by - January 3, 2013 4:20 pm
Consumers spent $42.3 billion online between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, which marked a 14% increase from the same period in 2011, according to comScore. The latter portion of…
by - January 3, 2013 3:46 pm
Robin Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was recently appointed as lead counsel against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the pending class action suit brought by the City of Pontiac General Employees’…
by - January 3, 2013 1:49 pm
Consumers were picky about their shopping habits this recent holiday season causing some retailers to pause for concern while others raked in higher-than-expected profits. U.S. chain store sales (excluding drug…
by - January 3, 2013 11:59 am
Publicly-traded Rouse Properties Inc. will acquire the Mall at Turtle Creek and an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing, in Jonesboro for $96.3 million. The mall and shopping center are…
by - January 3, 2013 11:56 am
On the surface, it appears to be good news in terms of job preservation. International food conglomerate Unilever today (Jan. 3) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to…
by - January 3, 2013 10:51 am
Funds have been raised to stop foreclosure on the 677-acre property in Eureka Springs that is home to the iconic Christ of the Ozarks statue and the famed Passion Play….
by - January 3, 2013 10:27 am
The fiscal cliff deal approved by Congress this week included an extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), but it’s not what Mitsubishi needs to consider opening its new but unused manufacturing plant near Fort Smith.
by - January 3, 2013 10:13 am
Arkansas tax collections continue to point to a stable economy, with year-to-date revenue up 3.3% and December collections up 7.6%. The driver of tax revenue gains continues to be individual…
by - January 3, 2013 9:54 am
Publicly-traded Rouse Properties, Inc. will acquire the Mall at Turtle Creek and an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing, in Jonesboro for $96.3 million. The mall and shopping center are…
by - January 3, 2013 9:32 am
On the surface, it appears to be good news in terms of job preservation. International food conglomerate Unilever today (Jan. 3) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to…
by - January 2, 2013 10:05 pm
Viking Range Corp., owned in part by members of the Stephens family, has been sold to Middleby Corporation of Elgin, Illinois for an undisclosed sum. Viking, based in Greenwood, Mississippi,…
by - January 2, 2013 5:06 pm
A disappointing holiday season and tougher sales comparisons ahead were enough to prompt an analyst downgrade of Target Corp on Wednesday (Jan. 2). Target shares tumbled to $58.82, down 35…
by - January 2, 2013 4:48 pm
Golden Living agreed to a $613,300 settlement on Wednesday (Jan. 2) for failing to provide adequate wound care at some of its Georgia-based nursing home facilities. Despite the agreement, however,…
by - January 2, 2013 4:37 pm
The fiscal cliff deal approved by the U.S. Senate and House earlier this week included extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), but it’s not what Mitsubishi needs to consider…
by - January 2, 2013 3:43 pm
Lost jobs, the possible loss of manned aircraft for the 188th Fighter Wing and controversy over trash service were some of the top stories in the Fort Smith region during…
by - January 2, 2013 3:37 pm
Bribery charges in Mexico and ball coaches on motorcycles were a big part of the top news in Northwest Arkansas during 2012. But there was good news. The Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 2, 2013 12:18 pm
Consumers across Northwest Arkansas pulled back spending in October as the region’s four largest cities reported total sales tax revenue collections of $4.12 million, up 0.56% from the year-ago period….
by - January 2, 2013 12:13 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. Unless there is an appeals court…
by - January 1, 2013 3:45 pm
Editor’s note: This article is part of a continuing series focused on upcoming education issues that will be addressed by the 89th General Assembly. When the General Assembly meets in…
by - December 31, 2012 5:43 pm
The share prices of the 15 Arkansas-based publicly held companies performed well in 2012, with 10 of the 15 shares ending the year with a price gain. However, the fourth…
