by - May 15, 2012 5:13 pm
Smith Auto Group has purchased Pineville, Mo.-based Hendren Auto Group, a move that will more than double the number of dealerships owned by and brands sold by the Fort Smith-based auto dealer.
by - May 15, 2012 4:42 pm
Smith Auto Group has purchased Pineville, Mo.-based Hendren Auto Group, a move that will more than double the number of dealerships owned by and brands sold by the Fort Smith-based…
by - May 15, 2012 2:28 pm
Winrock International CEO Frank Tugwell is stepping down from his post by year’s end, according to an email circulated throughout the organization today (May 15).
by - May 15, 2012 11:29 am
T. Boone Pickens admits he finds himself on a mission like no other in his more than 60-year business career. And at 83-years old, the legendary oil man, landowner and…
by - May 15, 2012 10:29 am
Acxiom Corp. finished its fourth quarter with a $46 million profit, a big reversal from one year ago when one-time charges bled the Little Rock-based data marketer to a $67…
by - May 15, 2012 8:29 am
Acxiom Corp. finished its fourth quarter with a $46 million profit, a big reversal from one year ago when one-time charges bled the Little Rock-based data marketer to a $67 million loss.
by - May 14, 2012 6:18 pm
BLOOMBERG — A rule change by the National Labor Relations Board that allows for faster votes on union elections was thrown out by a federal judge who said the agency…
by - May 14, 2012 5:57 pm
The more than 40 jobs at ILPEA in Fort Smith could soon represent additional fallout from the closure of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith refrigerator manufacturing plant. ILPEA, which makes gaskets and…
by - May 14, 2012 3:01 pm
BLOOMBERG — Paul Bonin has no problem getting enough orders to keep his South Bend, Indiana, factory busy. What he can’t find are enough qualified employees to work on the…
by - May 14, 2012 1:51 pm
Walmart recently promised to lower your food bill, but an independent analysis found prices of its private-label products at an all-time high. In March, Reuters reported Walmart would provide financial…
by - May 14, 2012 11:33 am
The first quarter 2012 numbers are positive for the tourism business in the Fort Smith and Van Buren area, and collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax are up almost 13%…
by - May 14, 2012 11:03 am
Today’s customer might well browse specialty stores offering advice and product tutorials and then scan the bar code and purchase that very product from an online retailer delivered right to her home. Is your retail outlet prepared for the newly-empowered consumer class?
by - May 14, 2012 10:37 am
Got a broken cell phone that you think is beyond repair? You may have a new option for fixing your prized communications device.
by - May 14, 2012 10:29 am
Late last week, BancorpSouth, Inc. announced that Chairman and CEO Aubrey Patterson will retire from his CEO post in 2013.
by - May 13, 2012 2:19 pm
Fort Smith-based Beshears Construction has received three awards for construction projects completed in 2011. The 188th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Headquarters of the Arkansas Air National Guard was recently awarded…
by - May 12, 2012 12:13 pm
The Perryman Group, a Waco-based research firm, released its economic study of raising Arkansas’ severance tax rates on natural gas — a proposal being pushed by former gas exec Sheffield…
by - May 12, 2012 11:48 am
ConAgra Foods Inc. gave notice that it intends to consolidate operations from a Batesville factory to one in Missouri in July — a move that will result in layoffs of…
by - May 12, 2012 4:45 am
The Perryman Group, a Waco-based research firm, released its economic study of raising Arkansas’ severance tax rates on natural gas — a proposal being pushed by former gas exec Sheffield Nelson and the Arkansas Municipal League.
by - May 12, 2012 4:43 am
ConAgra Foods Inc. gave notice that it intends to consolidate operations from a Batesville factory to one in Missouri in July — a move that will result in layoffs of 233 workers.
by - May 11, 2012 6:05 pm
She’s savvy, demands value and expects convenience while shopping. If the store isn’t clean, and well-stocked with the product she wants, or if she can’t find a parking place because…
