by - April 10, 2014 6:38 pm
The Fort Smith regional metro jobless rate fell to 7.4% in February, but the size of the regional workforce and number of employed trailed that of February 2013. The February…
by - April 10, 2014 6:31 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metro jobless rate fell to 5.6% in February, but the size of the regional workforce and number of employed trailed that of February 2013. However, the number…
by - April 10, 2014 2:24 pm
The Easter Bunny is a welcome sight for retailers hoping to shake off winter blues. One of the largest holiday spends of the year, Easter shopping is expected to top…
by - April 10, 2014 12:11 pm
Officials with Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc. have pulled the plug on their poison pill provision now that a hostile takeover attempt is far in the rear-view mirror and the…
by - April 9, 2014 6:26 pm
New internal polling obtained by The City Wire in the race for the District 9 Senate seat shows one candidate with a distinct lead, while his GOP primary opponent is…
by - April 9, 2014 6:18 pm
A bipartisan House panel unanimously rejected an ethics complaint filed months ago by the Democratic Party of Arkansas against GOP Senate hopeful U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, but a new complaint…
by - April 9, 2014 5:39 pm
It may be early, but 2014 is shaping up to be a great year for Little Rock-based Balm Innovations thanks to the test underway with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The University…
by - April 9, 2014 5:20 pm
Fort Smith attorney Kyle Parker, who has been named president and CEO of the planned Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, said Wednesday they “are moving quickly” on what…
by - April 9, 2014 4:04 pm
It’s been a big week for downtown Rogers with two major investment announcements, a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market and a new Mercy health clinic. Mercy and Wal-Mart are each laying down…
by - April 8, 2014 9:06 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission approved a conditional use Tuesday (April 8), removing the final road block in what has been a long and winding road in the city and…
by - April 8, 2014 8:42 pm
Commercial vacancy rates are improving across Northwest Arkansas with positive absorption of existing space but there is still too much unoccupied space not generating income for owners, according to the…
by - April 8, 2014 7:03 pm
Two potential issues that may be on the November ballot offer contrasting attitudes from Arkansas voters. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of more than 1,000 likely voters shows that…
by - April 8, 2014 6:45 pm
The burgeoning local food movement that has swept the nation in recent years has planted roots in Northwest Arkansas. A group known as the Northwest Arkansas Regional Food Council, which…
by - April 8, 2014 3:43 pm
Arvest Bank has chosen Fort Smith banker Craig Rivaldo to head up its Benton County market operations. Jason Kincy, spokesman for the bank made the announcement in an email release…
by - April 8, 2014 3:17 pm
The Whirlpool site in Fort Smith that has been the center of a pollution cleanup has now had deed restrictions put in place, limiting certain future activities at the site…
by - April 8, 2014 3:05 pm
Moving beyond the dissolution of the Walmart Bharti venture in India, Wal-Mart said Tuesday (April 8) it plans to expand its footprint in that densely populated country with 50 Cash…
by - April 8, 2014 11:28 am
Whole Foods Market appears to have taken one more baby step toward a Fayetteville location. Plans submitted to the city of Fayetteville this week show what appears to be a…
by - April 8, 2014 9:48 am
A report of the number of charges filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the basis of harassment and discrimination showed the state of Arkansas' numbers dropped more…
by - April 7, 2014 8:56 pm
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor holds a three-point lead over his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, in the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll. Pryor, whose seat has been…
by - April 7, 2014 8:48 pm
Nearly a year after it was first announced, work has begun on the Garrison Pointe West development, which will convert six Garrison Avenue buildings into a mixed-use commercial and luxury…
