by - May 6, 2019 5:56 pm
The historic Main Street in downtown Van Buren soon will offer two new restaurants for tourists, residents and visitors. The Vault 1905 Sports Grill is set to open Tuesday (May…
by - May 6, 2019 4:00 pm
A new study by Seattle-based Zillow shows that nearly 45 million people in the U.S. will reach the typical age for first-time home buyers in the next 10 years, further…
by - May 6, 2019 3:49 pm
The art gods giveth and the art gods taketh away. The downtown Fort Smith mural by Maser near the U.S. Post Office will soon be painted over by French artist…
by - May 6, 2019 11:32 am
Tyson Foods outperformed Wall Street estimates in the second quarter ending March 30, with net income of $426 million, or $1.20 per share, on an adjusted basis and $1.17 on…
by - May 5, 2019 5:38 pm
Retail realities are shifting, and many categories from apparel to pets are moving online. But that does not negate the importance of brick-and-mortar that continues to pay the bills for…
by - May 5, 2019 10:15 am
A three-day window in the legislative session that saw lawmakers, industry stakeholders and the governor’s office come to the table for a compromise plan led to the $300 million highway…
by - May 5, 2019 10:14 am
It’s been a busy two months for Burt Hicks and the new executive team at Encore Bank, the former Little-Rock based Capital Bank. In mid-March, Hicks and several investor-managers moved…
by - May 4, 2019 8:57 pm
Jonesboro, Arkansas did not make the final short list for a possible relocation of one of two divisions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Earlier this year, Trump administration officials…
by - May 4, 2019 8:45 pm
Editor’s note: Talk Business & Politics begins a new weekend series of insights from well-known business and political leaders seeking their advice to share with peers and newcomers. Our aim…
by - May 4, 2019 8:25 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), which is expected to report first quarter earnings on May 13, announced Tuesday (April 30) that it sold four non-core apartment properties…
by - May 4, 2019 8:16 pm
The U.S. and regional economies continued to expand briskly in first quarter 2019, but a highly-watched Midwest economic indicator shows that possible labor shortages in the nation’s tightening job pool…
by - May 4, 2019 1:20 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. has voluntarily expanded a recall originally issued Mar. 21 of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips made between Oct. 1, 2018, and March 21. The products were produced at…
by - May 3, 2019 5:58 pm
Months of applications, interviews and reviews culminated Friday (May 3) in 31 students publicly committing to jobs, internships and mentoring programs during a signing day event following the Fort Smith…
by - May 3, 2019 1:44 pm
The U.S. labor market saw a strong uptick of 263,000 jobs in April as the nation’s jobless rate fell 0.2 percentage points between months, the lowest level since December 1969,…
by - May 3, 2019 12:23 pm
An estimated $2 million loss from severe weather is partially to blame for a 51% drop in first quarter net income, ArcBest officials noted in the company’s first quarter report…
by - May 3, 2019 12:12 pm
The 61st annual Delta Exhibition will be on display May 3 through June 30 at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. Guest juror Kevin Cole selected 50 artworks by 49…
by - May 2, 2019 7:25 pm
Veteran Northwest Arkansas banker Ron Branscum has started a second stint at Arvest Bank. Branscum has been hired as a senior vice president and commercial banker, overseeing Arvest’s commercial lenders…
by - May 2, 2019 6:24 pm
Arkansas budget coffers overflowed in April with nearly a billion dollars in record gross revenue collections with two months remaining in the fiscal year, state Department of Finance & Administration…
by - May 2, 2019 3:04 pm
OGE Energy Corp., parent company of the utility providing electricity to large parts of the Fort Smith metro, reported first quarter net income of $47.1 million, below the $55 million…
by - May 2, 2019 1:48 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to report lower earnings on Monday (May 6) ahead of the market opening. Wall Street analysts have pegged the second fiscal quarter profits at $1.14 per…
