by - June 26, 2013 5:49 pm
According to a report submitted Monday (June 24) to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, environmental consultants for Whirlpool claim that a plume of potentially cancer causing trichloroethylene (TCE) on…
by - June 26, 2013 4:56 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe took full advantage of the power and influence in a room full of northwest Arkansas business leaders asking them to use their political capital to fight plans to repeal the private option.
by - June 26, 2013 4:05 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe took full advantage of the power and influence in the room when he broached the topic of Medicaid expansion with the members of the Northwest Arkansas Council…
by - June 26, 2013 3:06 pm
There is more to report – and speculate – after yesterday’s mega-merger announcement that Home Bancshares of Conway will acquire Liberty Bancshares of Jonesboro in a $280 million stock-and-cash deal….
by - June 26, 2013 1:08 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first five months of 2013 are up more than 10%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 15%,…
by - June 26, 2013 11:19 am
Cong. Tom Cotton, the Fourth District Republican, who is a likely challenger to U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) in 2014, outlines his arguments for opposing last week’s Farm Bill in…
by - June 26, 2013 10:52 am
China announced earlier this week it would ban the imports of poultry raised in Arkansas after a recent small incidence of Avian Influenza among a breeder operation in Scott County….
by - June 26, 2013 9:33 am
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first five months of 2013 are up more than 10%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 15%,…
by - June 26, 2013 9:25 am
Some seven months after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suspended executives within its Bharti joint venture, the head of the company’s Indian operations has resigned. Wal-Mart confirmed Raj Jain, CEO of Bharti…
by - June 26, 2013 9:01 am
Some seven months after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suspended some executives within its Bharti joint venture, the head of the Indian operations has resigned. Wal-Mart confirmed Raj Jain, CEO of Bharti…
by - June 25, 2013 8:42 pm
Rob Moritz with our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau reports: Three countries have stopped importing poultry from Arkansas because of an outbreak of avian flu in one commercial chicken…
by - June 25, 2013 8:23 pm
Stephens Inc. expands its research practice, the University of Arkansas makes a temporary appointment permanent, and a St. Vincent’s executive earns a new honor. MOHAN NAIDU JOINS STEPHENS INC. Stephens…
by - June 25, 2013 5:59 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported healthy sales tax collections on Tuesday (June 25) putting 2013 another step ahead of 2012 – a good year by all accounts….
by - June 25, 2013 5:19 pm
Legislation introduced earlier this month in the U.S. Senate could make your pocket jingle with more change and save taxpayers big bucks. S. 1105, better known as the Currency Optimization,…
by - June 25, 2013 3:51 pm
Conway-based Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, will acquire Jonesboro-based Liberty Bancshares in a deal that will give the merged financial institution a statewide footprint of 92 branches and…
by - June 25, 2013 3:43 pm
Conway-based Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, will acquire Jonesboro-based Liberty Bancshares in a deal that will give the merged financial institution a statewide footprint of 92 branches and an overall banking operation with $7.1 billion in assets.
by - June 25, 2013 2:56 pm
New York City-based Glenview Capital Management turned up the heat Tuesday (June 25) as it called for all new board members of Health Management Associates, the parent company of Sparks…
by - June 25, 2013 2:23 pm
In a Monday speech at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama gave a preview of forthcoming major initiatives to address climate change and environmental concerns. The President is expected to unveil…
by - June 25, 2013 12:08 pm
The rural, scenic road delivers the traveler through several switchbacks and deer crossing signs into a haven; a refuge, if you will, where a modern soul may escape the buzzing…
by - June 25, 2013 8:31 am
Carole Smith, senior vice-president at Delta Trust and Bank, says the commercial real estate market in Arkansas has undergone a major transformation as it adjusts to a post-recession world. Smith…
