by - February 7, 2013 5:03 pm
About 30 Arkansas lawmakers announced Thursday (Feb. 7) the formation of the Legislative Steel Caucus, a coalition of government and business leaders hoping to duplicate what the natural gas industry…
by - February 7, 2013 2:16 pm
Even though the Sebastian County Quorum Court has voted to approve funding for the new Ben Geren Aquatic Center, the project is now teetering on the edge of collapse as…
by - February 7, 2013 12:25 pm
A survey with more than 1,700 participants that appears on the campaign website of U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has shown overwhelming support for spending cuts and job creation and…
by - February 6, 2013 10:48 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services faced stiff headwinds in December sending the trucker’s fourth quarter earnings south bound after 11 months of forward progress. The Tontitown-based carrier reported net losses of $311,000,…
by - February 6, 2013 7:55 pm
It’s not a bank’s size that determines its profitability, but rather how well management holds expenses down, creates new lending opportunities and collects timely payments on the loans already on…
by - February 6, 2013 7:40 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives replicated their Senate counterparts and met in a “committee of the whole” to ask questions and address issues related to a $1.1 billion steel mill…
by - February 6, 2013 4:34 pm
Four students from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were among a group of 90 from 14 higher education institutions across the state making presentations Feb. 6 at the…
by - February 6, 2013 2:54 pm
An annexation proposal from Vice Mayor Kevin Settle at the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 5) may not go far due to prior agreements regarding growth…
by - February 6, 2013 12:37 pm
Wednesday’s announcement by the United States Postal Service to end regular Saturday mail delivery beginning Aug. 5 barely raised the eyebrows of two business owners who do business in the…
by - February 6, 2013 11:31 am
Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney Faucette is joining forces with Century 21 Exclamation Realty in Bentonville to give both firms a larger footprint in the competitive Northwest Arkansas market. “We found…
by - February 5, 2013 8:30 pm
On Tuesday (Feb. 5) the House Public Health Committee put the brakes on Sen. Jason Rapert’s so called “Heartbeat Bill” when the committee tabled the bill during the meeting. Committee…
by - February 5, 2013 8:21 pm
Community banks come in all shapes and sizes but they share a common mission regardless of stature as these financial institutions provide commercial and personal banking needs for local residents….
by - February 5, 2013 8:16 pm
The Tuesday night (Feb. 5) meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors saw votes in favor of urban hunting and bringing to jobs to Fort Smith, and talk about…
by - February 5, 2013 3:16 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The pinnacle of the sporting world descended upon New Orleans this past weekend with the arrival of Super Bowl 47, smack dab in the center of a city…
by - February 5, 2013 1:13 pm
Steve Clark says the economic development portion of his job is all about “Eds, Meds and Innovation.” Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, believes the future…
by - February 5, 2013 12:41 pm
When students perform well in school, teachers and parents are naturally delighted but there’s another sector of society that is also pleased with the success: the business community. In Northwest…
by - February 5, 2013 11:38 am
Smart911 has only been available in Arkansas since June 2012. Even though it is relatively new, the program, an enhanced 911 service which can provide emergency dispatch centers everything from…
by - February 5, 2013 2:35 am
Building permit values across Northwest Arkansas rose 74% during 2012, as construction crews logged more hours and completed more jobs than in the prior two years combined. The four largest…
by - February 4, 2013 11:10 pm
The community banking sector across Northwest Arkansas held on to 14.5% more profits in 2012 than in the prior year. The group surveyed by The City Wire includes 17 banks…
by - February 4, 2013 9:32 pm
Arkansas economic and finance leaders fielded more than two-and-a-half hours of questions from the Arkansas State Senate on the state’s recruiting of a $1.1 billion Big River Steel Mill superproject…
