by - June 22, 2012 2:01 pm
One common theme — the fight against breast cancer — has united medical professionals from different sides of the globe this week in Fayetteville. Drs. Marius Coros and Dana Claudia…
by - June 22, 2012 1:08 pm
BLOOMBERG — In an era of serial comparison shopping, Amazon.com Inc. has seemed unassailable. Yet for many kinds of merchandise — the first-season DVDs of “Glee,” say — shoppers can…
by - June 22, 2012 10:42 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court sided with death row inmates in a ruling that strikes down the state’s execution law. The decision will delay any state executions until legislative action can…
by - June 22, 2012 12:30 am
Four local banks still on the hook for TARP payments may soon have the preferred shares now owned by the U.S. Treasury Department pooled and auctioned to the highest bidder…
by - June 21, 2012 7:35 pm
Technology touches everything and continually shapes the world in which we live. And who better to drive the technology revolution into the future, than the children of today. Sarah Daigle…
by - June 21, 2012 7:34 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), which oversees the Chaffee Crossing land development, reported “more than $8 million” in approved sales on Thursday (June 21), according to Executive Director Ivy…
by - June 21, 2012 6:51 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau chief Randy Veach warned months ago that details of a federal farm bill could be devastating for Arkansas. On Thursday (June 21), Veach said a Senate-passed farm…
by - June 21, 2012 4:30 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues its economic recovery at a healthy clip and faster pace than the U.S. as a whole, thanks to big improvements in the local housing and job markets….
by - June 21, 2012 4:29 pm
Fort Smith Director Philip Merry is ready to look at rate increases for the non-automated solid waste collection areas of Fort Smith. His open door to a rate increase comes…
by - June 21, 2012 2:24 pm
BLOOMBERG — More Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region shrank, adding to evidence the U.S. economic expansion is weakening. Applications for unemployment…
by - June 21, 2012 1:55 pm
BLOOMBERG — Republicans have pledged to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul. If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the law, they may struggle to deliver on the…
by - June 20, 2012 8:08 pm
BLOOMBERG — Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB, the unit under investigation for bribing Mexican officials to get stores open faster, cut its expansion plan for this year. Owing to a more…
by - June 20, 2012 5:09 pm
Opponents of an increase in the state’s natural gas severance tax say a new study shows that raising the tax would be detrimental to the gas industry in Arkansas. The…
by - June 20, 2012 4:24 pm
BLOOMBERG — On four separate occasions last year, Horst Paulmann, the billionaire supermarket mogul who controls Santiago-based Cencosud SA, sat down with members of the Cunha family of Rio de…
by - June 20, 2012 3:54 pm
Enplanements at Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports are trending higher in 2012, mirroring a federal report issued Wednesday (June 20) showing a 3.4% gain during the first quarter in total…
by - June 20, 2012 2:42 pm
BLOOMBERG — The Federal Reserve will expand its program to replace short-term bonds with longer-term debt by $267 billion through the end of 2012 as policy makers lowered their outlook…
by - June 20, 2012 9:31 am
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in Arkansas, but it is requiring a more dynamic entrepreneurial mentality and environment to develop the next generation of start-ups. From traditional businesses in new…
by - June 20, 2012 6:48 am
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders did not issue a veto Tuesday night (June 19) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors Meeting. He didn’t have to. But his comments leading…
by - June 20, 2012 12:12 am
There’s nothing sexy about selling dependable cars to hardworking people in small- to medium-size towns across the South. But one Bentonville-based company is raking in record profits by doing just…
by - June 19, 2012 5:38 pm
BLOOMBERG — Donations to the arts in the U.S. rose about 4.1% in 2011, to $13.1 billion, according to a report released June 18 by the Giving USA Foundation. Such…
