by - March 26, 2018 3:08 pm
A loophole in the recently passed tax bill that would have incentivised farmers to sell agriculture products to cooperatives instead of other types of businesses has been amended. The “section…
by - March 26, 2018 2:41 pm
An attorney representing Arkansas’ cities and counties in a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers says the plaintiffs probably would need to recover “somewhere in the billions” to help pay for the…
by - March 26, 2018 2:27 pm
Capacity shortage in the trucking sector threatens to squeeze margins for retail suppliers who face higher shipping rates and tighter delivery requirements. Several companies recently reporting earnings voiced concern about…
by - March 26, 2018 1:33 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues launched 2018 with a two-month losing streak. According to data released by the city on Friday (March 24), the state’s second largest city trailed January and…
by - March 26, 2018 1:17 pm
Judy McReynolds, chairman, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., didn’t receive a salary increase in 2017, but her total compensation rose 31.9% to $2.126 million. On March 22,…
by - March 26, 2018 12:43 pm
Washington Regional Medical Center announced a partnership with Streamline Health Solutions to help manage its operations via a new cloud-based automated pre-bill coding analysis technology system dubbed Streamline Health eValuator….
by - March 26, 2018 12:40 pm
Mercy will open a 14,000-square-foot clinic on Wednesday (March 28) after a blessing 10 a.m. Tuesday (March 27) at 4100 S.W. I St. in Bentonville. The $7.7 million Mercy Clinic…
by - March 26, 2018 11:30 am
McLarty Daniel Ford plans to add premium brand Lincoln to its mix of vehicles when it opens a 46,000-square-foot facility to replace the dealership’s existing building at 2609 S. Walton…
by - March 25, 2018 3:38 pm
New research suggests Amazon shoppers are a savvy group of consumers and most who pay more than $100 annually to be Prime members which they say gives them a reason…
by - March 25, 2018 2:58 pm
Troy Freeman was in the Fort Smith area over the weekend painting on the side of a barn. He’s got 34 more around the U.S. to paint before Oct. 18….
by - March 24, 2018 10:47 am
Triumph Fabrications out of Hot Springs, part of Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE: TGI), has been recognized by Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) for exceptional supplier performance in…
by - March 24, 2018 10:45 am
More than 427,000 manufacturing jobs were up for grabs as of January, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The number represents a spike from the 374,000…
by - March 24, 2018 10:44 am
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) announced nearly 3,000 steel industry jobs are coming thanks to anticipated steel and aluminum tariffs as members of President Donald Trump’s administration head into…
by - March 23, 2018 7:31 pm
A March 21 ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen that essentially halted the implementation of medical marijuana use in Arkansas has been appealed to the Arkansas Supreme…
by - March 23, 2018 6:42 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate crept up one-tenth of a percentage point in February as the number of unemployed persons in the state’s brimming labor pool continued to grow, according to labor…
by - March 23, 2018 5:21 pm
Clean Line Energy and the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed Friday (March 23) to terminate the controversial $2.5 billion high-voltage wind power project across Arkansas, almost exactly three years after…
by - March 23, 2018 1:57 pm
The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art will partner with New York-based nonprofit Smarthistory to increase access to and understanding of American history and art. With…
by - March 23, 2018 9:29 am
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale posted sales tax revenue in the March report of $5.169 million, up 0.97% from the year-ago period. Bentonville and Fayetteville reported positive revenue growth this…
by - March 22, 2018 3:50 pm
The number of passengers carried by foreign and domestic airlines operating in the United States rose 3.4% to 965 million passengers for domestic and international flights in 2017, from 933.1…
by - March 22, 2018 3:46 pm
The Federal Open Market Committee increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.5% to 1.75% and issued guidance on the rate and other…
