by - May 25, 2011 9:45 am
First quarter 2011 economic conditions were mostly unchanged compared to the 2010 period, but sales tax gains and improving employment figures indicate improving momentum. According to The Compass Report, economic…
by - May 25, 2011 8:32 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After 4 regional meetings to visit with its membership, the Arkansas…
by - May 24, 2011 7:06 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Fort Smith Regional Airport Commissioners chose not to take any chances regarding the weather at May’s monthly meeting. Memories of crowding into the airport bathrooms…
by - May 24, 2011 1:53 pm
FDIC-insured banks in Arkansas during the first quarter of 2011 made more money, employed fewer people and were fewer in number than the first quarter of 2010. The 127 banks…
by - May 24, 2011 10:23 am
Negativity, the biggest enemy of the entrepreneur, must be fought with a focus on remaining positive.
by - May 24, 2011 9:55 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Despite the worst March in 5 years, Arkansas tourism tax collections…
by - May 23, 2011 2:22 pm
YRC, the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, continues to teeter at the edge of bankruptcy — a bankruptcy that would significantly boost the business of Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System and…
by - May 23, 2011 10:25 am
The area home sales trend is moving in the wrong direction, with sales of new and existing homes in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties down 15.12% during the first four…
by - May 23, 2011 7:56 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] AT&T Arkansas President Ed Drilling says within 4 years the state…
by - May 20, 2011 10:39 am
The state unemployment rate for April comes with two positives — the April rate of 7.75 continues a downward decline and the March rate of 7.8% was revised down to…
by - May 19, 2011 2:06 pm
A report justifying moving mail processing operations from Fort Smith to Fayetteville was not allowed to be reviewed by the public prior to the eventual decision to move the operations…
by - May 19, 2011 9:05 am
More than 100 business and government officials gather at Fianna Hills Country Club.
by - May 18, 2011 7:44 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After nearly 3 years of a battered economy, Arkansas is seeing…
by - May 18, 2011 5:48 pm
Infrastructure and quality-of-place improvements were the primary themes during a Fort Smith City Director forum conducted Wednesday by the Fort Smith Rotary Club. City Directors Philip Merry Jr., Kevin Settle,…
by - May 18, 2011 3:50 pm
Alma-based InvoTek has launched a new product using safe laser technology that enables a person with limited movement to write, communicate and control their environment. The product will be unveiled…
by - May 17, 2011 8:31 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors quickly moved Tuesday night (May 17) to table a vote on increasing water and sewer connection and service fees first proposed during November 2010…
by - May 17, 2011 10:58 am
BancorpSouth’s branch in Mountainburg is one of nine branches the Tupelo, Miss.-based bank will close in Arkansas as part of a move to close 23 branch banks in its operating…
by - May 17, 2011 9:55 am
The April 2011 Numbers by the Wire report finds that improvements were evident in area sales and hospitality tax collections, suggesting gains in consumer confidence. However, continued high unemployment rates…
by - May 17, 2011 8:29 am
Stockman says understanding the scope of logistics is also important for small business owners and managers.
by - May 17, 2011 8:11 am
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported Tuesday (May 17) first-quarter net income of $3.55 billion, up 3.1% over the 2010 period thanks in large part to growth in international sales and…
