by - November 26, 2012 11:10 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter announced that its board of directors welcomed two new board members tapped from the local Wal-Mart supplier community in recent months. Arist Mastorides, Vice President…
by - November 26, 2012 9:58 pm
BancorpSouth, Inc. announced today that its board of directors has unanimously appointed James D. “Dan” Rollins III as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. how to get your ex back…
by - November 26, 2012 9:46 pm
Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up more than 8% in October, ending four consecutive months of declines and showing huge gains in home prices. What’s trending and why? Analysts weigh in.
by - November 26, 2012 6:46 pm
Enplanements at Arkansas’ three largest commercially-served airports are up for the year, with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport on a path to avoid two consecutive years of enplanement declines. The…
by - November 26, 2012 6:39 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fired a supplier that made garments at a Bangladesh factory where more than 100 people died in a blaze on Nov. 24. “The Tazreen factory was no…
by - November 26, 2012 1:47 pm
Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up more than 8% in October, ending four consecutive month of declines and showing huge gains in home prices. The average home…
by - November 26, 2012 1:26 pm
Jeff Amerine is confident that a reorganization of technology offices at the University of Arkansas will increase the speed at which research reaches the marketplace. It was announced Monday (Nov….
by - November 26, 2012 12:32 pm
Consumers opened up their wallets and purses in September and spent more money across Benton and Washington counties, according to city tax records. The top four commercial districts in Northwest…
by - November 26, 2012 11:06 am
Alexia Weimer, a kindergarten teacher at Avondale Elementary School in the Marion School District, has been named Arkansas’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. Weimer has been a teacher for six…
by - November 26, 2012 9:39 am
The University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture have reorganized the Fayetteville campus’ technology office, which will now be known as Technology Ventures. Under the restructuring,…
by - November 26, 2012 7:20 am
The City Wire and Talk Business Arkansas are pleased to announce an expansion of their content partnership. Read on to learn more.
by - November 26, 2012 7:10 am
The City Wire and Talk Business Arkansas are pleased to announce an expansion of their content partnership. For years, the two media groups have combined forces to offer exclusive and…
by - November 25, 2012 3:03 pm
Shoppers turned out in bigger numbers and boosted purchasing over the Black Friday weekend, lured by promotions online and in stores, the National Retail Federation said today. Customers spent $423…
by - November 24, 2012 4:26 pm
Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers from Target Corp. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drew U.S. shoppers out earlier than ever, thinning crowds on Black Friday morning. Mall traffic…
by - November 23, 2012 6:30 pm
Jamie Walsh faced a Black Friday dilemma: take advantage of Wal-Mart’s deals at the Salem, N.H., store or support union-backed protesters demanding better pay and benefits. In the end, the…
by - November 23, 2012 10:26 am
John Cataneo is working his 20 employees overtime and still can’t keep up with demand from customers who need plumbing repaired after superstorm Sandy. He says he’s hired two new…
by - November 23, 2012 10:17 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said some workers at its joint venture in India have been suspended, as it conducts inquiries into potential violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws….
by - November 21, 2012 4:22 pm
With just two months remaining in the 2012 tax collection period, revenue to Fort Smith from city and countywide tax collections continue to trend positive. Each of the city’s 1%…
by - November 21, 2012 2:05 pm
Hostess Brands Inc. must consider a “liquidation scenario” after mediation with its bakers’ union failed to avert a shutdown that may eliminate more than 18,000 jobs, the judge overseeing the…
by - November 21, 2012 8:29 am
Editor's Note: This opinion-editorial has been provided by Diane Smith. Smith, a former Alltel executive, serves on the board of Mobile Future (mobilefuture.org), an advocacy group for wireless infrastructure investments….
