by - April 3, 2013 11:57 am
Two entrepreneurial competitions in Northwest Arkansas are gearing up for their second year. The ARK Challenge and the Northwest Arkansas StartUp Cup each celebrated entrepreneurialism by offering start-ups the opportunity…
by - April 3, 2013 11:41 am
A day after the State Senate approved the $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject, a House panel also approved a measure to push the deal forward. SB 820, the…
by - April 3, 2013 3:28 am
An analyst watching contract negotiations between the Teamsters and ABF Freight System says it’s a good sign negotiations were recently extended, and adds that ABF needs wage concessions and work…
by - April 3, 2013 2:28 am
Bentonville-based Collective Bias has secured $10.5 million in investment to fund an expansion that could add 50 jobs to the company, with 25 of those planned for Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - April 2, 2013 9:42 pm
An analyst watching contract negotiations between the Teamsters and ABF Freight System says its a good sign negotiations were recently extended, and adds that ABF needs wage concessions and work…
by - April 2, 2013 9:25 pm
A bill that would do away with the requirement that school districts maintain enrollments of 350 students in order to avoid consolidation passed the House Education Committee Tuesday. Meanwhile, a…
by - April 2, 2013 8:47 pm
The only thing that could hold up the $1.1 billion steel mill superproject is a tricky vote in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
by - April 2, 2013 5:51 pm
It used to be that hiring someone to perform tasks like cleaning a house, fixing the family’s food or taking care of the family pet was a service only the…
by - April 2, 2013 4:53 pm
At 28, Joseph Hayes has already garnered a level of success that many of his peers may never see. As a licensed real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney…
by - April 2, 2013 4:16 pm
SB 820, the enabling legislation for the $1.1 billion Big River Steel mill superproject, cleared its first two hurdles on Tuesday (April 2). The measure, which outlines parameters of the major…
by - April 2, 2013 1:21 pm
Arkansans are possibly drinking more, gambling more and smoking less, based on tax collections related to those so-called vices. Total Arkansas tax collections during March were up just 0.6%, with…
by - April 2, 2013 11:32 am
A day after House Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) and Senate President Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) announced their endorsement of Arkansas’ “private option” approach to expanding Medicaid through health insurance exchanges, the federal…
by - April 2, 2013 11:15 am
Bentonville-based Collective Bias has secured $10.5 million in investment to fund an expansion that could add 50 jobs to the company, with 25 of those planned for Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - April 2, 2013 10:34 am
A sluggish March state revenue report resulted in lower personal income tax collections and sales and use taxes. The March report, provided by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, showed…
by - April 2, 2013 10:15 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) requested that Exxon Mobil Corp. preserve and maintain all documents and all other information related to Friday’s extensive oil spill and ongoing cleanup efforts in…
by - April 2, 2013 10:09 am
Jim Fram, CEcD, FM, CCE, Senior Vice President – Economic Development for the Tulsa Metro Chamber, has been named CEO/President of The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the…
by - April 1, 2013 9:00 pm
A review of economic conditions and the potential to move closer to U.S. energy independence with more use of natural gas are the planned highlights of the 2013 The Compass…
by - April 1, 2013 6:29 pm
Mobile technology is changing the face of retail and it is not just companies that cater to a younger clientele joining the trend. Companies, such as Wal-Mart and JCPenney, have…
by - April 1, 2013 1:44 pm
The Board of Directors of Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per common share payable April 19, 2013, to…
by - April 1, 2013 12:48 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first two months of 2013 are up more than 8%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 10%,…
