by - January 24, 2013 1:42 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was undaunted by fiscal cliff concerns and talk of slowing economy toward the end of 2012. Instead, the logistics firm focused intensely on growing…
by - January 23, 2013 9:48 pm
Budgets and pipelines were the focus of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation on Wednesday (Jan. 23), with U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., joining the growing chorus of Republicans who seek to block…
by - January 23, 2013 7:17 pm
Business officials with utilities, manufacturing, chemicals, energy transmission and other energy-related sectors on Wednesday (Jan. 23) pushed the “Advanced Energy” cause in the Arkansas Capitol rotunda. “Advanced Energy Day at…
by - January 23, 2013 6:53 pm
With more than $1 billion to gain annually, suppliers say the largest retailers and their third party audit firms have stepped up the bounty hunt in the form of post…
by - January 23, 2013 12:38 pm
Umarex and Walther Arms, Inc., recently announced they would share a campus in Fort Smith, housing both the expansion of Umarex operations and North American headquarters for Walther, makers of…
by - January 22, 2013 8:52 pm
With Democrats in the legislative minority for the first time in 138 years, House Minority Leader Rep. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, said his party plans to be actively involved in many…
by - January 22, 2013 5:01 pm
The debate over allowing firearms in Fort Smith parks took a surprising turn Tuesday when Fort Smith City Director George Catsavis suggested during a study session that city rules be…
by - January 22, 2013 4:20 pm
There are only 189 that fall under the jurisdiction of the city of Fort Smith, but billboards and their regulation were the focus of a Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - January 22, 2013 3:37 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding its retail footprint across Canada this year by adding 1.4 million square feet, or 37 supercenters and several distribution centers, to counter Target’s recent move…
by - January 22, 2013 3:05 pm
A national trucking association report indicates the year ended on a positive note for the industry, but a broader index of the U.S. freight industry continues to indicate a weak…
by - January 22, 2013 11:01 am
When most people think of a common thread that runs throughout an entire corporate culture, the word generosity probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. That is not necessarily…
by - January 22, 2013 10:25 am
Baseball delivered Jon Williams from Longmont, Colo., to Northwest Arkansas, but his family, a popular radio show and an ever-growing Loyal and Royal Army have him firmly rooted in the…
by - January 21, 2013 9:06 pm
Home sales and median prices rose across Northwest Arkansas in 2012 but the not all zip codes participated in the rally, according to the latest report from MountData.com. This report…
by - January 21, 2013 6:48 pm
Medicaid expansion in Arkansas was recently debated via guest commentaries by Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ Surgeon General and Director of the Arkansas Center of Health Improvement, and Dan Greenberg, a lawyer,…
by - January 21, 2013 5:31 pm
Coming off the 50th anniversary of Wal-Mart, the Walmart Visitor Center in Bentonville, Ark., saw an increase in visitors and will continue to add new features to its museum. The…
by - January 21, 2013 11:34 am
State Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, and State Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, say they are committed to bringing “civility to politics” in the 89th General Assembly, which is Republican-controlled…
by - January 20, 2013 6:46 pm
More than 100 people gathered for 24-hours Friday in Rogers, Ark., to brainstorm and develop cutting-edge technologies. Rockfish Interactive hosted a Hackathon in its Northwest Arkansas offices as well as…
by - January 19, 2013 12:36 pm
After the Friday (Jan. 18) visit to the 188th Fighter Wing by Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III, Major Heath Allen with the 188th issued…
by - January 18, 2013 5:13 pm
Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III, left little room for doubt Friday (Jan. 18) as to the future of the A-10 mission with the Fort…
by - January 18, 2013 9:47 am
Small percentage declines in Arkansas’ workforce numbers and the number of employed pushed Arkansas’ December unemployment rate to 7.1%, up from 7% in November, but below the 7.8% in December…
