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Arkansas home sales down in November, up 10.74% year-to-date

The pace of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas fell almost 5% in November but the sector is on track to end the year with a double-digit gain…

David Banks, former Beverly Enterprises CEO, has died

David Banks, the former president and CEO of what was for many years Fort Smith-based Beverly Enterprises, has died at his San Diego residence. He was 76. Banks, who would…

ADEQ issues final Whirlpool pollution mitigation plan

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality released its final Remedial Action Decision Document (RADD) for Corrective Action on Friday (Dec. 27) that requires Whirlpool to spend at least $6 million…

Weekend Digest: The Best & Worst Of 2013 Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: APPLE’S CHINESE MARKET SET TO EXPLODE “Apple received an early Christmas gift this year: 760 million potential consumers.” According to Marketplace, that’s how…

U.S. Freight Numbers Up In November

November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains.

AG McDaniel To Investigate Target Security Breach

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) has launched an investigation into the Target Corp. security breach, joining other state attorneys general who have started similar investigations. Last week, Minneapolis-based Target indicated…

Four Arkansas physicians gain ‘clinical informatics’ certification

Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…

Online holiday sales see double-digit gains, U.S. store traffic falls

U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…

Fort Smith named a 2014 ‘Top Western Town’

Fort Smith has been named the fifth-place western town on True West Magazine’s 2014 Top Western Towns. Dodge City, Kan., won the top award. The towns will be featured in the…

Aldi seeks grocery marketshare with $3 billion expansion

Aldi recently announced a five-year, $3 billion, strategic plan to open 650 new stores across the nation. The grocery retailer also said it will build a regional headquarters and distribution center…

J.B. Hunt Shifts Talent, Investment Toward Laggard Division

Transportation giant J.B. Hunt has made management shifts and a $130 million investment to boost its laggard truckload division in 2014.

Concierge Medicine Comes To Conway, Greenbriar

A Faulkner County medical clinic is taking medical care in a direction adults and children are unfamiliar with. But according to Dr. Amy Beard, owner of Hippocrates Health & Wellness,…

U.S. freight numbers up in November

November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains. The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index was up…

J.B. Hunt shifts talent, investment toward laggard division

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has morphed into a widely diversified logistics provider in recent years with calculated expansions in its intermodal division and substantial investments last year in the…

Scott Cook earns buyer accreditation from NAR

Clark Partners Realty Group announced that Scott Cook has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation by the National Association of Realtors. Cook joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals…

The Talk Business Arkansas Corporate Gift Guide

To help make the shopping a bit easier for family, friends, co-workers, and clients, Talk Business Arkansas editors have pulled together a corporate gift guide featuring several businesses and non-profits in Arkansas.

Weekend Digest: The Secret Santa Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: WHO’S YOUR SECRET SANTA? His name is Bill, and “I thought Bill sounded like a friendly fellow,” explained Rachel, a Reddit user about…

Arkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 7.5%

Arkansas’ jobless rate remained unchanged from October to November at 7.5%. The number is well above one year ago when the state unemployment rate stood at 7.2%. U.S. unemployment in…

Negative jobs trend continues for Arkansas’ economy

Arkansas’ jobless rate was 7.5% in November, unchanged compared to October, but above the 7.2% in November 2012. Arkansas was one of just seven states to post a year-over-year jobless…

The Friday Wire: A legal loss and medical school plans

The passing of esteemed lawyer Eddie Christian Sr., the potential for a medical school in Fort Smith and learning the rules when running for elected office are part of the…