by - October 31, 2012 9:57 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil saw its earnings fall to $226.7 million in the third quarter, a big drop-off from its $406.1 million quarterly profit one year ago. Revenue dropped by…
by - October 31, 2012 9:07 pm
The Decatur State Bank is short roughly $10 million of the capital it needs to regain compliance with a federal enforcement action. The bank has little wiggle room for future…
by - October 31, 2012 3:59 pm
Beef Beef packers were losing an average $55 per head processed this week, up from a $25 per head deficit last week, according to Hedgers Edge. One of the biggest…
by - October 31, 2012 12:20 pm
Employment costs rose at a slower pace in the third quarter compared with the prior three months, indicating workers have limited scope to bargain for higher wages as the U.S….
by - October 31, 2012 11:17 am
Patti Pinter had a feeling the Dow Jones Industrial Average would tick a little higher during the third quarter. The value of her hunch ticked her cash position higher by…
by - October 30, 2012 10:03 pm
FAYETTEVILLE – Some of the most ambitious young minds in technology and business have made their way to Fayetteville to take part in a 14-week accelerator program known as the…
by - October 30, 2012 8:00 pm
Banker Carroll Penick says refinancing — not new start-up financing — is the “bread and butter” of his financial institution’s transactions these days.
by - October 30, 2012 7:48 pm
It’s been a long haul for Little Rock-based Metropolitan National Bank since it began bleeding losses just two years after it invested more than $30 million in Northwest Arkansas infrastructure….
by - October 30, 2012 7:40 pm
All of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate declines in September compared to August, and were all down compared to September 2011.
by - October 30, 2012 2:51 pm
With the number of unemployed falling below 10,000 and the number of unemployed back above 120,000, the Fort Smith regional jobless rate was 7.6% in September, down from a 7.9%…
by - October 30, 2012 2:47 pm
The unemployment rate in Northwest Arkansas fell in September to 4.9%, the first time the rate has been below 5% since November 2008. The jobless rate was below the 5.3%…
by - October 30, 2012 2:15 pm
BENTONVILLE — As the economy improves and Wal-Mart is returning more products to its shelves, the Northwest Arkansas hospitality and travel industries are starting to feel the change. “April 2012…
by - October 30, 2012 6:18 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is a giant no doubt, but arguably one of the most nimble when it comes to handling weather-related disasters for its workforce and its 140 million weekly…
by - October 29, 2012 10:34 pm
The NWA StartUp Cup competition for entrepreneurs is winding down this week as seven finalists have one more chance to win the judges’ favor on Nov. 1. The business model…
by - October 29, 2012 8:39 pm
Zsuzsanna Diamond, 37, of Little Rock, a fourth grade teacher at Otter Creek Elementary, received the 2012 Milken Educator award and its accompanying $25,000 check Monday during a ceremony at…
by - October 29, 2012 7:50 pm
Peggy Knight was a single mother with a young son in 1983 when she lost her marketing job at a hospital. With no college degree and the U.S. economy struggling…
by - October 29, 2012 7:10 pm
Hurricane Sandy may cause as much as $20 billion in economic damage and losses as the biggest Atlantic storm floods homes, disrupts millions of fliers, and forces retailers to close…
by - October 29, 2012 6:05 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is a giant no doubt, but arguably one of the most nimble when it comes to handling weather-related disasters for its workforce and its 140 million weekly…
by - October 29, 2012 5:14 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked a federal judge to deny a bid by 11 women to pursue gender-discrimination claims on behalf of female employees who worked for the retailer in Florida,…
by - October 29, 2012 3:47 pm
Home builders across Benton and Washington counties are busier this fall in asking local cities for new permits. It’s customary for permits to increase in September as builders want to…
