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Lower Revenue, Higher Profits For Acxiom In Q2

Lower revenue, but greater profits — that’s the bottom line for Acxiom’s second quarter.

One Bank & Trust Names Jerry Pavlas As CEO

Earlier this week, Talk Business reported that One Bank & Trust was ordered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to remove its CEO and President Layton…

Small towns bouncing back from recession

Tammy Bitzer had always wanted to have her own pharmacy and earlier this year, that dream came true. Bitzer opened Tammy B’s Pharmacy in April 2012 in a place some…

Pending sales of U.S. existing homes rose 0.3% in September

Americans signed fewer contracts than forecast in September to purchase previously owned homes, a sign the industry’s recovery will be uneven. The index of pending home resales climbed 0.3% after…

SodaStream: Getting on the Walmart shelves

Making your own soda may date back more than 100 years but entering into the world’s largest retailer is new business. If you’ve entered any retail store or listened to…

Students Voting In National Mock Election

Voting has begun in this year’s election – the National Student Mock Election.

Quarterly income down for Simmons First

Simmons First National Corp. posted net income of $6.8 million, down from $7.3 million one year ago. Net income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012, was $19.7 million,…

Simmons First Net Income Slips

Simmons First National Corp. posted net income of $6.8 million, down from $7.3 million one year ago.

Brawner: Dollars For Schools Set — This Year

Columnist Steve Brawner offers a primer and prediction of what may happen with the largest line-item in the state’s budget: K-12 education.

Hall garners communicator award

Jim Hall, executive director of community and government relations at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, was presented the 2012 Communicator of the Year Award on Oct. 3 at the annual District…

Wal-Mart reorganizes compliance office amid bribery probe

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, combined its compliance office with ethics, investigations and legal functions to form one organization amid a bribery probe at the company’s Mexico operations….

Deltic Timber Sees Q3 Profits Quadruple

mber and real estate firm, Deltic Timber Corp., saw its third quarter profits more than quadruple from one year ago as rising sales from its mill segment boosted earnings.

P.A.M. Transportation posts solid profits

This year has been a complete turnaround story for Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. The traditional dry van carrier posted net profits of $880,907, or 10 cents a share in…

P.A.M. Transportation Turns Profitable Third Quarter

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. posted third quarter net income of $880,907 compared to a net loss of $1.7 million one year ago. The Tontitown-based trucking firm reported quarterly income of…

School sales boost Fort Smith tax collections

Back-to-school sales were good in Fort Smith and Sebastian County based on Wednesday’s (Oct. 24) sales tax report from the city of Fort Smith. Each of the city’s 1% sales…

Peco to add 300 jobs in Arkansas

Peco Foods announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) it will expand a feed mill in Newark and a processing plant in Batesville purchased in 2011. The expansions will add 300 combined jobs…

Peco Foods Adding 300 Jobs In Independence County

Peco Foods announced it will expand a feed mill in Newark and a processing plant in Batesville. The expansions will add 300 jobs to the two plants, bringing total employment…

Muslim Growth Adding To Economy, Diversity In NW Arkansas

The growth of the Muslim community in northwest Arkansas – thanks to companies like Wal-Mart – have added to the diversity and momentum of the region’s economy.

Commissioners review Fort Smith Regional Airport budget

The Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission moved one month closer to finalizing the 2013 budget at the Tuesday (Oct. 23) meeting. Conservative estimates from the presented draft budget for next…

Fort Smith Convention Center revenue up 44.6%

The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission approved the 2013 budget and announced the return of country music legend Willie Nelson to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) on…