by - February 26, 2014 6:07 pm
The Barling Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 25) passed a resolution that officially requests the Arkansas Municipal League to lobby for legislation that would change a nearly 80 year…
by - February 26, 2014 5:50 pm
Prospects of an outside company managing the golf course at Ben Geren Golf Course appear dim as two Sebastian County advisory boards have voted not to recommend moving forward with…
by - February 26, 2014 5:43 pm
O.K. Foods is under new leadership after the resignation of CEO Paul Fox, but the company is keeping quiet as to why Fox may have left the company. Donna Miller…
by - February 26, 2014 1:16 pm
Revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax set a record in 2013 by reaching $12.716 million, and the state’s tourism chief is predicting that 2014 could be even better for Arkansas’…
by - February 26, 2014 12:41 pm
The growth of entrepreneurial programs and financing support seen in recent years in Northwest Arkansas may soon be repeated in central Arkansas. More than 300 startups launched in Northwest Arkansas…
by - February 25, 2014 7:12 pm
Progress on the River Valley Sports Complex inched forward Tuesday (Feb. 25) during a study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors, but not without serious questions about how…
by - February 25, 2014 6:43 pm
Executives with consumer packaged goods (CPG ) companies admit they have underestimated how quickly consumers have become acclimated to purchasing food, household and personal care items online. A recent study…
by - February 25, 2014 6:33 pm
Plans for a third Fort Smith high school are coming under more scrutiny after a Monday (Feb. 24) school board meeting in which a group of concerned residents requested more…
by - February 25, 2014 4:56 pm
Wal-Mart’s Mexican business unit, Walmex, did not have much to cheer about last year, as comp sales throughout Mexico were down between 2% and 4% every month. But despite those…
by - February 25, 2014 3:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas is becoming a hotbed of innovation for startup ventures looking to make a name for themselves among an impressive junior alumni group such as Amy Callahan of Collective…
by - February 25, 2014 3:11 pm
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce official warned an Arkansas audience that overregulation of fracking practices in the oil and gas industry could cost jobs, tax revenue, and the overall economy….
by - February 25, 2014 1:23 pm
Whirlpool Corporation has submitted yet another revised Revised Final Work Plan to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) as the company prepares to start remediation efforts well ahead of…
by - February 25, 2014 6:00 am
Day One of political filing in Arkansas saw contestants for U.S. Senator, Congress, Governor, and Lt. Governor file paperwork at the state capitol. Arkansas’ candidate filing period for this year’s…
by - February 25, 2014 5:54 am
Development and business friendliness took center stage for much of a more than hour long brainstorming session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Monday night (Feb. 24). The…
by - February 24, 2014 7:29 pm
More consumers plan to sock away their tax refunds which is bad news for retailers like Wal-Mart who are sitting on higher inventory levels two months removed from what was a…
by - February 24, 2014 5:10 pm
The debate over whether Arkansans can openly carry a firearm in public continues, and this time the University of Arkansas' law school has thrown itself in the middle of the…
by - February 24, 2014 4:44 pm
Sales tax revenue dipped 3.5% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in February. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received more than $4.894 million in sales tax revenue, compared to…
by - February 24, 2014 4:27 pm
Bella Vista Property Owners Association is seeking a 62.5% rate increase in the monthly fees paid by homeowners in Bella Vista to combat a $60 million shortfall in reserves by…
by - February 22, 2014 4:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., endorsed a proposal to raise the state minimum wage incrementally to $8.50 over the next three years, signing a petition to support the ballot effort….
by - February 21, 2014 5:18 pm
It’s been less than three months since the city of Bentonville unveiled an ambitious project involving the redevelopment of an 18-acre southeast extension to downtown. The plan called for two…
