by - April 8, 2013 12:59 am
Consumers converting to smart phone technology continues to rise, but the revenue derived from traditional postpaid customers is not keeping pace, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It seems prepaid…
by - April 8, 2013 12:02 am
Springdale-based George’s Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately held poultry companies, announced Carl George and Charles George as co-CEOs/Presidents effective April 5, 2013. Previous CEO/President, Gary George, will continue…
by - April 7, 2013 11:02 pm
Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane says that new incentives approved by the state legislature are already paying dividends.
by - April 7, 2013 10:04 pm
Consumers converting to smart phone technology continues to rise, but the revenue derived from traditional postpaid customers is not keeping pace, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It seems prepaid…
by - April 6, 2013 8:12 pm
Robert Owen “Bob” McBride, the longtime owner of Fayetteville-based McBride Distributing Inc., died April 4 in his Fayetteville home. He was 72. McBride assumed ownership of the Anheuser-Busch distributorship in…
by - April 6, 2013 9:30 am
For our weekend business and political readers, a round-up of national and international news stories and analysis: INTERNAL PROBE STALLS WAL-MART’S PROGRESS IN INDIA The Wall Street Journal reports that…
by - April 6, 2013 8:39 am
French Hill, CEO of Little Rock-based Delta Trust and Bank, offers an op-ed for financial news network CNBC on the more than two decades of eastern Europe’s freedom. Hill, a…
by - April 6, 2013 8:29 am
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span…
by - April 6, 2013 8:26 am
One week after the Mayflower oil spill, a federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, Kathryn Jane Roachell Chunn and Kimla Greene, two Mayflower residents affected by…
by - April 5, 2013 4:44 pm
A bill that would let undocumented immigrant students pay in-state college tuition rates won’t progress unless more votes can be found, the bill’s sponsor said Friday. Sen. Joyce Elliott’s Senate…
by - April 5, 2013 4:38 pm
JBS S.A. announced plans to complete its acquisition of Brooks, Alberta-based XL Foods' US beef processing operations. The plant located in Brooks was formerly owned by JBS USA competitor, Tyson…
by - April 5, 2013 3:59 pm
Rich Products Corp. is recalling more than 10.5 million pounds of products produced at its Waycross, Ga., facility due to possible contamination with E. coli O121. This recall is rated…
by - April 5, 2013 3:56 pm
Friday (April 5) brought news of the first indirect economic impact of Health Management Associates (HMA) bringing 500 jobs to Fort Smith. The brother and sister team of Dwight and…
by - April 5, 2013 2:33 pm
Transport Topics reports a loss of 6,900 trucking industry jobs during March, despite adding 5,700 jobs in February. Trucking remains a somewhat volatile industry fiercely dependent on retail orders, manufacturing,…
by - April 5, 2013 1:42 pm
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span…
by - April 5, 2013 12:51 pm
Fayetteville-based Acumen Brands has received an $83 million investment to support future growth of its portfolio of e-commerce companies. Funding was provided by the New York firm General Atlantic, according…
by - April 5, 2013 12:32 am
Acumen Brands has received an $83 million investment to support future growth of its portfolio of e-commerce companies. Funding was provided by the New York firm General Atlantic, according to…
by - April 4, 2013 8:11 pm
In the next few months consumers may need a meat dictionary when they are shopping for pork butt, top sirloin steak or some 350 other cuts of red meat. The…
by - April 4, 2013 7:55 pm
Entergy officials say they are making plans to restart Arkansas Nuclear One’s Unit 2, a process anticipated to take several weeks. The unit has been offline since Sunday when it…
by - April 4, 2013 7:35 pm
Ask just about anyone across LeFlore County and they will tell you the economy has been rocky in the county for the last few years. But according to Karen Wages,…
