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Taylor issues ‘bi-partisan beating’ on U.S. tax code

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “The Internal Revenue Code is a huge mess that needs to be thrown into the dung pile and started over,” accountant John Taylor told attendees…

Wal-mart: Smaller Stores, Buying Competitors & Supporting Main Street

These are busy days for the world’s largest retailer.

Fort Smith Nursing Home Execs Could Relocate To Texas

Golden Living is expected to publicly announce Thursday (Mar. 10) that the company will locate its corporate headquarters operation in Plano, Texas, but keep 500 — possibly more — employees at the company’s large office building in Fort Smith.

Golden Living Leader Says Travel – Not Talent Or Taxes – Led To Move

Neil Kurtz wants to make it clear that recruiting executive talent to the Fort Smith area is not a problem, and is not why nursing home chain Golden Living is moving its corporate headquarters to Plano (Dallas).

Nat Gas Exec: Raising Severance Tax Is ‘the Wrong Thing For Arkansas’

Southwestern Energy Executive Vice-president and General Counsel Mark Boling says his greatest concern in Arkansas isn’t tougher regulation. It’s a higher cost of doing business.

Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls To 7.8% In January (updated)

Continued small increases in the number of employed in Arkansas helped push the preliminary January unemployment rate down to 7.8%, compared to 7.9% in December 2010.

Cumulus Broadcasting Buys Citadel In $2.4 Billion Deal (updated)

Radio station behemoth Cumulus Media Inc. has closed on a deal to buy rival Citadel Broadcasting Corp. in a $2.4 billion deal ending months of negotiations and creating an even larger national radio conglomerate.

Uams Tops $385 Million In Fundraising Campaign

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) said it raised $385 million in its seven-year "Campaign Imagine" comprehensive campaign that funded new and larger facilities while expanding patient care, research and education programs.

ABF competitor gets another lifeline

The financial and legal drama in the national trucking industry continues as YRC Worldwide announces an “agreement in principle” that gives the almost bankrupt company until July 2011 to restructure…

‘Miss Laura’ enters Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame

Carolyn Joyce, aka Miss Laura for the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the newest member of the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Tuesday night…

Energy Forecasters See Much Steeper Fuel Prices

Arkansas diesel prices are a dollar higher than a year ago, while retail gasoline prices have risen for the sixth straight week, according to the U.S. Energy Department’s weekly energy report.

Getting to great requires great people

The successful companies often focus on recruiting talented people before other considerations.

Area building permit values drop 40% in February

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren during February 2011 totaled $6.796 million, down 40.47% compared to $11.417 million in February 2010. For the first two months…

Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report: Concern and slim hope

In the first Talk Business Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report, consumer confidence among Arkansans would best be described as full of caution, concern and slim hope. Talk Business surveyed 614 Arkansans…

Arkansas Legislature Looking At Job Creation, Retention

The first two months of the 88th General Assembly resulted in very few bill filings related to economic development and job growth with the exception of the tax cut debate that engulfed the state legislature.

Coalition Formed To Support Controversial Turk Plant

A new coalition has been formed to support efforts to complete the construction of the controversial John W. Turk power plant in southwest Arkansas.

Awards Handed Out For Contributions To Tourism

Carolyn Joyce, aka Miss Laura for the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the newest member of the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame.

Parks & Tourism unveils $8 million marketing plan

After seeing the new 2011 marketing presentation for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, it’s obvious why the department actively fought a recent legislative effort to changes Arkansas’ motto…

Fayetteville Shale Play sees pipeline owner changes

While shifting ownership of upstream assets in the Fayetteville Shale have garnered Wall Street attention, smaller pipeline companies are also making deals to gain entry in the Arkansas’ unconventional shale…

Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report: Caution And Concern

Talk Business is pleased to announce our newest tool for business and economic leaders – the quarterly Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report sponsored by Delta Trust and Bank.