by - July 28, 2011 11:50 am
The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index — a key measure of health in the national trucking industry — rose 2.8% in June following a revised 2% decline in May….
by - July 27, 2011 6:43 pm
A proposed restructuring of the Fort Smith Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) includes a “hybrid” incubator/advanced business support center that would be housed at Chaffee Crossing and directed by a…
by - July 27, 2011 5:50 pm
Four companies based or active in Arkansas and involved in trucking, energy, timber and medicine pushed out earnings reports Wednesday (July 27), with all reporting positive net income for the…
by - July 27, 2011 2:43 pm
Whirlpool Corp. officials announced Wednesday (July 27) the reduction of up to 25 salaried jobs in Fort Smith and confirmed that ending indoor ice maker production will result in up…
by - July 27, 2011 1:18 pm
Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. reported Wednesday (July 27) a fiscal first quarter profit of $10.975 million and announced that former Microsoft exec Scott Howe is the new president and CEO….
by - July 27, 2011 6:31 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] One of the burning topics on the collective mind of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission at Tuesday’s meeting was the furlough of the Federal…
by - July 26, 2011 3:43 pm
Aggressive negotiations, awareness of ancillary costs and other factors are important in obtaining a equitable lease.
by - July 26, 2011 10:48 am
The number of homes sold in the Fort Smith area is down 13.39% during the first half of 2011, with homes sold statewide down 11.16%. The Arkansas Realtors Association reported…
by - July 26, 2011 9:04 am
Fort Smith’s June revenue report saw collections on the city’s 1% street tax decline, ending seven consecutive months of year-over-year increases. Each of the city’s 1% sales taxes (1% for…
by - July 25, 2011 4:44 pm
Improvements in loan quality helped Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth post second quarter per share earnings of 15 cents, handily beating analyst estimates of 4 cents per share. Second quarter income was…
by - July 22, 2011 11:15 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate jumped to an estimated 8.1% in June, a level not seen since June 1987. Also, Arkansas was just one of eight states to post an unemployment rate…
by - July 21, 2011 1:28 pm
Although the rumors abound about a possible deal between El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. and Calgary, Alberta-based Husky Energy, there is no clear information about a possible deal, and both…
by - July 21, 2011 1:24 pm
Settlement of a longstanding dispute with a Brazilian bank resulted in a second quarter loss of $161 million for Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool, which operates a refrigerator manufacturing plant…
by - July 21, 2011 9:50 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas-based banks continue post positive numbers, with Conway-based Home Bancshares reporting…
by - July 21, 2011 8:45 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck re-entered positive territory during the second quarter with revenue up more than 22% and net income moving into the black after two consecutive quarters of more…
by - July 20, 2011 5:31 pm
So far, so good, with respect to the Fort Smith budget — a far cry from this time in 2010 when two rounds of budget cuts were needed in response…
by - July 20, 2011 12:22 pm
Area sales and hospitality tax collections continue to show improvements, but economists believe higher fuel and commodity prices have depressed consumer spending. As was true in May, the jobless rate…
by - July 19, 2011 7:48 am
Building a marketing and communication plan around social network can boost any business.
by - July 18, 2011 1:57 pm
Construction began Monday (July 18) on a more than $2 million development that will see a convenience store, cafe and liquor store added to the mix of businesses in downtown…
by - July 18, 2011 10:58 am
The employee count at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant has remained relatively low for so long that the company has had to spray the parking lot with weed killer. And sources…
