by - August 12, 2013 2:23 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach, Aristotle, Inc. President Elizabeth Bowles, and Northwest Arkansas Council CEO Mike Malone discussed the state of the state’s economy on Sunday night’s edition of…
by - August 12, 2013 12:37 pm
Community Clinic of Northwest Arkansas provides primary health care to about 30,000 residents a year and the need for their services continues to escalate. “We estimate there are roughly 90,000…
by - August 10, 2013 9:26 am
How did a kid who grew up with an illiterate single mother in poverty in Detroit grow up to become a world renowned neurosurgeon? Supporters of Union Christian Academy found…
by - August 9, 2013 7:49 pm
Environmental consultants for Whirlpool have challenged the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's assertion that a toxic plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) near the company's former manufacturing facility in Fort Smith could…
by - August 9, 2013 2:37 pm
More residents and property owners will soon join two lawsuits previously filed against Whirlpool that seek relief for property damage caused by potentially cancer-causing trichloroethylene (TCE) that Whirlpool admits leaked…
by - August 9, 2013 1:24 pm
Fugitive Edward Snowden, Ecuadorian roses and Sam’s Club are yet more examples of the tangled webs created by international politics and international trade. The trade tiff is small in terms…
by - August 9, 2013 6:48 am
Second quarter net income of $4.878 million is a welcome sign for officials at Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., but was less that what Wall Street was expecting. Per share…
by - August 8, 2013 9:17 pm
When Jill Davis needed a cover for a 7-inch tablet she purchased on QVC, she went to a Wal-Mart in Bentonville but found limited options and a low price of…
by - August 8, 2013 8:25 pm
Roby Brock, editor and owner of Little Rock-based Talk Business, was allowed to travel on Thursday (Aug. 8) with U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark, while he made several stops around…
by - August 8, 2013 8:13 pm
A Fort Smith family was given a surprise today (Aug. 8) as the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas announced that Kyle and Alisha Quenga had won a $50,000 energy efficiency home…
by - August 8, 2013 5:34 pm
The part-time workforce continues to expand at a faster rate thanks to several factors in play. While some expect the trend to continue as the new health care law is…
by - August 8, 2013 4:26 pm
Even though Whirlpools' final remedy work plan to clean up toxic, potentially cancer-causing trichloroethylene (TCE) has not yet been approved by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, it has not…
by - August 8, 2013 4:17 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., is not only not backing away from his support of the federal healthcare act some label as Obamacare, but he said Thursday that the new…
by - August 7, 2013 6:31 pm
Roby Brock, editor and owner of Little Rock-based Talk Business, was given access to U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, on Cotton’s first official day as a candidate for the U.S….
by - August 7, 2013 6:17 pm
During a February interview with The City Wire, Jeff Amerine said much of the research conducted by scientists at the University of Arkansas is “potentially groundbreaking.” On Wednesday (Aug. 7),…
by - August 7, 2013 5:06 pm
It's been a mixed bag for Crawford County's economy this year, with a loss of one major employer even while other employers have been expanding. The year got off to…
by - August 7, 2013 5:00 pm
As the economy continues to tip toe toward a healthier state, consumer confidence has risen substantially from a year ago but remains wobbly on a month-to-month basis. This caution heeded…
by - August 7, 2013 4:05 pm
Recent jobs data shows that Arkansas has not been able to maintain a rebound in manufacturing jobs like has been seen in the U.S. and most neighboring states. Beginning in…
by - August 7, 2013 3:56 pm
The $150 million renewable fuels plant co-owned by Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corp. remains idle despite favorable operating conditions. The Dynamic Fuels venture in Geismar, La., takes chicken fat or…
by - August 7, 2013 12:50 am
Bankruptcy Judge James Mixon is accepting bids for the sale of Metropolitan National Bank from its insolvent holding company, Rogers Bancshares. The stalking horse bidder, Ford Financial, proposed to the…
