by - July 24, 2013 5:14 pm
The financials are improving but the losses continue at Van Buren-based USA Truck, with the trucking company reporting Wednesday (July 24) a first half 2013 loss of $3.5 million, better…
by - July 24, 2013 4:32 pm
USA Truck shrunk its net loss to $1.04 million in the second quarter – still in the red – but improving from its year ago loss of $3.52 million. The…
by - July 24, 2013 4:13 pm
Walmart Labs continues to expand in San Bruno, Calif., and confirmed with The City Wire on Wednesday (July 24) the acquisition of Torbit, a company that will help increase the…
by - July 24, 2013 4:12 pm
Improving sales prices for lumber and a gain from the acquisition of a joint venture helped Deltic Timber to a big second quarter net income boost. The El Dorado-based timber…
by - July 24, 2013 2:14 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate for June is likely to be lower than the May 7.7% rate. That’s what the June Baloney Sandwich Index predicts. May’s 7.7% jobless rate…
by - July 24, 2013 10:32 am
Mitchell Communications said Wednesday (July 24) it is opening new offices in New York and Chicago to facilitate its expanding customer base. The agency has experienced a 530% growth rate…
by - July 24, 2013 9:25 am
Windstream Corp. has announced the following promotions and appointments: Mark Todd has been promoted to senior vice president of carrier relations. Mary Michaels has been promoted to vice president of…
by - July 24, 2013 7:41 am
Fayetteville-based Mitchell Communications Group will open new offices in New York and Chicago as the PR firm expands with new and existing clients in those markets. Mitchell Communications merged earlier…
by - July 23, 2013 10:56 pm
The Schmieding Center of Bella Vista has a full slate of health screenings scheduled throughout the month of August. There is no charge for the services offered at the health…
by - July 23, 2013 9:26 pm
A day after hearing six hours of testimony from opponents of Common Core, members of the state House and Senate Education committees spent all day Tuesday hearing mostly from the…
by - July 23, 2013 7:18 pm
Editor’s note: This story, written by Casey Penn, appears in the latest magazine issue of Talk Business Arkansas, which you can read online at this link. Summer has finally settled in…
by - July 23, 2013 4:01 pm
Arvest Bank announces that Kim Peters recently accepted a position as a private banking officer in its Benton County division. Peters previously worked at Arvest Bank in Springdale in 2004…
by - July 23, 2013 3:59 pm
Three groups that track the U.S. transportation sector – a bellwether for the U.S. economy – suggest uneven patterns will continue and the “wobbly nature” of recent economic trends will…
by - July 23, 2013 3:56 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) will receive a $3,430,505 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will be used to continue upgrades at the airport, including the…
by - July 23, 2013 3:37 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Tuesday (July 23) announced a quarterly cash dividend payable to its shareholders on August 16. The company’s board of directors declared a cash…
by - July 23, 2013 3:07 pm
Sales tax revenue in Fort Smith continues to head in the wrong direction, with the June report showing revenue down more than 4% compared to budget expectations. June also marked…
by - July 23, 2013 2:02 pm
Three groups that track the U.S. transportation sector – a bellwether for the U.S. economy – suggest uneven patterns will continue and the “wobbly nature” of recent economic trends will…
by - July 23, 2013 1:27 pm
A hot and sweaty pre-storm press conference underneath a big white tent on the greens at The Village at Hendrix was the backdrop for Conway’s latest expansion of its new…
by - July 23, 2013 1:06 pm
Consumer spending in May helped boost sales tax revenue 5.86% higher across Northwest Arkansas' four largest cities, according to the July reports from Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville. Cumulative collections…
by - July 23, 2013 12:04 pm
BancorpSouth, which has operations in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, reported second quarter net income of $20.75 million, slightly ahead of the $20.62 million for the same quarter…
