by - August 8, 2011 9:02 am
Tyson Foods third quarter income beat analyst estimates but a $158 million operating income decline in the company’s chicken segment lowered overall net income compared to the 2010 period. However,…
by - August 7, 2011 3:13 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additions throughout. story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Sam M. Sicard, president of First National Bank of Fort Smith, died Sunday morning (Aug….
by - August 6, 2011 8:32 am
Standard & Poor’s lowered the U.S. credit rating late Friday (Aug. 5) saying the recent budget-debt ceiling deal passed by Congress doesn’t do enough to stabilize the federal government’s financial…
by - August 5, 2011 2:32 pm
A rebate program announced Friday (Aug. 5) could help boost business or auto dealers and natural gas utilities that have made investments promoting and providing compressed natural gas to fuel…
by - August 5, 2011 1:47 pm
Houston-based Oxane Materials now employs about 60 in its Van Buren manufacturing operation, and may employ up to 350 by the end of 2013, according to Jeff Franklin, Oxane’s vice…
by - August 5, 2011 9:09 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Windstream Corp., the rural telecom that has been adding data and…
by - August 5, 2011 7:12 am
story by Jared Broyles, with KFSM 5 NEWS The Fort Smith Fire Marshal and the National Guard are talking to a group of soldiers who may know what started a…
by - August 4, 2011 5:36 pm
High temps in the Oklahoma and Arkansas pushed second quarter income up more than 33% for Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Gas & Electric. The utility reported Thursday (Aug. 4) net income…
by - August 4, 2011 2:42 pm
A small business lobbying group on Thursday (Aug. 4) used a Wall Street Journal report to fire back at Amazon for withdrawing affiliates and operations from states that require Internet…
by - August 4, 2011 12:55 pm
Aug. 9 is shaping up to be economic development day in Fort Smith, with attendance at two events to include half of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation, Gov. Mike Beebe, the head…
by - August 3, 2011 2:44 pm
The operational date of a large Mitsubishi assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing is “under review” and could be delayed based on the outcome of legal rulings, according to a Mitsubishi…
by - August 3, 2011 1:01 pm
All eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas saw June jobless rate increases compared to May and compared to June 2010, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
by - August 2, 2011 10:14 am
Arkansas’ 2012 fiscal year is off to a good start with July tax collections reaching $434.8 million, up 2.1% over July 2010. However, the revenue during the quarter was 0.8%…
by - August 2, 2011 9:50 am
New networks can help even the smallest business conduct business on the other side of the world.
by - August 2, 2011 9:38 am
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. blew past the consensus earnings estimate of Wall Street analysts to post second quarter net income of $5.298 million, a significant improvement over the loss…
by - August 1, 2011 4:16 pm
Editor’s note: Updates throughout the story. St. Edward Mercy CEO Jeff Johnston is leaving the Fort Smith hospital to lead St. John’s Mercy in St. Louis — the largest hospital…
by - August 1, 2011 8:15 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Current and former Fayetteville Shale leaders Southwestern Energy and BHP Billiton…
by - July 29, 2011 3:10 pm
Six of the nation’s leading broadband providers on Friday (July 29) submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a proposal to speed broadband deployment to more than 4 million Americans…
by - July 29, 2011 9:31 am
The Northwest Arkansas Council has hired Michael Harvey to help lead the group’s effort to work with area chambers and communities to push an aggressive economic development plan approved in…
by - July 28, 2011 12:39 pm
Of the 211 metro markets monitored by RealtyTrac, the Northwest Arkansas metro area ranked 21st with respect to the highest number of foreclosures per households during the first half of…
