by - November 23, 2010 12:10 pm
Sparks Health System has been good for Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates. HMA purchased Sparks Health System in a $138-million deal that closed Nov. 30. The company operates 55 hospitals…
by - November 23, 2010 10:20 am
Despite gains several key Arkansas job sectors, Arkansas’ jobless rate during October increased to 7.8% from a September rate of 7.7%. October marks the 20th consecutive month the unemployment rate…
by - November 22, 2010 6:54 pm
Former President George W. Bush visited Bentonville on Monday (Nov. 22) to promote his book at the Walmart home office. "I have written a book about the presidency which has…
by - November 22, 2010 5:34 pm
Stockman says good human resources practices are the best preventive medicine for small businesses.
by - November 22, 2010 3:49 pm
Although some locally based trucking companies still struggle to turn a profit, a trucking industry economist says the October freight numbers indicate a “bit of life” in the economic recovery….
by - November 22, 2010 9:38 am
Area home sales, on a downward trend coming out of September, fell flat in October, with sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties down a combined 49.1% for the month. The…
by - November 22, 2010 8:31 am
Higher meat prices and better sales of pork and prepared foods improved Tyson Foods Inc. fourth quarter profits despite what company officials called “market headwinds.” For the three months ended…
by - November 19, 2010 4:14 pm
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - November 19, 2010 9:54 am
Shares of Car-Mart Inc. tumbled in early trading on Friday after the Bentonville-based "buy-here, pay-here" used car dealer’s second quarter earnings fell short of expectations. In early morning trading, Car-Mart…
by - November 19, 2010 7:33 am
Ozarks at Large (KUAF 91.3) and The City Wire have agreed to a content partnership that will allow both organizations to expand the information provided to their respective listeners and…
by - November 19, 2010 7:30 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “Come and get me.” Those were the words streaming from a ghostly presence at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA)….
by - November 18, 2010 4:17 pm
The Fort Smith Pavilion, the city’s newest shopping center created by digging out the side of a hill near Interstate 540 and Phoenix Avenue, has been sold to Cincinnati-based Phillips…
by - November 18, 2010 2:30 pm
Add Fort Smith-based O.K. Industries to the list — now standing at 111 companies — of companies and organizations granted a waiver on a specific rule within the newly enacted…
by - November 18, 2010 12:02 pm
Arkansas’ 2009 GDP increased 0.6% compared to 2008, and the state was one of only 16 states to see a gain despite declines in manufacturing. With a value of $93.015…
by - November 18, 2010 9:43 am
A more than 13-year-old Arkansas program that helps provide telecom access to rural parts of the state will need a boost in 2010 if it is to stay in the…
by - November 17, 2010 10:17 am
The uncertainty about what a lame-duck Congress or the new Congress will do with respect to tax policy has filtered down to Fort Smith in a very real way. Fort…
by - November 17, 2010 10:14 am
Following El Dorado’s lead, community leaders in Arkadelphia unveiled a college scholarship program aimed at helping area students and attracting new residents and business to the region, according to this…
by - November 16, 2010 5:28 pm
New ideas, new products and other new aspects of a business require key controls at several steps.
by - November 16, 2010 5:14 pm
Five fiscal policy proposals from the Arkansas Policy Foundation are yet another voice in the budget debate growing ahead of the January opening of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. Last…
by - November 16, 2010 8:07 am
For the third quarter and the first three fiscal quarters of 2010, total revenue for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is up 2.6% and 3.7%, respectively, with international sales continuing to support…
