by - October 21, 2012 11:38 pm
Feds Level Sanctions On One Bank, Ozark Bank Of Mountain View
The October filings of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) revealed actions taken against bankers at two Arkansas financial institutions.
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by - October 20, 2012 8:21 pm
Retail’s Next Revolution Is Here — And Ongoing
Retail is being turned on its head by an ongoing digital/social revolution that is evolving at warp speed.
by - October 20, 2012 8:03 pm
Simmons First Takes Over Failed Missouri Bank
Simmons First National Bank is taking over the deposits of Excel Bank of Sedalia, Missouri, after state and federal regulators shut the Missouri bank down. The four branches of Excel…
by - October 20, 2012 8:01 pm
NWACC President Search Narrows To 4
NorthWest Arkansas Community College narrowed its search for a new president to four candidates on Friday (Oct. 19). Our content partner The City Wire reports: The four candidates include three…
by - October 19, 2012 9:24 pm
Simmons First acquires failed Sedalia bank
Simmons First National Corp. announced today, (Oct. 19) it has expanded its presence within the state of Missouri by acquiring approximately $201 million in assets of Excel Bank of Sedalia…
by - October 19, 2012 4:19 pm
Northwest welcomes new family medicine doctor
BENTONVILLE—Families in the Bentonville area have another option for a family physician with the addition of Ryan A. Heuter, D.O. Heuter joined the staff at Northwest Medical Plaza at Sugar…
by - October 19, 2012 4:15 pm
Willow Creek offering 3D mammography
SPRINGDALE—A new technology available in Northwest Arkansas helps doctors detect breast cancer earlier and reduced the number of unnecessary callbacks for additional testing. Northwest Breast Imaging Center at Willow Creek…
by - October 19, 2012 3:47 pm
Gevo, Syntroleum Vye for biofuel military supply contracts
Gevo Inc., Syntroleum Inc. and Solazyme Inc. may be among a “small set” of biofuel producers vying for supply contracts from the U.S. Defense Department, the world’s largest consumer of…
by - October 19, 2012 3:30 pm
Sales of existing homes fall in U.S. as supply dwindles
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes decreased in September from the highest level in two years, restrained by a lack of supply that may keep pushing prices up. Purchases fell…
by - October 19, 2012 1:22 pm
Weekend Digest: Cold War Elvis, Zombies! And The Online Takeover
For our weekend business readers: NEWSWEEK TO END PRINT PUBLICATION Here’s the latest in the transformation underway in media circles. Long-time weekly newsmagazine, Newsweek, is transitioning to an all-digital format…
by - October 19, 2012 11:20 am
Smucker’s recalls some ‘Uncrustables’
Schools across the country have been asked if they have any Smucker's "Uncrustables" sandwiches with possible salmonella contamination linked to peanut butter. The J.M. Smucker Co. used peanut butter that…
by - October 19, 2012 10:21 am
Arkansas’ jobs trend positive in September
September marked the 44th consecutive month Arkansas’ jobless rate has been above 7%, but if employment trends continue that streak could soon come to an end. The September jobless rate…
by - October 19, 2012 9:48 am
September Unemployment Falls In Arkansas To 7.1%
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent in September to 7.1% as the civilian labor force and number of unemployed fell.
by - October 19, 2012 6:20 am
School Districts Prepare For Funding Cuts
Arkansas school districts are being encouraged to set back 10-12 percent of federal funds in preparation for automatic spending cuts that might occur as a result of sequestration – the…
by - October 18, 2012 11:46 pm
Neighbors, quarry reach agreement
FAYETTEVILLE — A long appeal process came to a somewhat unusual end Thursday night (Oct. 18) as two opposing sides came to an agreement regarding an expansion at Northwest Arkansas…
by - October 18, 2012 10:47 pm
BancorpSouth quarterly income rises 95.1%
Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth posted third quarter net income of $23.825 million, up 95.1% compared to the 2011 quarter, with total revenue up just 2.15% for the quarter. The per share…
by - October 18, 2012 10:15 pm
Supplier education outlets expand reach
The supplier education business centered around commerce with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has somewhat become a cottage industry of its own across Benton County with export potential. It seems suppliers of…
by - October 18, 2012 9:57 pm
FCRA director optimistic about Mitsubishi plant
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) is less than one month away from erasing a budget deficit of more than $250,000, FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen announced on Thursday (Oct….
by - October 18, 2012 5:51 pm
Tesco stumbles with Wal-Mart as China shoppers buy local
Tesco Plc this week is trying to lure Chinese shoppers with promotions on soy sauce, cooking oil and apples. Emily Zhang still won’t do much of her shopping there. The…
by - October 18, 2012 3:41 pm
Home Bancshares income up 16%
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, announced third quarter earnings of $16.1 million, up 16% compared to $13.8 million one year ago. The quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 was…