by - July 24, 2012 9:16 am
Dean Eli Jones of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has named three faculty members to leadership positions in the college on an interim…
by - July 24, 2012 9:08 am
Homes sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas are up 2.19% for the first half of 2012, but ended the period with June sales that were down more than 3%.
by - July 24, 2012 8:33 am
Homes sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas are up 2.19% for the first half of 2012, but ended the period with June sales that were down more than 3%. There…
by - July 24, 2012 7:45 am
Fayetteville’s skyline hotel is about to get a new name change and a major upgrade.
by - July 24, 2012 7:45 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Bank Corp. completed an existing stock repurchase program and its board of directors authorized a new program to commence immediately.
by - July 24, 2012 7:44 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded more than $888,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to six Arkansas communities.
by - July 23, 2012 10:57 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — A bustling scene of heavy machinery and a cloud of dust surrounds a massive 15-floor structure in downtown Fayetteville. The site of the Chancellor Hotel, where a herd…
by - July 23, 2012 7:08 pm
The condition of the U.S. corn crop worsened for the seventh straight week, the longest such streak since September 2000, as the worst Midwest drought in a generation expanded. Soybean…
by - July 23, 2012 5:54 pm
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, saw total revenue during the second quarter reach…
by - July 23, 2012 5:39 pm
Although its revenue is down for the first half of the year, an improving real estate market helped BancorpSouth post higher net income for the second quarter and the first…
by - July 23, 2012 4:08 pm
Rheem officials have confirmed more production is being moved from Fort Smith to a plant in Mexico, but it is unclear how the move will change employment levels. The transfer…
by - July 23, 2012 1:09 pm
America's Car-Mart Inc.announced the opening of its 116th dealership which is located in Saint Joseph, Mo., and represents 15 Car-Mart stores in Missouri. "We very proud to be expanding into…
by - July 23, 2012 10:11 am
The worst U.S. drought in a half century is putting pressure on natural-gas drillers to conserve the millions of gallons of water used in hydraulic fracturing to free trapped gas…
by - July 23, 2012 8:43 am
Pennsylvania State University was fined $60 million as college sports’ governing body penalized the school for its handling of a child sex-abuse case involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. It avoided…
by - July 23, 2012 8:27 am
Editor's note: This opinion-editorial was provided by Shane Broadway, interim director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. His comments address a new department initiative aimed at getting former college…
by - July 23, 2012 8:21 am
Benny Gooden, superintendent of the Fort Smith School District, is the new president of the American Association of School Administrators. The AASA is a 14,000-member group of school administrators from…
by - July 23, 2012 12:49 am
United Water, a subsidiary of Suez Environment, has reached an agreement to sell its regulated water operations in Arkansas for $28.6 million to Liberty Utilities Co.
by - July 22, 2012 9:58 pm
Some of Arkansas’ top organizations have welcomed new executives to their ranks this year. Meet seven new kids on the block and see what’s on their agendas.
by - July 22, 2012 3:45 pm
BENTONVILLE— Voters will decide whether the retail sale of alcohol is allowed in Benton County when they cast their ballots in November. Benton County Clerk Tena O'Brien and her staff…
by - July 22, 2012 1:57 pm
Lundy Kiger, director of government relations for AES Shady Point in Poteau, has been named a member of the Oklahoma Chamber Business Ambassador Program. The State Chamber’s Business Ambassador Program…
