by - July 11, 2017 9:57 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Monday (July 10) a new rule to ban companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses to deny groups of people their day in court….
by - July 11, 2017 9:39 am
More than 66% of U.S. residents who own SUVs or crossover vehicles and purchased another vehicle between January and April bought another SUV or crossover vehicle, according to business analyst…
by - July 11, 2017 7:51 am
John Schmelzle of Rogers and Brooks Norris of Fort Smith are partnering to develop a 128-unit multifamily project in Rogers. It’s called The Frisco-Apartments on Walnut and is situated at…
by - July 11, 2017 7:46 am
Wal-Mart Stores operates about 280 pharmacies in the state of California in conjunction with its retail business, which was sued by the state’s medicaid program in federal court. The allegations…
by - July 10, 2017 5:37 pm
Lesa Walter has been fascinated by numbers since she was young, and civic and business leaders hope she’ll be able to move Lawrence County’s economic indicators in a positive direction….
by - July 10, 2017 5:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit arts and cultural events generated an estimated $131.2 million in economic activity in 2015, according to a new report from Americans for the Arts of Washington, D.C….
by - July 10, 2017 5:06 pm
Like any other town, Fayetteville has a strong sense of pride about its history. After being granted statehood in 1836, Arkansas’ first elected Congressman was from Fayetteville, Archibald Yell. In…
by - July 10, 2017 4:02 pm
Wal-Mart is testing dozens of new applications and processes in this ever changing world of consumer driven retail. One of the latest versions of its ongoing subscription tests is the…
by - July 10, 2017 2:50 pm
The used car market looks to have avoided a tidal wave of vehicles coming off lease that could have impacted vehicle values. A lot of the vehicles came off lease…
by - July 10, 2017 2:43 pm
The retail industry has had a rough go of it this year with store closures and job losses from February through May. During that period retail payrolls dropped 79,400 jobs….
by - July 10, 2017 2:32 pm
Sebastian and Crawford counties reported $35.124 million in sales volume, a 5.63% decline from $37.218 million for June 2016. However, year-to-date numbers continued to show improvement with $176.058 million in…
by - July 10, 2017 2:20 pm
Millions of consumers will shop like it’s Christmas over the next day and a half as Amazon unveils its 30-hour Prime Day sales event expected to set a new one-day…
by - July 10, 2017 1:28 pm
Proponents of Arkansas’ inexperienced medical marijuana industry hope that education and emerging research can convince more Arkansas doctors and other healthcare professionals of the medicinal value of the leafy drug….
by - July 10, 2017 1:27 pm
The nonprofit Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary donated $1.2 million for Arkansas Children’s programs and services last year, the largest gift the auxiliary has given in its 50-year history. “From the…
by - July 10, 2017 10:28 am
A trademark infringement case against Tyson Foods for its slogan “Park’s Finest” to describe Ball Park Franks, was made public this past week by the 3rd District U.S. Circuit of…
by - July 10, 2017 9:40 am
Admission to the Benton County Fair on Aug. 8-12 will be free to the public, because of sponsorship from Wal-Mart Stores, McKee Foods, Arvest Bank and others, the fair announced…
by - July 10, 2017 9:20 am
Arkansas native Colette D. Honorable has joined the energy and natural resources practice of Reed Smith LLP. She will work from the firm’s office in Washington, D.C. Honorable previously served…
by - July 10, 2017 8:27 am
The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate target by 25 basis points or 0.25% on June 15, and James Bullard, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve…
by - July 9, 2017 9:29 pm
Jonesboro’s sales tax receipt collections continued to grow at a record rate in June. The largest metro in Northeast Arkansas collected $1.393 million in city sales and use tax in…
by - July 9, 2017 7:26 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated to reflect clarification on the city of Fort Smith’s initial press release explaining the sewer rate change. After receiving conflicting input from several sources,…
