by - September 7, 2011 7:00 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging has received $5.5 million for a new research center whose work will improve standards of care for the elderly.
by - September 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Verizon Wireless says it has poured more than $60 million into its wireless network across Arkansas during the first 7 months of 2011.
by - September 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Wal-Mart announced today that it will offer a Christmas layaway program for two of the season’s most popular gift categories, electronics and toys.
by - September 7, 2011 10:13 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] If it feels like Arkansas has been witnessing more big layoff…
by - September 6, 2011 8:05 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Sept. 6) to amend certain sections of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for clarity…
by - September 6, 2011 7:00 pm
If Entergy Arkansas were a football team, it would be shopping for a new conference. Or perhaps a new conference is shopping for Entergy.
by - September 6, 2011 7:00 pm
A massive fire in Wynne, Arkansas has consumed one of three factory buildings of Mueller Industries, a local plastics maker.
by - September 6, 2011 5:36 pm
A jump in the permit value of commercial construction projects in Fort Smith helped fuel a 196% increase in overall August permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren….
by - September 6, 2011 10:44 am
All too often, when you find a struggling business, you’ll also find a business owner who has some underlying leadership problem.
by - September 5, 2011 7:00 pm
If it feels like Arkansas has been witnessing more big layoff announcements this summer, there’s a good reason for it. We have.
by - September 4, 2011 7:00 pm
Later this week, the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) will be abuzz with testimony from heavy hitters in the state’s electric utility industry.
by - September 2, 2011 9:22 pm
KFSM TV has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver so it may acquire KPBI from Riverside Media for $784,000, according to this report from TV News Check. KFSM,…
by - September 2, 2011 10:10 am
A slowdown in consumer spending during July helped push Arkansas tax collections below the revenue forecast, according to an Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration report released Friday (Sept. 2)….
by - September 1, 2011 7:00 pm
A slowdown in consumer spending during July pushed Arkansas tax collections below the revenue forecast, according to an Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration report released Friday (Sept. 2).
by - September 1, 2011 7:00 pm
A proposed merger between publicly-traded Seneca Foods Corp. of New York and privately-held Allens, Inc. of Siloam Springs has been called off.
by - September 1, 2011 5:24 pm
story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] The Fall 2011 session of 360 Leadership Series began Thursday (Sept. 1) with special guest speaker Jimmy Dykes, basketball sportscaster for ESPN and…
by - August 31, 2011 7:00 pm
Expect Murphy Oil Corp. to have a sizable gain on its books at the end of the quarter.
by - August 31, 2011 12:10 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The recent chapter 7 bankruptcy filing by Yarnell’s Ice Cream Co….
by - August 31, 2011 11:51 am
Six of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas saw a jobless rate decline in July compared to June, but six of the metro areas saw a jobless…
by - August 31, 2011 10:00 am
Pharmacist Robert Glander says the Fort Smith area has not avoided a nationwide shortage of some critical drugs. In fact, he says it is the worst shortage he has seen…
