by - January 21, 2014 4:48 pm
Arkansas voters view the private option insurance plan more favorably than unfavorably, according to a new survey from Talk Business and Hendrix College. Last year, a bipartisan group of state…
by - January 21, 2014 2:30 pm
Agriculture is still king in Arkansas despite being the home of the world’s largest retailer, a robust trucking industry and a quickly evolving start-up sector. Farming is an $8 billion…
by - January 21, 2014 1:45 pm
Retailers like Wal-Mart Stores, Dollar General and Best Buy ordered a lot of products ahead of the holiday season, but reports of soft post-holiday sales and excess discounted inventory could…
by - January 21, 2014 1:02 pm
E-mails tell the tale of an attempt to keep information about cost estimates for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center from city and county officials voting on budgets and amenities tied…
by - January 21, 2014 12:23 pm
Health and wellness is big business for Wal-Mart’s Stores Inc. garnering roughly $30 billion in sales, which was 11% of the retailer’s total U.S. sales in fiscal 2013. Sales grew…
by - January 20, 2014 4:50 pm
A new events company in Fort Smith is already making a name for itself, landing one of the region's biggest corporate events after officially being open for business for a…
by - January 20, 2014 3:31 pm
The number of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas totaled 20,644 during 2013, the first time since 2007 that the tally topped 20,000 and the value of the…
by - January 20, 2014 1:16 pm
In a move to expand its prepared food sales, Tyson Foods Inc. recently acquired the assets of Bosco’s Pizza Co. of Warren, Mich., according to a press release issued Monday…
by - January 20, 2014 12:47 pm
Home builders and others employed in the local construction industry can easily sum up 2013 with just two words — steady work. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers issued new commercial…
by - January 17, 2014 12:30 pm
One of Oklahoma's most well-known politicians is calling it quits. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced late Thursday (Jan. 16) that he would resign following the conclusion of the 113th…
by - January 17, 2014 6:57 am
A legal turn for same-sex marriage, Coon Supper politics, shuffling money for a sports complex and the push for a third high school in Fort Smith are part of the…
by - January 17, 2014 6:51 am
Moving a house from New Jersey to Bentonville, area branch bank closures and a California egg-production law are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for Jan. 17. NOTES &…
by - January 16, 2014 6:08 pm
Year end figures for Fort Smith area home sales posted mixed results with Crawford County continuing a slide in home sales while Sebastian County posted double-digit growth during 2013. Starting…
by - January 16, 2014 5:59 pm
It wasn’t a record year, but 2013 was the third best year of all time for home sales in Benton and Washington counties, according to Paul Bynum, economist with MountData.com….
by - January 16, 2014 5:31 pm
Whirlpool on Thursday (Jan. 16) released its annual report detailing the early stages of the cleanup trichloroethylene (TCE) at its former manufacturing facility on the south side of Fort Smith….
by - January 16, 2014 5:02 pm
Nationally known chief economist Rich Yamerone, of Bloomberg L.P. , said tracking ladies dress and make-up sales will offer insight into consumer spending and sentiment — responsible for 72% of…
by - January 16, 2014 3:31 pm
News late Tuesday (Jan. 14) that Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage had been overturned on grounds that it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment caught many off…
by - January 16, 2014 1:53 pm
Home Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, reported record net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013 of $66.5 million compared to $63 million for the year ended…
by - January 16, 2014 8:48 am
Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac reports 1.361 million foreclosure filings on U.S. properties in 2013, down 26% from a year ago and some 53% lower than the $2.9 million peak hit in…
by - January 15, 2014 9:38 pm
Northwest Arkansas is often considered the land of plenty, but local charities like the Samaritan Community Center, the Jones Center for Families or the Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton…
