by - July 11, 2013 2:15 pm
Major staff changes were announced Thursday (July 10) at the troubled Division of University Advancement at the University of Arkansas. The advancement division manages the university’s critical capital campaigns. The…
by - July 11, 2013 12:50 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is the only one of Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports to report positive year-to-date enplanements. For the first six months of 2013, enplanements are…
by - July 11, 2013 10:19 am
If Wal-Mart is to win the battle to do business in Washington D.C., it looks it will be through online sales. Wal-Mart said it is scrapping plans to build three…
by - July 11, 2013 9:53 am
Sam Walls, who served as the chief executive officer of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, has retired after 24 years of service. “I truly believe that the intersection of my…
by - July 11, 2013 4:52 am
BourbonandBoots.com – the Little Rock-based Southern culture e-commerce website that has seen its profile and revenues rise quickly – has landed venture capital funding that co-founder Matt Price says will…
by - July 11, 2013 3:25 am
After a half century of cosmetics and pink Cadillacs, a new generation of Arkansans are discovering Mary Kay – and the payout is pretty good.
by - July 11, 2013 2:24 am
The trucking and transport sector, often seen as a barometer for the broader economy, is expected to report mixed financial results over the next few weeks, according to industry analysts….
by - July 10, 2013 11:23 pm
Serco, an information and technology service provider, has set its sights on Rogers for a new facility slated to open this fall. The company’s domestic base is in Virginia, but…
by - July 10, 2013 11:07 pm
The ongoing real estate recovery is making progress in better pricing and increased sales but increased foreclosures activity and rising interest rates could cool local markets in the coming months….
by - July 10, 2013 10:58 pm
Serco, an information and technology service provider, has set its sights on Rogers for a new facility slated to open this fall. The company’s domestic base is in Virginia, but…
by - July 10, 2013 8:08 pm
In the wake of Monday’s announcement that Hewlett Packard would lay off up to 500 workers at its Conway customer service facility, Arkansas economic officials are working with the computer…
by - July 10, 2013 6:07 pm
It is no secret that the Fort Smith economy has had its ups and downs throughout the recession, but things are starting to look up according to one local economist….
by - July 10, 2013 5:48 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Wednesday (July 10) approved a $408 million plan to add environmental protection equipment to the Flint Creek Power Plant near Gentry, Ark., that could…
by - July 10, 2013 5:16 pm
A report regarding the pipeline burst that led to the Mayflower oil spill has been received by a federal agency and while the report has not been made public, ExxonMobil officials, who have seen it, claim “manufacturing defects” were responsible for the break.
by - July 10, 2013 4:51 pm
Rogers Bancshares owns 99.75% of Metropolitan Bank, a financial institution that has recorded losses in excess of $98 million since 2009. But it turns out the bank’s ownership is in…
by - July 10, 2013 2:57 pm
Count former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, as one Democrat who disagrees with Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Grant Tennille’s support of gay marriage. At a July 8 press conference,…
by - July 10, 2013 12:44 pm
Mexico-based Bachoco, owner of O.K. Foods, is expanding its investment in Arkansas as the poultry company signed a deal to acquire the breeding assets of Morris Hatchery Inc. located in…
by - July 10, 2013 11:27 am
The University of Arkansas College of Engineering, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and the UA’s Global Campus will offer online classes to students at two-year schools…
by - July 10, 2013 11:25 am
Jason J. Degn of Omaha, Neb., has accepted the position of technology/chief information officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Degn was one of 40 applicants for the position and he…
by - July 10, 2013 9:43 am
The trucking and transport sector, often seen as a barometer for the broader economy, is expected to report mixed financial results over the next few weeks, according to industry analysts….
