by - August 21, 2012 2:02 pm
Insurers may have $5 billion drought cost
Private crop insurers, a group led by Wells Fargo & Co. and Ace Ltd., may face losses that exceed $5 billion if this year’s U.S. drought is worse than one…
Business
by - August 21, 2012 1:57 pm
Report: Rules reduce U.S. manufacturing by $500 billion
Regulations on U.S. manufacturing may reduce output by as much as $500 billion this year, according to an industry-sponsored study that cast doubts on President Barack Obama’s efforts to trim…
by - August 21, 2012 1:47 pm
Freight reports paint picture of slowing U.S. economy
A national trucking sector struggling through economic ups and downs hit the middle in July with no change in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index. The index, considered a…
by - August 21, 2012 11:01 am
Garver Engineers CEO Brock Johnson Dies At 63
William Brock Johnson, Garver Engineers CEO, passed away Tuesday after battling cancer for the past several years. The company had recently announced management changes as Johnson's illness scaled back his…
by - August 21, 2012 10:42 am
Daugherty receives state technology honor
Michael K. Daugherty, professor of technology and engineering at the University of Arkansas, received a state honor last month from his peers at the group’s annual conference held in Hot…
by - August 21, 2012 8:54 am
Windstream CEO: Building A ‘Business For The Long-run’
Windstream Corp. CEO Jeff Gardner appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Kramer show Monday night to discuss the Little Rock-based telecom’s business strategy.
by - August 21, 2012 7:10 am
Whole Foods sees stores tripling with embrace of produce
When Whole Foods Market Inc. announced last year it was opening a store in downtown Detroit, the reaction was predictable: Whole Foods? In Detroit? The move reflects a new direction…
by - August 20, 2012 11:26 pm
Fort Smith Housing Authority plan gets pushback
The Fort Smith Housing Authority (FSHA) faced a small but hostile audience Monday night (Aug. 20) at the Bluff Avenue Baptist Church. The controversy: FSHA wishes to add 36 units…
by - August 20, 2012 5:47 pm
Fed studies show damage to job market is reversible
Most of the damage inflicted on the U.S. labor market by the recession is reversible, according to Federal Reserve research, leaving open the possibility that additional stimulus will be effective…
by - August 20, 2012 5:35 pm
Almost half of doctors say they’re burned out
About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found. Doctors working in emergency, family…
by - August 20, 2012 5:16 pm
Wal-Mart to tweak layaway plan
Cash-strapped customers who rely on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. low prices year round are getting a little extra help from the retail giant this Christmas as the company’s layaway program has…
by - August 20, 2012 5:09 pm
Nursing program chairs named at ATU-Ozark
With classes starting this week at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, two newly appointed program chairs will be at the helm of the campus’ two nursing programs. Theresa Fontaine of Alma…
by - August 20, 2012 4:59 pm
St. Vincent Health Adds New Infirmary CEO
Chad S. Aduddell has joined St. Vincent as CEO/Administrator for St. Vincent Infirmary effective today, Aug. 20, 2012 and will be reporting directly to Peter D. Banko, President and CEO for St. Vincent Health System.
by - August 20, 2012 3:29 pm
Prototype Common Core Test Questions Appear
The 23-state consortium that is generating the tests Arkansas students will take under the Common Core State Standards today released its first prototypes for future test questions.
by - August 20, 2012 3:15 pm
Effort to increase severance tax officially dead
The deadline for additional signatures for a November campaign to raise the state’s severance tax will pass and the effort will come to an end for now. Sheffield Nelson said…
by - August 20, 2012 2:59 pm
Mark Pickhardt joins MANA team in Fayetteville
Dr. Mark Pickhardt recently joined Drs. Kathleen Paulson and Janet Titus at Renaissance Women’s Healthcare after moving his practice to the MANA clinic located at 63 Sunbridge in Fayetteville. Pickhardt…
by - August 20, 2012 12:50 pm
July enplanements down at XNA, Fort Smith
The temperatures were up in July, but not so much for enplanements out of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and the Fort Smith Regional Airport. However, Fort Smith numbers…
by - August 20, 2012 11:13 am
Area tourism industry slows in June
Despite a relative slowdown during June, regional hospitality tax collections remain positive, with January-June collections up more than 8% in Fort Smith and up almost 6% in Van Buren. Employment…
by - August 20, 2012 8:54 am
State Considering Rewrite Of School Standards For Accreditation
Allowing schools to be more innovative in meeting student needs is one reason why the Arkansas Department of Education is considering a top-to-bottom review of the standards for accreditation.
by - August 19, 2012 1:52 pm
Nunnally family supports NWACC entrepreneurial program
George and Beth Nunnally recently unveiled their newly named area in the Shewmaker Center for Global Business Development at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC). The George and Beth Nunnally Entrepreneurial…