by - March 1, 2017 2:14 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to include response from USA Truck CEO James Reed. ––––––––––––––––– Van Buren-based USA Truck has successfully fought off two hostile takeover attempts in the past five…
by - March 1, 2017 12:51 pm
Walmart.com continues to restructure its operations under the direction of CEO Marc Lore and the new executive team in an effort to simplify and streamline the buying process. Wal-Mart Stores…
by - March 1, 2017 12:40 pm
Northwest Arkansas business leaders recently shared their expertise with young entrepreneurs who ranged in age from 11 to 16, at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy’s CEO Roundtable Discussion at the Center…
by - March 1, 2017 12:18 pm
Bentonville-based TeleComp Computers Services and IPC Communications of Rogers recently merged to form TeleComp Holdings of Bentonville. On Feb. 17, the merger between the two telecommunications companies was completed, and…
by - March 1, 2017 11:56 am
Fayetteville has begun renovations on Wilson Park, and city officials say the remodel is long overdue. One of Fayetteville’s oldest and most popular outdoor recreation areas, Wilson Park is replacing…
by - March 1, 2017 9:22 am
Windstream Holdings Inc.’s results fell into negative territory in the fourth quarter but company officials on Wednesday (March 1) are still upbeat as the Little Rock telecom begins a new…
by - March 1, 2017 9:13 am
Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank, which has more than 40 branch locations and mortgage offices across the state of Arkansas, announced plans Tuesday (Feb. 28) to acquire Miami-based Sabadell United Bank N.A….
by - February 28, 2017 10:38 pm
President Donald Trump is well-known for his rhetoric from the campaign trail to the Oval Office, but Tuesday night he delivered a toned-down speech to a joint session of Congress,…
by - February 28, 2017 8:04 pm
A bill that would separate the Arkansas state holidays honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil War General Robert E. Lee was filed Tuesday, but it doesn’t…
by - February 28, 2017 7:27 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 28) he expects Arkansas Works, the program that uses federal Medicaid dollars to purchase health insurance for lower-income Arkansans, to be strengthened based…
by - February 28, 2017 6:23 pm
A heated debate that has been stewing in Northeast Arkansas for months spilled over into a House panel on Tuesday (Feb. 28) after lawmakers backed a plan to merge Crowley’s…
by - February 28, 2017 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed a one-year reduction of around $200,000 in the 2016 subsidy to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) and also geared up for a…
by - February 28, 2017 4:14 pm
Two proposed constitutional amendments passed the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee with no debate Tuesday, leaving them one step short of making it to the ballot. The committee…
by - February 28, 2017 3:58 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Work recently began on the Pat Walker Health Center that will add 20,000 square feet to the facility on the University of…
by - February 28, 2017 2:01 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran recently said the retailer would unveil new convenience options with its mobile app. And so they have. The retailer Tuesday (Feb. 28) announced its “express…
by - February 28, 2017 7:41 am
A Denver-based real estate firm has entered the Arkansas market in a significant way, with a $53.3 million acquisition. That’s the amount Cardinal Group Management (CGM) paid for Hill Place…
by - February 27, 2017 8:52 pm
As the Arkansas Legislature on Monday (Feb. 27) entered its eighth week of the 91st General Assembly, lawmakers on both sides of the State Capitol sifted through a mountain of…
by - February 27, 2017 6:25 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment that would limit jury awards and attorneys’ fees passed the Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday (Feb. 27), and if approved in the Senate will head…
by - February 27, 2017 4:10 pm
The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) captured third place in the Student Veterans of America’s National Business Plan Competition and was named…
by - February 27, 2017 3:15 pm
If January is a good indicator of how the upcoming year will unfold, the Northwest Arkansas real estate market is in for another strong year. On the heels of a…
