by - August 15, 2012 6:02 pm
Record heat in July worked in concert with lackluster employment prospects to hold back home sales in Sebastian and Crawford counties. MountData.com reports preliminary home sales in Sebastian County were…
by - August 15, 2012 5:43 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe announced Wednesday (Aug. 15) that he has set aside $2 million from the Governor's Disaster Fund to help Arkansas ranchers during the recent persistent drought conditions. The…
by - August 15, 2012 5:25 pm
Marty Clark, president of Fort Smith, Arkansas-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Brown-Hiller-Clark & Associates, has announced the acquisition of Group Insurance Consultants of Fort Smith. Established and…
by - August 15, 2012 4:45 pm
Dr. Amy Stinson, a Fort Smith native, is coming home in September to practice with Cooper Clinic ENT Specialists Drs. Gwartney and Erstine. Stinson completed her undergraduate work at the…
by - August 15, 2012 4:37 pm
Greg Shepperd has been named the news director for KHBS/KHOG-TV 40/29, and will begin in his new role on Sept. 4. Shepperd has been a newsroom manager with Hearst Television…
by - August 15, 2012 4:34 pm
Last-minute efforts toward reaching a payment agreement between Community Health Systems and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield have failed, which will create a change in how thousands of Northwest Arkansas residents will pay for medical services.
by - August 15, 2012 3:51 pm
Last week, economic developers in northeast Arkansas said two local firms are looking to hire more than 100 workers and the opportunity to expand manufacturing jobs could be significantly greater.
by - August 15, 2012 3:43 pm
Last-minute efforts toward reaching a payment agreement between Community Health Systems and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield have failed, which will create a change in how thousands of Northwest…
by - August 15, 2012 3:37 pm
Despite record heat in July, agents across Northwest Arkansas say they are busy selling homes and statistics indicate the local market is healthier than it’s been in years as home…
by - August 15, 2012 1:29 pm
Manufacturers are turning out more cars and computers, homebuilders are gaining confidence and prices are little changed, showing the U.S. economy is expanding with inflation contained. Production at factories, mines…
by - August 15, 2012 11:22 am
Kathy Rusert, a science teacher at Acorn High School in the Ouachita River School District, is the 2012 Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year. The designation is presented by the…
by - August 15, 2012 9:04 am
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe.
by - August 14, 2012 11:13 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins were negative $15 per head last week, improving to a positive $12 by Tuesday (Aug.14), on higher beef cutout prices, according to Hedgers Edge. The…
by - August 14, 2012 8:26 pm
ROGERS — Much like Ray Kinsella’s converted cornfields in the cult hit “Field of Dreams” – if you build it they will come. Anglers, hunters, master marksmen and outdoor enthusiast…
by - August 14, 2012 7:25 pm
The University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials signed a collaborative agreement that is intended to increase the number of college graduates in Arkansas. The agreement allows eligible…
by - August 14, 2012 7:14 pm
Arkansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Tom Kimbrell announced the selection of three low-performing schools eligible to receive over the next three years up to approximately $11 million in federal School…
by - August 14, 2012 6:58 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced the anticipated retirement of Chairman and CEO J. Thomas May to be effective December 2013. May has had health issues, but has continued to lead…
by - August 14, 2012 5:28 pm
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe: 1) What the Governor thinks probably doesn’t matter to Whirlpool…
by - August 14, 2012 4:12 pm
Is eight enough? Probably not. Centennial Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Conway-based Home BancShares, Inc., entered into an agreement with Premier Bank Holding Company of Florida. Terms of the deal…
by - August 14, 2012 4:04 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced the anticipated retirement of Chairman and CEO J. Thomas May to be effective December 2013.
