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…
by - May 2, 2019 1:21 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (May 2) that Lake Hamilton High School teacher Karma Turner is the first Arkansas Computer Science Educator of the Year winner. Turner was one of…
by - May 2, 2019 1:02 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. on Thursday (May 2) closed out an eventful first quarter with lukewarm results as the oil and gas producer efforts to change the strategic focus…
by - May 2, 2019 10:34 am
U.S. net natural gas exports were 4.6 billion cubic feet per day in February, marking the 13th consecutive month the exports exceeded imports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - May 2, 2019 10:07 am
Ten startup companies from across the U.S. and Canada have been selected to participate in the fourth version of Venture Center’s FinTech Accelerator program, which is sponsored by Jacksonville, Fla.-based…
by - May 2, 2019 9:56 am
Hot Springs and Garland County, the center of the state’s gaming and tourism industry, will soon be the hotbed for Arkansas’ fledgling medical marijuana sector, according to state regulators overseeing…
by - May 1, 2019 7:39 pm
A torrential downpour fell on Memphis Feb. 1, 1968, and the history of the city and the country would change on this day. Echol Cole and Robert Walker were sanitation…
by - May 1, 2019 7:20 pm
Rosenwald School, rural churches that are the linchpins of their communities, commercial buildings with ties to Arkansas’ Jewish and Chinese merchants, one of the state’s last motion picture palaces and…
by - May 1, 2019 4:51 pm
A plan to merge Walmart-owned Asda with Sainsbury’s, partially motivated by Walmart’s desire to focus on higher growth markets in China, India and Mexico, has been rejected by United Kingdom…
by - May 1, 2019 2:58 pm
It was another record year for casino-style gambling in Arkansas and the biggest numbers are still to come. Electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at Oaklawn’s and Southland’s casinos topped…
by - May 1, 2019 2:50 pm
Walmart has hired Jeanine Jiganti in a new position as general counsel overseeing the retail giant’s health and wellness business, effective June 3. Jiganti comes to Walmart from DaVita, a…
by - May 1, 2019 2:48 pm
Jarrett Free has been named as the new director of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) University Center at the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development. The EDA-supported University…
by - May 1, 2019 1:35 pm
Missouri-based Great Outdoors Group, parent company to U.S. boat manufacturer White River Marine Group and retail chains Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, has hired Jamie Sohosky of Bentonville as its…
by - May 1, 2019 10:48 am
Highlighting the company’s strategy to exit the merchant nuclear power industry and refocus on regulated utility operations and renewable energy, Entergy Corp. Wednesday (May 1) reported that first quarter earnings…
by - May 1, 2019 10:30 am
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased 2.5 percentage points to 52.8% in April, from March as business strength continued to expand but at the softest levels since the fourth quarter…
by - April 30, 2019 6:45 pm
When a young Randy Dennis entered the banking profession decades ago, he was told things were about to rapidly change in that industry. A new invention – the ATM –…
by - April 30, 2019 6:38 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its class of 2019. Nominations will be accepted through June 15. More information and an online nomination form can be…
