by - May 2, 2014 4:34 pm
Arkansas revenue officials said April tax collections were in line with expectations leading to year-to-date figures slightly rising 10 months into the current fiscal year. The April revenue report provided…
by - May 2, 2014 1:15 pm
A union vote at an OK Foods processing facility in Heavener, Okla., failed by a narrow margin Thursday (May 1), with workers voting 26-29 on a question of whether to…
by - May 2, 2014 6:02 am
Details on the lack of financial literacy in Arkansas, positive recovery for U.S. Sen. John Boozman, death penalty difficulties and a new name for the transportation artists formerly known as…
by - May 2, 2014 5:54 am
Details on the lack of financial literacy in Arkansas, positive recovery for U.S. Sen. John Boozman, death penalty difficulties and a ‘click-and-collect’ Wal-Mart site in Bentonville are part of the…
by - May 1, 2014 6:38 pm
Wal-Mart is a logistics leader that revolutionized the supply chain years ago with its distribution center system. But now that the retail giant is experimenting with small convenience formats and…
by - May 1, 2014 6:27 pm
Sales tax collections for the city of Fort Smith were down in city and county sales taxes for the first quarter of the year. Each of the city's 1% sales…
by - May 1, 2014 6:04 pm
The stars have been aligned for Tyson Foods this past year and the meat giant is expected to produce another record quarter when it reports earnings on Monday (May 5)…
by - May 1, 2014 5:45 pm
The good news is that the Fort Smith metro jobless rate during March was 6.9%, the first time in 62 consecutive months the rate has been below 7%. The not-so-good…
by - May 1, 2014 5:41 pm
Gains in the number of employed and a 3.7% decline in the number of unemployed helped push the Northwest Arkansas metro jobless rate down to 5.4% in March compared to…
by - May 1, 2014 4:09 pm
The first quarter financials for ArcBest Corporation (formerly known as Arkansas Best Corp.) were not as good as analysts expected thanks to a pension settlement charge and the estimated negative…
by - May 1, 2014 3:12 pm
Home sales in Arkansas four largest metro areas during the first quarter of 2014 are up almost 3% compared to the same period of 2013, but the average per home…
by - May 1, 2014 11:02 am
Rodney Shepard, a former top officer with Arvest Bank operations in the Fort Smith area, is returning to be the new president and CEO of Arvest Bank of Fort Smith….
by - May 1, 2014 6:07 am
Another bank has joined the growing web of lawsuits, counter complaints and pleas for judgment in the Dennis Smiley fraud saga. To date there have been seven banks file counter…
by - April 30, 2014 8:25 pm
Efforts to increase the minimum wage aren't just happening – or not happening – in the halls of Congress or the West Wing. A group in Arkansas is working to…
by - April 30, 2014 7:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's Board of Visitors received an update Wednesday (April 30) on the university's planned new fitness center. According to Dr. Lee Krehbiel, UAFS vice…
by - April 30, 2014 7:43 pm
The local residential building sector continues its steady trek forward in March with the region’s four largest cities reporting new permits valued at $35.795 million, a 22.7% increase from March…
by - April 30, 2014 5:39 pm
Christmas may come early to select signage and print companies with Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. announcing Wednesday (April 30) that as of May 1 the transportation holding company will…
by - April 30, 2014 3:54 pm
Wal-Mart is wasting no time in deploying its latest grocery format — a stand alone pick-up center where shoppers can drive up and retrieve their online orders and never leave…
by - April 30, 2014 7:10 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck continues to lose money, but the losses are trending lower and officials with the trucking company maintain that their turnaround plan is delivering better results. The…
by - April 30, 2014 6:28 am
Wal-Mart continues to expand its a la carte financial services with a new partnership with AutoInsurance.com that aims to save consumers money on auto coverage. Wal-Mart is the first retailer…
