by - April 2, 2012 1:37 pm
Talk Business has reported periodically on the phenomenon known as “mass layoffs,” those major workforce reductions that often garner headlines when they hit communities in Arkansas. The 2008-09 recession brought…
by - April 2, 2012 1:16 pm
SILOAM SPRINGS — The John Brown University board of trustees unveiled two new building projects for the coming year for its students and surrounding community. A new banquet hall and…
by - April 2, 2012 1:05 pm
FORT SMITH — Spirits were high at the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House last weekend. Some were whispering, others were boasting outright about the success of this year’s Wine and…
by - April 2, 2012 12:47 pm
With the recent announcement of some Best Buy stores closing and others downsizing, it appears retailers are trying to figure out what size matters. Best Buy said Friday (March 29)…
by - April 2, 2012 11:16 am
Mitsubishi has decided to “mothball” its Fort Smith wind-turbine manufacturing that was expected to employ 400 at full production. Officials with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said the demand for wind turbines…
by - April 1, 2012 7:10 pm
FORT SMITH — The Western Arkansas Ballet told the story of The Wizard of Oz its own way with performances this weekend (March 31 and April 1) at the Arkansas Best…
by - April 1, 2012 5:05 pm
FORT SMITH— Maybe you've heard of speed dating; what about speed weddings? More precisely, eight weddings in eight hours Saturday (March 31) at Harvest Time church. The couples were chosen by…
by - April 1, 2012 5:03 pm
“We are actually currently considering all options at this point in time.” That’s the statement — or darn close to it — of some fella with one of the Gulf…
by - April 1, 2012 4:13 pm
The bankruptcy case that was issued in September and put the Arkansas foreclosure market in turmoil is still lingering. The case at issue is In Re Johnson, a Chapter 13…
by - April 1, 2012 3:39 pm
The Arbor Day Foundation has named the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith a 2011 Tree Campus USA for the third year in a row. UAFS received the status for…
by - March 30, 2012 5:37 pm
The University of Arkansas board of trustees voted unanimously to increase tuition at the college’s two-year and four-year schools Friday morning (Mar. 30). The tuition hike was outlined in the…
by - March 30, 2012 4:18 pm
Randy Zook, president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, thinks Arkansas could be “one of the largest energy producing states in the country,” if it “doesn’t do…
by - March 30, 2012 2:49 pm
Sandy Edwards, deputy director of Museum Relations at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, is getting used to fielding a single question from persons outside the state. How…
by - March 30, 2012 2:39 pm
Arkansas’ February jobless rate was 7.6%, with more employed and fewer unemployed compared to January during which the jobless rate was also 7.6%. The February rate was down compared to…
by - March 30, 2012 12:27 pm
Commodity traders and large buyers like Tyson Foods Inc. anxiously awaited the annual pre-planting report released Friday (Mar. 30) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Acreage devoted to corn will…
by - March 30, 2012 11:36 am
More than 200 attended a Thursday (Mar. 29) night “Business After Hours” type event and more than 300 attended the First Friday Breakfast as part of the launch of a…
by - March 30, 2012 10:52 am
The first round of 188th Fighter Wing members deploying to Afghanistan also comes at a time of much uncertainty among the about 1,000 unit members about the future of the…
by - March 30, 2012 9:46 am
Veterans from the Natural State area who suffered psychological or physical injury in the Afghanistan or Iraqi wars will soon have a new chance to find healing. Rivers of Recovery,…
by - March 30, 2012 12:46 am
FAYETTEVILLE — Do you remember those great laughs when you were a kid? The ones where you got so excited that you'd lose your breath, then hiccup as you giggled?…
by - March 29, 2012 8:45 pm
FORT SMITH — Springfield, Mo.-based rock outfit Speakeasy has been a longtime favorite in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area. Boasting a brand new album, Trainwreck, the rowdy four-piece…
