 6:57 am
America’s Car Mart posted lower earnings as charge-offs and competition reduced net income in its most recent quarter. The Bentonville-based “buy here, pay here” used car dealer reported third quarter…
by - February 18, 2014 7:18 pm
Fort Smith could soon be home to Arkansas’ first osteopathic medical school and one of just 31 in the U.S., thanks to a more than $58 million investment from the…
by - February 18, 2014 7:05 pm
A recovering economy, more lenders in the subprime auto space and higher charge-offs have thrown a monkey wrench into the operations of America’s Car-Mart, a large buy here, pay here…
by - February 18, 2014 3:30 pm
Fort Smith could soon be home to Arkansas’ first college of osteopathic medicine and one of just 31 in the U.S., thanks to a more than $58 million investment from…
by - February 18, 2014 2:47 pm
Automation has led to an 84% increase in the recovery of unclaimed property by Arkansas citizens, according to Auditor of State Charlie Daniels. Last year, Talk Business reported on how…
by - February 18, 2014 2:38 pm
January home sales in Crawford and Sebastian Counties posted increases from the same period last year, with both counties posting values more than 40% higher in January 2014 than in…
by - February 18, 2014 10:19 am
A slice of drama was cut from the state capitol on Tuesday as a state senator previously opposed to the private option said she would now vote to fund it. However, the House fell short of passing the funding measure.
by - February 18, 2014 9:59 am
Arvest Bank and its employees in Northwest Arkansas raised $146,466 in donations for the United Way to help serve individuals and organizations across the region in its 2013 campaign. The…
by - February 18, 2014 9:35 am
After a wild January ride, cattle and beef markets are settling into somewhat more stable levels moving forward, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist with Oklahoma State University. He notes…
by - February 18, 2014 7:55 am
“We have been a very blessed company,” said Joe Donaldson, co-owner and General Manager of Sam’s Furniture in Springdale. “We’ve actually had double-digit increases the last three years in a…
by - February 18, 2014 7:54 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary is written by Thomas Jason Knight, CFP®, Vice-president for strategic growth with Legacy Capital Group, which has offices in Little Rock, northwest Arkansas and Denver,…
by - February 17, 2014 10:08 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education went against the urgings of school administration and a project architect to reverse its previous vote and instead award an almost $1.9…
by - February 17, 2014 10:04 pm
Twice in recent days, Bloomberg has reported Tyson Foods’ interest in acquiring Michael’s Foods, an egg protein business controlled by Goldman Sachs private equity arm. Tyson CEO Donnie Smith said…
by - February 17, 2014 8:23 pm
Old man winter is the blame for lackluster home sales across Northwest Arkansas in January and likely February as well, according to local agents. From Jan. 1 through the first…
by - February 17, 2014 8:18 pm
In his first public forum as CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Doug McMillon challenged employees and suppliers to innovate, saying he would push the envelope in testing these new ideas…
by - February 17, 2014 6:47 pm
A potential contract with an outside law firm which could lead to steep fines against Whirlpool Corp. for its admitted contamination of a large area on and around its former…
by - February 17, 2014 4:31 pm
One sector that has come roaring back from recessionary lows is the U.S. auto industry. While Americans are driving 7.2% less than they did before the 2008 recession, they are…
by - February 17, 2014 3:34 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently teamed up with the new local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to host a star-studded event on Saturday (Feb. 22)…
by - February 17, 2014 1:16 pm
The down-in-the-weeds accounting detail is often tedious and tense, but suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores and other large retailers at one time or another have to manage chargebacks created when orders…
