Business

Another Delta Initiative Aims At Micro-lending

Delta leaders are adding another weapon to their arsenal for creating capital for entrepreneurial investments in the impoverished economic region.

Morgan Keegan Set Back $210 Million From Arkansas Investigation

After 3 years, an investigation that started with a single complaint in Arkansas resulted in 13-state task force investigation that led to a $200 million settlement and $10 million penalty from investment firm, Morgan Keegan.

Manufacturing Survey Highlights Leadership, Sustainability, R&d Issues

A new national survey released by a manufacturing coalition offers insight into U.S. and Arkansas companies.

Whirlpool Supplier Shuttering Fort Smith Factory

Fortis Plastics, a vendor to Whirlpool’s plant in Fort Smith, has notified its almost 100 employees that the plant will shut down between Nov. 4 and Nov. 18.

Hope Bakery To Add 50 Jobs

Southern Bakeries is planning to expand and add up to 50 new jobs at its Hope facility, according to this report in the Hope Star.

Kimberly-clark Eyeing Maumelle Expansion

Kimberly-Clark Corp. could expand its Maumelle baby wipe facility adding up to $50 million in new investments and 20 new jobs to the city.

Workforce numbers point to tough year

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this instance,…

Whirlpool meeting a ‘mystery’

Whirlpool employees say a large area in the plant was set up for a Tuesday (Oct. 18) presentation by Al Holaday about the future of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant. But…

Truckers: Economic uncertainty top issue

The message from a trucking conference held this week in Texas is that national economic certainty remains the biggest issue facing the trucking industry — although the industry’s chief economist…

Taking a portrait of the little guy

Small businesses pay the lion’s share of taxes, yet they are the last to have a voice when it comes to tax policies.

Proof That It Has Been A Tough Year

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this instance, the picture is a graph.

Deposit Growth Not Always A Good Thing

From a prestige standpoint, having the highest percentage of bank deposits in a region is nice. From a profitability standpoint, bank deposits can be a burden.

Dassault Falcon Signs 40 Year Lease With Little Rock Airport

Economy withstanding, they’ll be making jet airplanes in Little Rock for a long time.

Trane Arkansas Changing Name To Harrison Energy Partners

Effective Nov. 1, 2011, commercial and industrial HVAC systems provider, Trane Arkansas, will change its company name to Harrison Energy Partners.

Truckers: Economic Uncertainty Top Issue

Regional building permit values up in September

Building activity in the Fort Smith region continues to pace well above 2010 levels with September permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaling $10.543 million, up more…

Job growth announced for Phillips County

Phillips County, an economically beleaguered part of Arkansas, received a bucket of good news with the news that four companies will expand or open in the area. During a press…

Deposit growth not always a good thing

From a prestige standpoint, having the highest percentage of bank deposits in a region is nice. From a profitability standpoint, bank deposits can be burden. In early October the Federal…

New Jobs Coming Through 4 Announcements In Phillips County

Four companies in Helena-West Helena today announced they are opening or expanding operations in the area, creating a total of 87 new jobs and investing several million dollars.

Gov. Beebe, local officials meet with Whirlpool execs

Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission met Wednesday (Oct. 12) in Little Rock with “corporate leaders” from Whirlpool’s headquarters in Benton Harbor, Mich., Beebe spokesman…