by - April 27, 2011 4:38 pm
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s first press conference offered changes in economic forecasts, but at least three economy watchers say not much new was learned about the economy. Bernanke, head of…
by - April 27, 2011 3:29 pm
The unemployment rate for the Fort Smith metro finally moved in the right direction, with the March jobless rate estimated at 8.4%, down from 9.1% in February and below the…
by - April 27, 2011 10:30 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansans may begin on Aug. 6 to take advantage of a…
by - April 27, 2011 10:17 am
Editor’s note: Following is an abridged version of this report originally posted April 21 by Ethan Nobles at First Arkansas News. Nobles also works for a Realtors association in central…
by - April 26, 2011 10:22 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] In spite of a 15-minute tornado warning delay, the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission managed to move forward on two engineering contracts with Morrison Shipley…
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s first press conference offered changes in economic forecasts, but at least three economy watchers say not much new was learned about the economy.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Like many of its peers, P.A.M. Transportation posted a major quarterly loss for a variety of factors plaguing the trucking industry.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Seven of Arkansas’ eight metro areas saw March jobless rate declines compared to February 2011 and March 2010. Pine Bluff saw a decline in the rate compared to February but was up compared to March 2010.
by - April 26, 2011 10:56 am
Business partnerships come with advantages, but the possibility for conflict must be addressed early.
by - April 26, 2011 10:33 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas’ second largest telecom is preparing to make affordable, high-speed Internet…
by - April 26, 2011 10:29 am
The around 200 jobs Dallas-based Golden Living will move to its administrative center in Fort Smith during the next two years will generate at least 58 more jobs in the…
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Natural gas driller Southwestern Energy, the leading production company in Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale play, officially opened its $25 million, 120,000 sq. ft. regional office in Conway.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
The Little Rock Zoo went all out for Earth Day last week. The zoo’s newest residents – African penguins – helped highlight a push for water conservation as their home at Penguin Pointe recycles and re-filters the water it uses.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas’ second largest telecom is preparing to make affordable, high-speed Internet access and the computers to connect to it available in state.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Come August 6th you can take advantage of a sales tax exemption on your back-to-school items, but if you’re an early planner, you’re in luck: the details have already been worked out.
by - April 25, 2011 4:25 pm
Health Management Associates posted first quarter 2011 net income of $149.057 million and total revenue of $1.433 billion, up 10.4% and 12.7%, respectively, over the 2010 period. Naples, Fla.-based HMA…
by - April 25, 2011 2:47 pm
Sales of new and existing homes in Crawford and Sebastian counties during the first quarter of 2011 total 317, down 13.85% from the 368 sales in the 2010 period, according…
by - April 25, 2011 8:47 am
High fuel prices, bad weather and price pressures countered gains in the trucking sector to push Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. to a first-quarter 2011 net loss of $12.8 million…
by - April 21, 2011 7:32 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Executive Director Ivy Owen had good news to report to the members of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) at the monthly meeting Thursday afternoon….
by - April 21, 2011 2:16 pm
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, taking a “cautious stance,” forecast revenue for fiscal year 2012 to reach $5.739 billion, up an estimated $157.5 million from fiscal…
