by - October 22, 2023 4:23 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill touted the many merits of Fort Smith during a “Focus on the Future: A Heart-to-Heart Conversation” with high school and college students at the University…
by - October 22, 2023 10:30 am
Every day in the United States, 10,000 people turn age 65, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Census data indicates that in 2024, there will be…
by - October 22, 2023 9:02 am
Consumers and retailers are already shopping for Christmas a few weeks before Halloween. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (Oct. 10-11), Walmart’s Holiday Online Deals (Oct. 9-12), and Target’s just-completed Circle…
by - October 21, 2023 10:21 am
An almost 7% month-to-month increase in the number of jobless pushed Arkansas’ unemployment rate from 2.7% in August to 2.9% in September. However, the number of jobless in September is…
by - October 20, 2023 2:06 pm
Pharmaceutical company FarmaKeio Custom Compounding announced Friday (Oct. 20) that it will open a new location at 1270 Dons Lane in Conway. The company will invest $2.29 million in the…
by - October 19, 2023 7:28 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees dealt two blows to the City of Fort Smith in the span of 90 minutes at its board meeting Thursday (Oct. 19)….
by - October 19, 2023 6:04 pm
Heading into the holiday season retailers from dollar stores to mass and specialty stores are carrying more inventory as consumer spending has shifted to other economic sectors like travel and…
by - October 19, 2023 4:05 pm
Winrock International has introduced the Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX), an initiative supported by the Walton Family Foundation aimed at promoting inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in Arkansas. The foundation has distributed…
by - October 19, 2023 3:53 pm
The city of Jonesboro sales tax and use collections rebounded in September and it remains on pace to break its all-time record for at least the seventh year in a…
by - October 19, 2023 3:43 pm
Little Rock-based Bank OZK posted a third-quarter net income of $169.7 million, up 32.3% compared with $128.3 million in the same quarter of 2022. Per share earnings of $1.49 topped…
by - October 19, 2023 10:31 am
Jason Allen, a long-time executive of die-casting company Pace Industries, has been named chief commercial officer of Little Rock-based utility services company Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. (AECI). Allen will start…
by - October 19, 2023 9:14 am
Third-quarter net income and total revenue were down for Conway-based Home BancShares compared with the same quarter in 2022. However, earnings per share of 49 cents beat the consensus estimate…
by - October 19, 2023 6:46 am
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board announced Thursday (Oct. 19) the 2024 class of inductees for…
by - October 18, 2023 5:21 pm
An expansion and extension of a temporary moratorium on new residential construction near the Fort Smith Regional Airport is on the agenda for the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting…
by - October 18, 2023 4:19 pm
Commercial barge traffic on the Arkansas River has been shuttered due to the Mississippi River’s historic low water levels, Port of Little Rock Executive Director Bryan Day told Talk Business…
by - October 18, 2023 1:06 pm
U.S. natural gas production and gas-fired power plant capacity are projected to rise in 2023 and 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Through 2025, more than 25…
by - October 18, 2023 11:29 am
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department wants to delay work on a dog park and more trails at Chaffee Crossing in 2024 to fund upgrades at Creekmore Park swimming…
by - October 18, 2023 7:21 am
The University of Arkansas announced four candidates Wednesday (Oct. 18) being considered for the next dean of the School of Law. According to a UA news release, Elizabeth Weeks, Michael…
by - October 18, 2023 6:43 am
The Peacock Group (TPG) announced the hiring of Chris Bahn as public relations manager for its growing strategic communications team. Bahn has nearly 30 years of experience with a professional…
by - October 18, 2023 6:33 am
The Arkansas Securities Department announced it has reached a settlement with ACI Payments Inc. for its role in erroneously initiating electronic withdrawals totaling $2.3 billion from the accounts of 480,000…
