by - February 25, 2025 4:13 pm
The U.S. banking industry is doing well, with full-year net income up across the sector. However, smaller community banks posted a 2024 net income decline, according to a Federal Deposit…
by - February 25, 2025 3:41 pm
The cumulative sales tax revenue for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale totaled $11.18 million, up 7.91% from a year ago. Revenue reported in February relates to consumer spending on goods…
by - February 25, 2025 12:24 pm
The state of Arkansas, in collaboration with nonprofit Research Improving People’s Lives, has launched a free online platform for job seekers, state officials announced Tuesday (Feb. 25). The platform, Arkansas…
by - February 25, 2025 11:03 am
Fayetteville-based Rausch Coleman Homes, the nation’s 21st-largest homebuilder, was recently acquired in a more than $1 billion transaction. The deal was first announced in early Febuary, with more detail recently…
by - February 25, 2025 10:30 am
Mediocre commodity prices, over supply, and federal policy uncertainty will likely lead to a smaller 2025 rice crop in Arkansas. Arkansas, which produces about half the nation’s rice, had back-to-back…
by - February 25, 2025 10:28 am
Downtown Bentonville Inc. recently moved its office to 111 S. Main St. as it prepares for growth in the downtown, according to a news release. The new office will be…
by - February 25, 2025 10:23 am
More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the Northwest Arkansas Home Builders Association’s 35th annual NWA Home Show from Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Rogers Convention Center,…
by - February 25, 2025 7:47 am
Dillard’s Inc. on Tuesday (Feb. 25) reported lower quarterly sales and net income in its fourth quarter, which also weighed on annual revenue and profits. The Little Rock-based upscale retailer…
by - February 24, 2025 7:10 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education at its board meeting Monday (Feb. 24) appointed Gregory Carthon to the school board, filling the seat left vacant when Talicia Richardson…
by - February 24, 2025 1:25 pm
Richard Stone has been sentenced to more than four years in a federal prison for unlawful use of federal funds related to COVID-19 pandemic relief programs, including the Paycheck Protection…
by - February 24, 2025 1:07 pm
Independent lifestyle hotel The Compton is slated to open late this fall at the southeast corner of the square in downtown Bentonville. The hotel will have 69 employees, and the…
by - February 24, 2025 1:02 pm
Outdoor recreation contributes $7.3 billion to Arkansas’ GDP and supports 68,431 jobs in the state, according to a new report from Bentonville-based Heartland Forward. The numbers account for indirect and…
by - February 24, 2025 12:06 pm
Arkansas State University held its seventh annual Living Legends event Saturday (Feb. 22) to honor five new recipients as well as honor two individuals posthumously. “Selections are made by a…
by - February 24, 2025 11:07 am
Fort Smith metro apartment property, commercial property, and land sales in 2024 are significantly below post pandemic levels, but apartment and land sales recovered slightly from 2023 lows. The region…
by - February 24, 2025 8:48 am
Whether you are dropping in on the Castle Hub, cruising down the nation’s first national river, chasing a combine harvester in search of a Yellow Rail, defying gravity by trusting…
by - February 24, 2025 7:21 am
Bryan Sanders, the state’s first First Gentleman, was given a task by his wife, Gov. Sarah Sanders, early in her administration: grow Arkansas’ outdoor economy. And that’s what he aims…
by - February 24, 2025 6:22 am
A new report from Colliers Arkansas shows steadiness, not rockiness, in Central Arkansas’ commercial real estate market. The office vacancy rate in Central Arkansas noted the office vacancy rate was…
by - February 23, 2025 7:26 pm
David Howald, Flywheel Energy’s chief operating officer, said that controlling costs, new technology, and industry economics are at the heart of his company investing heavily in the Fayetteville Shale Play….
by - February 23, 2025 8:15 am
Arkansas’ largest industry is agriculture generating more than $21 billion annually in economic activity. Poultry, along with egg production, generates $6.7 billion in cash receipts in the state, the highest…
by - February 22, 2025 10:41 am
Dr. Lee Bodenhamer passed away Feb. 20, 2025, at the age of 90. In 2008, Bodenhamer was inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame after a career in insurance…
