by - June 14, 2012 2:44 pm
BLOOMBERG — President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney went head-to-head today in trying to define the choice before voters in speeches delivered from opposite ends of the battleground…
by - June 14, 2012 2:37 pm
Foreclosures across the natural state remain stymied despite the recent reversal in litigation that has plugged up the pipeline since late last year. There were a total of 404 foreclosure…
by - June 14, 2012 12:39 pm
The board that oversees the annual Arkansas State Fair voted Thursday to keep the festivities in Little Rock – rather than move it to a site in north Pulaski County.
by - June 14, 2012 10:16 am
The University of Arkansas Radio Frequency Identification Research Center unveiled design plans for its new home despite waning interest from Wal-Mart. The center celebrated its seventh anniversary Tuesday (June 12)…
by - June 14, 2012 8:31 am
Arkansas Best Corp. has purchased Panther Expedited Services in a $180 million deal that ABC officials say will help them better tap the $700 billion transportation and logistics market, and will begin to add to the bottom line as early as the third quarter.
by - June 14, 2012 7:44 am
Arkansas Best Corp. has purchased Panther Expedited Services in a $180 million deal that ABC officials say will help them better tap the $700 billion transportation and logistics market, and…
by - June 13, 2012 5:05 pm
Dallas-based Golden Living is consolidating its information technology (IT) support at its administrative center in Fort Smith to manage technology issues for the national long-term healthcare company that employs around…
by - June 13, 2012 4:34 pm
HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) is a government program unlike most others. It provides refinancing assistance to responsible homeowners with a history of making their mortgage payments on time, who…
by - June 13, 2012 4:33 pm
BLOOMBERG — Procter & Gamble Co., the world’s largest consumer-products company, should consider breaking itself up if it doesn’t improve earnings this year, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein &…
by - June 13, 2012 3:42 pm
Former gas company executive Sheffield Nelson said his plan to raise Arkansas’ severance tax to 7% will make the ballot and won’t scare off natural gas drillers. To back up…
by - June 13, 2012 3:15 pm
Adventure Subaru said Wednesday (June 13) it is relocating from their location on North College Avenue to a new facility near exit 65 on Interstate 540 and Porter Road in…
by - June 13, 2012 3:15 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital opened a new $121 million wing that will ultimately add 100 new medical professionals to the hospital’s staff.
by - June 13, 2012 3:11 pm
It looks like Arkansas banks are off to their best start in three years, despite lackluster loan demand and looming regulatory costs. The City Wire’s Kim Souza takes an in-depth look at key markets.
by - June 13, 2012 2:50 pm
The Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority (RITA) voted unanimously on Wednesday (June 13) to sign a cost-sharing agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to move forward with the…
by - June 13, 2012 2:49 pm
News station KAIT-Ch. 8 in Jonesboro is reporting that a closed Startek call center in the region will re-open bringing back 250 jobs. The company closed its doors in April…
by - June 13, 2012 12:15 pm
There has been quite a bit of buzz in Northwest Arkansas’ tech sector regarding a nickname for the region. Everyone has heard of Silicon Valley, and with new areas such…
by - June 13, 2012 12:06 pm
A late 2011 ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now allows for “micro-union” formation, a move opposed by business groups that warn the decision is unfair and overturns more than a half-century of labor law precedent.
by - June 13, 2012 11:54 am
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $25 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. Packers have averaged between $20 and $25 profit per head during the past couple of…
by - June 13, 2012 11:52 am
BLOOMBERG — Retail sales in the U.S. fell in May for a second month, prompting economists to cut forecasts for economic growth as limited job and income gains hold back…
by - June 12, 2012 11:47 pm
Banks across the Natural State are posting the best profits in three years and Northwest Arkansas’ market is no exception, though it’s still working through an overhang of problem real…
