Business

Urban hunting not pushing archery sales

For all of the uproar over deer hunting within Fort Smith city limits, local businesses have not seen much in the way of sales resulting from the new hunting regulations….

Turn Key Construction captures ABC award

Fort Smith-based Turn Key Construction Management has earned first place in the category of Renovations and Restoration under $1 million in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Arkansas Excellence…

Building sector picks up pace in first quarter 2013

Homebuilders and commercial construction crews have more projects under way this year which is a welcome sight for lenders, contract crews, agents and material suppliers. The residential sector is experiencing…

NWA Dining Dialogue: Edelstein’s ‘dinner theater’

There is no simple or magic formula for success in the eyes of Eric Edelstein. “It’s day-by-day, blocking and tackling. … It’s just day-by-day taking care of the details,” said…

Windstream Affected By Disrupted Service

Little Rock-based telecom provider Windstream Corp. says it is experiencing a major outage of service that has disrupted its long-distance and toll-free customers. The outage began yesterday and the company…

Arkansas Best loses $13.4 million in the first quarter (Updated)

The tough times continue for Arkansas Best Corp., which reported early Tuesday (April 30) a first quarter 2013 loss of $13.4 million. The loss of 52 cents per share was…

Arkansas Best Narrows Q1 Loss

With improving revenue, trucking and transportation giant Arkansas Best posted a narrower first quarter loss compared to a year ago. Arkansas Best reported a net loss of $13.4 million versus…

Clean & Green: Turner Bend Store Wins ENVY Award

The Turner Bend Store in Franklin County was named the winner of the 2013 Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award last week. Commonly called the “ENVY Award,” the award was established in…

Downtown Little Rock Aims To Boost Convention Business

Gretchen Hall, CEO of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, says that new attractions, investments and renovations are repositioning central Arkansas to outside travelers and state residents.

‘Normal’ spring catching some by surprise

Drought, late freezes and other crazy weather (or not so crazy at it turns out) weather is already having an effect on local farmer’s markets. Coordinators and farmers alike hope…

Cow slaughter continues above last year’s rate

Total beef production for the year to date is down 1.3% and total slaughter is down 2.1% compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Derrell…

KFSM could go dark in NWA, Fort Smith area

KFSM could go dark at midnight on April 30 for Cox Communications subscribers unless officials with Cox and Local TV LLC come to an agreement over how much Cox will…

First Lottery Scholarships For 2013 Awarded To 10,000

The first 10,000 new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients learned of their awards Monday via email, with another 6,000 students likely eligible for the award if they complete their application….

Shrinking Walmart Stores Will Impact Suppliers

As Wal-Mart Stores continues to focus on a smaller footprint for some of its stores, suppliers will see less shelf space and analysts say there is no time to waste…

Shrinking Walmart stores will impact suppliers

As Wal-Mart Stores continues to focus on a smaller footprint for some of its stores, suppliers will see less shelf space and analysts say there is no time to waste…

Brawner: Reject The Spirit Of Contempt

Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner uses his most recent opinion column in the Arkansas News Bureau to discuss the recent Rep. Nate Bell (R-Mena) and Benton County GOP episodes of…

Metropolitan National Bank Posts Q1 Profit

Little Rock-based Metropolitan National Bank today announced its financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2013. For the first quarter of 2013, the bank posted a profit of $662,000…

Weekend Digest: The Less Risky Start-Up

For our weekend business and political readers: LESS RISKY FORMULA FOR START-UPS According to Harvard Business Review, start-ups that have always used the tried-and-and true method of starting a company…

‘Bias’ Bloggers To Descend On Bentonville

Dozens of active bloggers will make their way to Bentonville on May 3 to take part in the Collective Bias SoFabCon – a three–day conference designed to bring bloggers and…

GRIT Award winners named by Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau announced on Thursday (April 25) the GRIT Award recipients. The GRIT Awards were presented at the MovieLounge, dinner-cinema-event space in Fort Smith, and…