by - March 31, 2011 12:05 pm
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] The sudden and surprise departure of Acxiom Corp’s top executives caught the market off guard as the company’s shares were slaughtered in Wednesday’s trading session,…
by - March 31, 2011 11:51 am
Fort Smith native Travis Stephens didn’t expect to land a top job so soon, but he’s eager to begin work as the CEO and chief economic development officer for the…
by - March 31, 2011 10:59 am
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Small and medium-sized businesses and even government entities are taking a closer look at fuel-saving strategy that propelled quirky Southwest Airlines’ to an incredible 17-year…
by - March 30, 2011 7:00 pm
Small and medium-sized businesses and even government entities are taking a closer look at a fuel-saving strategy that propelled quirky Southwest Airlines’ to an incredible 17-year profit streak.
by - March 30, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas News Bureau sports columnist Harry King takes a look at how the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn could play a major role in the race for horse owners to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.
by - March 30, 2011 7:00 pm
State economic officials today announced that Arkansas will be the new international headquarters for Ronco, Inc., a superproject expected to add 106,000 new jobs to Arkansas.
by - March 30, 2011 7:00 pm
The sudden and surprise departure of Acxiom Corp.’s top executives caught the market off guard as the company’s shares were slaughtered in Wednesday’s trading session, causing the Little Rock-based data marketer to lose nearly one-fifth of its market value.
by - March 30, 2011 7:00 pm
Sparks Health System in Fort Smith announced Thursday (Mar. 30) a restructuring plan that will see the elimination of 50 non-medical jobs.
by - March 30, 2011 1:23 pm
Twenty days after Golden Living announced it would move its headquarter operations to Dallas, the company said it would add at least 200 jobs to what is now known as…
by - March 29, 2011 7:00 pm
Golden Living is adding 200 new jobs at its Fort Smith administrative center – the former headquarters – bringing total employment in the region to approximately 875 people.
by - March 29, 2011 7:00 pm
Acxiom Corp. CEO John Meyer has resigned effective March 28, 2011, the company said.
by - March 29, 2011 4:04 pm
Robert Powell’s 51-year career in the trucking industry will soon end when he retires his position May 4 as chairman of the board at Van Buren-based USA Truck. According to…
by - March 29, 2011 3:01 pm
Expansion of Arkansas’ media shield law to include television reporters and Internet-based journalists is headed to the desk of Gov. Mike Beebe for his expected signature. Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort…
by - March 29, 2011 2:35 pm
Successful entrepreneurs are those who push beyond the excuses.
by - March 28, 2011 7:00 pm
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the much-anticipated potential class-action sexual discrimination lawsuit, Dukes v. Wal-Mart.
by - March 28, 2011 7:00 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck, Inc. announced today Robert M. Powell will retire from his position as Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Board of Directors effective May 4, 2011, the day of the annual meeting of stockholders.
by - March 28, 2011 7:00 pm
Domtar Corp. announced that it will permanently shut down one of four paper machines at its Ashdown pulp and paper mill no later than July 1, 2011. The move will result in permanent layoffs of 110 workers.
by - March 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Sam Walls, President of Connect Arkansas, says "relevancy" is the key to getting more Arkansans interested in broadband Internet.
by - March 25, 2011 3:27 pm
Sales tax collections in Fort Smith were up again in January, marking the fourth straight month of year-over-year gains. Not since the February 2009 report ended a nine-month string of…
by - March 25, 2011 11:54 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate held steady at 7.8% during February, the same as the January rate, and lower than the 8% during February 2010. Also, the number of unemployed fell from…
