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…
by - May 16, 2011 10:43 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It’s not science fiction. Quite the contrary, it’s becoming science fact….
by - May 13, 2011 5:09 pm
As expected, Republicans in Congress are making political hay out of a controversial move by the National Labor Relations Board to challenge Boeing’s decision to build a $1 billion aircraft…
by - May 13, 2011 3:56 pm
Dillard’s officials are crediting new initiatives for an increase in revenue and record first quarter profits. The Little Rock-based mall retailer recorded net income of $76.7 million in the first…
by - May 13, 2011 2:32 pm
Thanks to a more than 19% spike in foreclosure actions in Sebastian County, the metro area saw an overall increase of 2.96% in the number of properties in a foreclosure…
by - May 13, 2011 8:37 am
The area hospitality sector is off to a better start in 2011, with hospitality tax collections during the first quarter up in Fort Smith and Van Buren. For the first…
by - May 12, 2011 8:47 am
A University of Arkansas study suggests educated, affluent women are making “rational” choices to become prostitutes, and governments should reconsider prostitution policies. Jennifer Hafer, a doctoral student in the Graduate…
by - May 12, 2011 8:25 am
An internal analysis of Fort Smith’s automated trash collection service indicates the about $2.9 million spent on the program since 2006 is proving beneficial for citizens and sanitation employees. Baridi…
by - May 11, 2011 1:01 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday (May 11) that a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling against Boeing could be “detrimental” to Arkansas’ economic development efforts. In 2008 and 2009,…
by - May 11, 2011 9:16 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] An agriculture economist with the Arkansas Farm Bureau predicted today that…
by - May 11, 2011 9:03 am
Las Vegas-based Stephens Media and Righthaven amended a copyright agreement after a federal judge forced the two companies to make public their agreement to sue “parasitic” bloggers who use news…
by - May 10, 2011 3:01 pm
It may not be entirely foolish for a person to spend a lunch hour buying a few lottery tickets in various Crawford County grocery and convenience stores. In early May,…
by - May 10, 2011 1:59 pm
Stockman says communities still struggle with how best to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.
by - May 10, 2011 11:18 am
story and photos by Connie Las Schneider Grape and wine production has been a steady growth industry for U.S. agricultural products and agri-tourism in the past decade. The 2007 Census…
by - May 10, 2011 10:27 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that Arkansas, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, reached a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video…
by - May 9, 2011 4:55 pm
In addition to annually rounding up millions of chickens, cows and hogs, the officers at Springdale-based Tyson Foods have to keep track of storms, floods, earthquakes, oil speculation and the…
by - May 9, 2011 3:17 pm
Activity at the Fort Smith Regional Airport reversed course during April, sending enplanements down 11.7% for the month. However, enplanements for the first four months of 2011 are up 1.4%….
by - May 9, 2011 9:30 am
The “transitory” inflation in commodity costs and store prices of which Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke recently downplayed hit Tyson Foods and is likely to trickle down to consumers in…
by - May 8, 2011 7:00 pm
Entergy Arkansas officials say that tornadoes, floods, high heat and pre-summer planned maintenance in Arkansas have combined for a "perfect storm" of challenges to meet customer demands for power.
by - May 8, 2011 7:00 pm
In addition to annually rounding up millions of chickens, cows and hogs, the officers at Springdale-based Tyson Foods have to keep track of storms, floods, earthquakes, oil speculation and the planting and harvesting schedule of millions of acres of corn and other grains.
