by - October 29, 2010 1:29 pm
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. posted third-quarter net income of $163.5 million, up 18.9% over the 2009 period, and well above analyst expectations. The per share earnings for the third…
by - October 29, 2010 12:07 pm
story by Amanda Carson [email protected] Most people only think about ghosts, apparitions and haunting once a year, and it’s mostly from scary movies, ghoulish costumes and cheap haunted exhibits that…
by - October 29, 2010 8:08 am
Although only one financial concern in the Natural State has landed on the FDIC’s “failed banks” list in more than two years, Arkansas financial institutions have emerged as major players…
by - October 28, 2010 9:28 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced late Thursday that John Roberts III would become only the fourth CEO of what is now one of the nation’s largest freight transportation companies….
by - October 28, 2010 10:40 am
Previous concerns that the second half of 2010 would be tough for the Arkansas housing market are now market reality. Statewide, the number of homes sold during September fell 21.16%…
by - October 27, 2010 6:26 pm
Fort Smith city directors will head into 2011 budget hearings with sales tax collections — the bulk of revenue for the city’s general fund — below 2009 levels and below…
by - October 27, 2010 12:04 pm
Moving freight and moving information produced different results for two Arkansas-based companies during the third quarter of 2010. One quarter after turning the corner to profitability, P.A.M. Transportation returned to…
by - October 27, 2010 8:18 am
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in the most recent issue of County Lines, a publication serving county government leaders. Talk Business editor Roby Brock is the author of the article….
by - October 27, 2010 7:47 am
Whirlpool Corp. posted third-quarter net income of $79 million, down 9.1% compared to the same quarter of 2009, but the company’s net income for the first nine months of 2010…
by - October 26, 2010 9:29 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Airport Director John Parker wasn’t anticipating one item at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission. No one was. Parker informed the…
by - October 26, 2010 3:00 pm
A plant shutdown and a seasonal layoff will result in more than 200 manufacturing job losses and layoffs heading into the holiday seasons. Southern Steel & Wire, a longtime member…
by - October 26, 2010 8:22 am
Stockman says a key part of the plan is a well-researched profit and loss projection for the first year.
by - October 26, 2010 8:16 am
For veteran U.S. oilfield hands, one of the key barometers for the oil and gas industry has been the weekly rotary rig count by Houston-based oilfield services giant, Baker Hughes…
by - October 25, 2010 12:26 pm
A recent academic merger is geared to help high school students in the eastern reaches of the Fort Smith region by expanding access to workforce training programs while at the…
by - October 22, 2010 5:28 pm
A $14.5 million judgment against Fort Smith-based OK Industries has been upheld by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. According to Poultry Production News, the judgment results from a class-action…
by - October 22, 2010 4:22 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 - October 22, 2010 10:06 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate during September increased to 7.7% from an August rate of 7.5%, and marks the 19th consecutive month the unemployment rate has been above 7%. Arkansas’ civilian labor…
by - October 21, 2010 7:41 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) board members approved three measures at Thursday’s meeting (Oct. 23), including a move for 501(c)(3) non-profit status for the Chaffee…
by - October 21, 2010 10:14 am
With three consecutive months of year-over-year hospitality tax collection gains, tourism officials in Fort Smith and Van Buren are keeping their fingers crossed that the numbers indicate a long-awaited improvement…
by - October 21, 2010 9:40 am
Two Arkansas-based banks that recently acquired failed banks in Florida, Kansas and Missouri posted relatively impressive third-quarter earnings on Thursday (Oct. 21), with Conway-based Home Bancshares’ earnings up 32%. Home…
