Business

The Tax Battle Brews

Everybody wants a slice of the pie, and there are no shortages of tax cutting ideas in the 89th General Assembly. What has a realistic chance of success and where are the sides lining up?

Agenda Outlined By New Aerospace Alliance Chief

With just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an agenda that includes getting…

Arkansas In A ‘Good Position’ For Aerospace Job Growth

Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield, Jr. and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews similar formulas for what is needed to grow the…

10 new cabins open at Lake Fort Smith State Park

A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the…

Bill Increases Insurance Dollars For School Employees

School districts would be required to contribute an additional $19 per month for each employee’s health insurance under a bill passed by the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 332…

Arkansas in a ‘good position’ for aerospace job growth

Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield Jr., and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews similar formulas for what is needed to grow the…

Agenda outlined by new aerospace alliance chief

With just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an agenda that includes getting…

UA entrepreneur teams place at business competitions

The University of Arkansas continued its success this year in graduate student business plans, reaching the finals in each of the last two competitions in which it competed. EverClean Coating…

Student loan debt, delinquencies escalate

Zeek Miller, a 25-year-old waiter in Northwest Arkansas, hasn’t cashed a tax refund check for the past two years as it has been garnished by the federal government for delinquent…

Senate Revenue & Tax Committee Clears Two Tax Breaks, One Tax Hike

The floodgates may be opening on tax cutting measures at the capitol. A Senate tax panel approved two tax breaks and one tax increase on Wednesday (March 6). SB 463…

Liberty Bank expands mortgage lending staff

Crissa Nixon recently joined Liberty Bank’s Northwest Arkansas division as a mortgage loan originator, according to J.P. Sexton, vice president of Mortgage Lending in Northwest Arkansas. With more than a…

Conditions improve for Sequoyah County in 2012

The past year has been one of recovery for Sequoyah County's economy, though it has not been easy. According to numbers provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Mobile, cloud tech to create major disruption

When you leave your home today, the first three items you’re likely to grab include: keys, wallet and your smart phone. ATT Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said within a…

Bentonville wins tourism nod, Fort Smith area misses out

Nominations from the Fort Smith region did not make the cut, but the City of Bentonville received the Community Tourism Development Award during the Tuesday night (Mar. 5) Henry Awards…

Wal-Mart Mole Threatens Corporate Trust

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s troubled with the breach of trust from one member of its corporate ranks who recently played reporter at a Feb. 1 officer’s meeting and proceeded to distribute his or her personal notes in an email to a Bloomberg journalist. What do corporate culture experts think?