by - March 26, 2013 10:56 am
Editor’s note: This article, written by Steve Shuler, first appeared in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas. You can access the complete magazine online at this link. May, 1999:…
by - March 25, 2013 6:45 pm
Banks across Northwest Arkansas and their improving balance sheets are another indication of local economic recovery. A report released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday (March 25) shows…
by - March 25, 2013 6:21 pm
An increase of almost 1,300 in the number of unemployed in the Fort Smith metro countered sizeable increases in the workforce and number of employed to push the region’s jobless…
by - March 25, 2013 5:30 pm
President Harry Truman once said he wanted a one-handed economist because all his economists would say, “On the one hand, on the other.” A full committee room of legislators heard…
by - March 25, 2013 4:01 pm
Businesses across the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas collected 10.7% more sales tax in January, which is reflected in a nice revenue boost for three of the four cities…
by - March 25, 2013 3:07 pm
Shopping events like Black Friday are known for great prices but crazy crowds. A rapidly growing trend offers the same great prices (if not better) for families but without the…
by - March 25, 2013 2:50 pm
Fort Smith’s historic Clayton House invited guests to learn about the region’s more than 100 year-old natural gas industry at its “Clayton Conversations” series on Sunday (March 24) afternoon. Mike…
by - March 25, 2013 2:21 pm
Mulberry, Ark., may be a small town, but it knows beans about beans. Situated just off Interstate 40 in Crawford County, Mulberry is a farming and ranching community with a…
by - March 25, 2013 10:48 am
As Easter approaches this week American consumers are expected to spend an estimated $17.2 billion on candy, fashion, food and decor, but many will be looking for discounts and bargains…
by - March 25, 2013 9:01 am
A group originally founded by major investors in the Big River Steel mill project is voicing its opposition to the $1.1 billion deal. On March 21, Americans For Prosperity’s Arkansas…
by - March 24, 2013 10:01 pm
Grant Tennille, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says if Arkansas lawmakers are adverse to risk, then the Big River Steel superproject and future economic development projects could…
by - March 24, 2013 8:03 pm
Editor’s note: This article, written by Jeanni Brosius, first appeared in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas. You can access the complete magazine online at this link. Armed with…
by - March 24, 2013 7:55 pm
Editor’s note: This article, written by Jeanni Brosius, first appeared in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas. You can access the complete magazine online at this link. Mulberry, Arkansas…
by - March 22, 2013 4:24 pm
The Bureau of Legislative Research released an additional executive summary and two full independent reports regarding the Big River Steel Mill project. What was their assessment? Read for yourself.
by - March 22, 2013 3:19 pm
The Sparks Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith has earned a Center of Distinction award from Healogics Inc., the largest provider of advanced wound…
by - March 21, 2013 7:01 pm
Atlanta-based Phoenix Metals Company plans to invest $12 million in a new 65,000-square-foot metal processing operation at Chaffee Crossing that could employ up to 40 with an average wage of…
by - March 21, 2013 5:00 pm
A legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offers a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from Arkansas’ economic development agency. The…
by - March 21, 2013 3:52 pm
Atlanta-based Phoenix Metals Company plans to invest $12 million in a new 65,000-square-foot metal processing operation at Chaffee Crossing that could employ up to 40 with an average wage of…
by - March 21, 2013 11:58 am
After more than a year of piloting, Wal-Mart says it is tripling the number of U.S. stores that allows shoppers to scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout…
by - March 21, 2013 10:32 am
When consumer advocate Erin Brockovich visits Fort Smith next week, she and her staff will not just speak to Fort Smith residents about Whirlpool contamination and leave town. According to…
