by - June 5, 2013 3:00 pm
Nearly 5,000 Walmart employees from U.S. stores get a message of “real opportunities, everyday possibilities” at the annual meeting in Fayetteville on Wednesday (June 5). Gisel Ruiz, chief operating officer…
by - June 5, 2013 11:47 am
Changes in living and commuting trends among younger generations are not widely seen in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith region, but officials do see signs that such trends could…
by - June 5, 2013 10:45 am
Natural gas severance tax revenue for the first four reporting months of 2013 is ahead of the same period in 2011 when the collections eventually reached a record annual tally…
by - June 4, 2013 8:41 pm
More jobs are expected to come to Fort Smith thanks to continued expansion at the Gerber plant on the city's north side. In fact, the company, which is currently expanding…
by - June 4, 2013 4:20 pm
Talk to Jim Fram and you’ll come away with the first impression that this guy knows what he’s doing. The new Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce President and CEO…
by - June 4, 2013 4:11 pm
In an otherwise bleak economic climate during the last several years, Franklin County appears to stand out from the crowd. Not only has unemployment dropped from a peak of 8%…
by - June 4, 2013 2:39 pm
With depression reported as a leading cause of lost productivity in the United States, a new initiative encourages companies to invest in their workforce to gain healthier, more productive employees,…
by - June 4, 2013 12:38 pm
Five insurance carriers submitted letters of intent to participate in Arkansas forthcoming health insurance exchanges, according to the Arkansas Insurance Department. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas, Celtic/Novasys, QualChoice of…
by - June 4, 2013 12:04 pm
Tax collections are up almost 5% in Arkansas for the first 11 months of the fiscal year, with the numbers presenting an uncertain trend with respect to consumer spending. For…
by - June 4, 2013 10:48 am
Wal-Mart was a granted a temporary restraining order against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and its affiliate OUR Walmart by a Benton County Circuit Court Judge late…
by - June 3, 2013 3:02 pm
Fresh is the sexiest consumable category in grocery today, according to New Market Builders CEO Carol Spieckerman, so it’s no surprise that Wal-Mart is upping the ante with a 100%…
by - June 3, 2013 1:37 pm
Nearly two years after the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund found itself $360 million in the hole, Gov. Mike Beebe (D) says the jobless safety net has paid back…
by - June 3, 2013 1:30 pm
The world’s largest retailer does things in a big way, and its annual shareholder week is certainly no exception. Roughly 14,000 are expected to fill Bud Walton Arena early Friday…
by - June 3, 2013 1:16 pm
What used to be a business of locally-owned and operated dental clinics in cities small and large alike is transforming into corporate-structured operations with name brands seen not just across…
by - June 3, 2013 12:27 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Monday (June 3) the opening of a more than $5 million analytics center that is…
by - June 3, 2013 10:44 am
Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday continued to accelerate the expansion of its value-added foods portfolio acquiring of the assets of Circle Foods. This deal is in line with Tyson’s efforts…
by - June 2, 2013 10:57 am
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., says he knows he is the biggest target in Arkansas’ 2014 election cycle. “I’m on every endangered species list in Washington,” the state’s senior senator…
by - May 31, 2013 6:17 pm
Former State Treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) had her guilty plea rejected by a federal judge on Friday (May 31) after refusing to admit she took cash payments in exchange for…
by - May 31, 2013 1:11 pm
A reduction in real estate holdings and the monetary value of problem loans is the top reason why Arkansas bank income was up more than 30% during the first quarter…
by - May 31, 2013 11:23 am
Marty Sloan is critical of contemporary religion. He believes many churches have become irrelevant to the realities of modern life and that many churches are not connected to their communities….
