by - January 17, 2013 8:32 am
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. started the fourth quarter earnings season for Arkansas’ publicly traded firms by reporting fourth quarter net income of $20.7 million, a 17.6% increase from one…
by - January 17, 2013 12:06 am
Between the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, 327 homeowners across the state of Arkansas faced foreclosure threat. The Fort Smith metro area contributed just 12 of those foreclosure filings in…
by - January 17, 2013 12:00 am
Between the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, 327 homeowners across the state faced foreclosure threat. Benton County had 38 households and in Washington County there were 30 homeowners served foreclosure…
by - January 16, 2013 11:30 pm
Editor's note: Kathy Deck, the author of this commentary, is the director of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Walton College Center for Business and Economic Research. Her op-ed first…
by - January 16, 2013 11:27 pm
ACCION’s Arkansas operations are seeding several small businesses.
by - January 16, 2013 8:41 pm
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. started the fourth quarter earnings season for Arkansas' publicly traded firms by reporting fourth quarter net income of $20.7 million, a 17.6% increase from one…
by - January 16, 2013 5:09 pm
The number of travelers out of the regional airports in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas (XNA) during 2012 was slightly ahead of 2011 despite a reduction in the systemwide number…
by - January 16, 2013 2:24 pm
Grant Tennille, former communications director for Gov. Mike Beebe and current Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director, sat down with Talk Business for a conversation on the legislative agenda he plans…
by - January 16, 2013 12:42 pm
The slow-talking man behind the “Drive Easy” brand of America’s Car-Mart, runs a company that’s anything but simple. While overseeing 119 used auto dealerships complicated by a high-risk finance company…
by - January 16, 2013 11:37 am
Tax law changes resulting from federal legislation avoiding the fiscal cliff could significantly improve the cost savings of using alternative fuels in vehicles – good news for advocates of increased…
by - January 16, 2013 11:16 am
Editor's note: The Supply Side series, produced by our content partner The City Wire, focuses on the nearly 1,300 suppliers who have set up offices within a 27-mile radius of…
by - January 15, 2013 11:19 pm
The 2013 season of the Summit Business Persons’ Luncheon features a diverse line-up of speakers that will address discuss leadership principles, human resources management and managing non-profit organizations. The weekly…
by - January 15, 2013 10:20 pm
• Post Foods acquires Attune Foods Post a subsidiary of Post Holdings, has acquired San Francisco-based Attune Foods, a health field company. Founded in 2006, Attune Foods makes Uncle Sam…
by - January 15, 2013 6:00 pm
The local housing market has dominated headlines for the past decade and the news has been mixed. There were unbelievable highs through 2006 to the doldrums of 2009 and then…
by - January 15, 2013 5:06 pm
The slow-talking man behind the “Drive Easy” brand of America’s Car-Mart runs a company that’s anything but simple. While overseeing 118 used auto dealerships complicated by a high-risk finance company…
by - January 15, 2013 1:11 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health and a group of more than 200 physicians announced a major initiative today aimed at reducing health care costs through utilizing technology for efficiency, constructing “pay-for-performance”…
by - January 15, 2013 10:16 am
Scott Street, CEO of Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas, has joined the board of directors for Arvest Bank in Benton County. “Scott is a dynamic addition to our board…
by - January 15, 2013 9:24 am
Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon pledges to buy $50 billion of U.S. made product in the next decade and give suppliers longer term commitments to invest in U.S. manufacturing jobs…
by - January 15, 2013 8:38 am
Social media continues to turn the entire retail and supplier world upside down and is fundamentally changing the way the sector markets and promotes itself to shoppers. Placing products on…
by - January 15, 2013 8:37 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First…
