by - January 30, 2013 2:35 pm
Power Technology, Inc. has acquired the business of KLASTECH GmbH, a German-based laser manufacturing operation. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Little Rock-based Power Technology, which was recently…
by - January 30, 2013 8:35 am
A quick study of the potential long-term economic impact of the planned $1.1 billion steel mill in northeast Arkansas suggests that the operation could eventually boost Arkansas’ GDP by $236…
by - January 30, 2013 8:14 am
Editor’s note: Scott Street, President and COO of Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas, is the author of this guest commentary. It first appeared in the latest magazine issue of…
by - January 30, 2013 7:59 am
Hurricane Sandy and a continued weak freight environment were two conspirators that created a 2012 income loss of $7.7 million at Arkansas Best Corp., a swing of almost $14 million…
by - January 30, 2013 7:22 am
A storm-impacted fourth quarter didn’t help Arkansas Best Corp.’s bottom line. The Fort Smith-based freight hauler posted a $7.9 million quarterly loss compared to a profit of $1.4 million one…
by - January 29, 2013 9:24 pm
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) threw support to an Arkansas legislator’s bill and urged state leaders to take bolder steps in education reform. Bush was in town for a…
by - January 29, 2013 5:22 pm
Rock bottom interest rates and one of the lowest inventory levels in five years has investors snatching up properties across Northwest Arkansas from new homes in Fayetteville to fixer-up abodes…
by - January 29, 2013 5:08 pm
A quick study of the potential long-term economic impact of the planned $1.1 billion steel mill in Northeast Arkansas suggests that the operation could eventually boost Arkansas’ GDP by $236…
by - January 29, 2013 1:30 pm
When people in the Wal-Mart supplier community refer to the “home office,” most of the time they are speaking of the Wal-Mart General Home Office — the large, single-story building…
by - January 29, 2013 12:56 pm
Walmart Stores across the country began limiting the sale of ammunition to three boxes per customer per day as consumer demand as outpaced supplies in recent weeks. "We instituted this…
by - January 29, 2013 12:06 pm
While there are many central figures in the announcement that Big River Steel, LLC will build a $1.1 billion steel mill near Osceola (Mississippi Co.), one figure looms large. John…
by - January 29, 2013 12:01 pm
Arkansas landed its first official “superproject” as Big River Steel announced plans to construct a $1.1 billion steel mill in Mississippi County near Osceola. The mill will employ 525 workers initially with average annual wages of $75,000 – more than double the state’s per capita income.
by - January 29, 2013 11:04 am
Arkansas landed its first official "superproject" as Big River Steel announced plans to construct a $1.1 billion-plus steel mill in Mississippi County near Osceola. The mill will employ 525 workers…
by - January 29, 2013 10:00 am
Officials with three large hospital operations in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas don’t dispute a report on 2013 “significant impacts” on doctors and patients that includes erosion of “physician autonomy”…
by - January 29, 2013 9:28 am
Bob Evans Farms Inc. announced the sale of its Mimi's Cafe restaurant chain to Dallas-based LeDuff America Inc. Mimi's Cafe is a French-inspired casual dining restaurant with 145 locations in…
by - January 28, 2013 9:26 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith and his executive circle will no doubt be smiling when they face shareholders this Friday morning (Feb. 1) at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in…
by - January 28, 2013 12:06 pm
Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, is eager to push plans and ideas he says could result in greatly reduced energy costs for state and local governments and state residents. Speaking Saturday…
by - January 28, 2013 11:17 am
There was no slow down in tourism and business travel in the Fort Smith and Van Buren areas during the late fall, with Fort Smith tourism tax collections on a…
by - January 28, 2013 12:17 am
Businessman Franklin McLarty says there is certainty in the Arkansas and U.S. economy, particularly in the conservative investments he’s eyeing with a new real estate partnership. The former AEDC chairman also explains what happens in negotiations with economic prospects that target Arkansas.
by - January 27, 2013 8:45 am
Entergy Corp. announced the creation of a $5 million endowment to honor retiring Chairman and CEO J. Wayne Leonard in an effort to address the issues of climate change, poverty…
