by - February 4, 2013 9:51 pm
Arkansas economic and finance leaders fielded more than two-and-a-half hours of questions from the Arkansas State Senate on the state’s recruiting of a $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject…
by - February 4, 2013 9:32 pm
Arkansas economic and finance leaders fielded more than two-and-a-half hours of questions from the Arkansas State Senate on the state’s recruiting of a $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject…
by - February 4, 2013 9:25 pm
Residents got a look at plans for the new Ben Geren Aquatic Center Monday night (Feb. 4) at the Sebastian County Courthouse. A group of more than 30 residents attended…
by - February 4, 2013 8:14 pm
Murphy Oil USA, the spin-off subsidiary of El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp., announced its executive management team on Monday (Feb. 4). In addition to previously announced President and CEO Andrew…
by - February 4, 2013 7:45 pm
Stephens Inc. is moving long-time trucking sector analyst Jack Waldo to its larger investment banking division, and the company said it was expanding its equity research coverage in the transportation…
by - February 4, 2013 1:41 pm
Doyle Rogers, chairman of the board of Metropolitan National Bank and a highly successful real estate developer and businessman, has died at the age of 94. Metropolitan Bank CEO Lunsford…
by - February 4, 2013 1:34 pm
Sparks Health System is one of 75 hospitals around the country selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to participate in a “Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative”…
by - February 4, 2013 1:04 pm
Doyle Rogers, chairman of the board of Metropolitan National Bank and a highly successful real estate developer and businessman, has died at the age of 94. Metropolitan Bank CEO Lunsford…
by - February 4, 2013 12:56 pm
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $12.886 million in January, down 2.93% compared to $13.275 million in January 2012. The decline…
by - February 4, 2013 11:40 am
Consumer spending in Arkansas is trending almost flat, but overall Arkansas tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year totals $3.409 billion, or 3.7% higher than the…
by - February 4, 2013 10:35 am
Last week’s big news that Arkansas landed a $1.1 billion steel mill superproject was the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of work. The state’s top jobs chief outlines what comes next.
by - February 4, 2013 8:18 am
It’s been 50 years since the late Don Tyson and his father John W. took the family-owned poultry business public in April 1963. At the time, Tyson issued 100,000 shares…
by - February 2, 2013 8:27 am
From the worst Super Bowl ads to where the wagers will be, a compendium of news stories for our business and political readers.
by - February 1, 2013 6:35 pm
Wyley Elliott, vice president for public relations and development at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, resigned his position effective Feb. 15, according to a press notice released late Friday afternoon (Feb,…
by - February 1, 2013 2:40 pm
It’s been 50 years since the late Don Tyson and his father John W. took the family-owned poultry business public in April 1963. At the time, Tyson issued 100,000 shares…
by - February 1, 2013 12:52 pm
Spring semester enrollment figures were up more than 10% at the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and are down 2% at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The student count…
by - February 1, 2013 9:03 am
Tyson Foods kicked of 2013 with stronger-than-expected first quarter profits thanks to a boost in chicken prices from October through December, typically a weak season for poultry sales. The Springdale-based…
by - February 1, 2013 8:04 am
Tyson Foods kicked off 2013 with stronger-than-expected first quarter profits thanks to a boost in chicken prices from October through December, typically a weak season for poultry sales.
by - January 31, 2013 8:30 pm
Northwest Health System wants to help local residents assess their risk for heart disease — the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S. each year. Comprehensive health…
by - January 31, 2013 7:37 pm
America's Car-Mart opened the company’s 120th dealership in Bethel Heights, Ark. "Bethel Heights is our 38th location in Arkansas. This dealership will be operated under the Discount Auto brand. Our…
