by - June 19, 2012 5:23 pm
BLOOMBERG — Builders broke ground on more single-family houses for a third consecutive month in May and rising construction permits pointed to further gains, showing the residential real-estate market is…
by - June 19, 2012 4:50 pm
A sentence from the Cass Freight Index well summarizes a collection of reports that track economic health through trucking industry activity: “Overall, still positive growth, but many ups and downs.”…
by - June 19, 2012 4:30 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Alex Vasquez has named Randy Lawson, a former chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Education, to lead the search committee seeking…
by - June 19, 2012 9:45 am
Duane Highley was named as the new CEO of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas in November 2011. Since coming on board with the state’s second largest electric utility, Highley has…
by - June 19, 2012 8:58 am
The classical depiction of “getting an education” meant finishing high school, going to college, and picking up, at the very least, a bachelor’s degree. But a Georgetown University Center on…
by - June 18, 2012 5:35 pm
Priority Bank, based in Ozark with its largest branch and lending office in Fayetteville, was put on notice by federal regulators last month for “unsafe and unsound banking practices” with…
by - June 18, 2012 3:33 pm
Will Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders veto board action approving the solicitation of bids from third-party refuse collection providers at the Tuesday night (June 19) meeting of the Fort Smith…
by - June 18, 2012 3:16 pm
Could a collapse of the Greek economy, which is just a little larger than the economy of Washington state in terms of GDP, really push the U.S. into another recession?…
by - June 18, 2012 2:09 pm
The Arkansas Best acquisition of Panther Expedited Services will help diversify the company and provide a revenue boost, but it won’t help the Fort Smith-based transportation holding company improve its…
by - June 18, 2012 11:59 am
BLOOMBERG — In the next two weeks, John Roberts will sit in his high-backed, black leather chair in the U.S. Supreme Court’s marble courtroom and tell a hushed crowd that…
by - June 15, 2012 5:44 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has again admitted to three recent late payments to the Internal Revenue Service, saying it will appeal the fines of approximately $5,500. Dr. Becky Paneitz, president…
by - June 15, 2012 5:39 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center plans to step up its game for 2013. On Friday (June 15), an internal audit was released from Fort Smith city auditor Mitzi Kimbrough that…
by - June 15, 2012 4:22 pm
Tougher credit requirements and job worries continue to push lower the number of home sales in Sebastian County during May. Crawford County bucks that downward trend. MountData.com reports Sebastian County,…
by - June 15, 2012 2:53 pm
Local home sales rebounded in May across Northwest Arkansas as agents report an uptick in cash deals and investor activity. MountData.com shows unit sales rose 7.3% in Benton County with…
by - June 15, 2012 10:40 am
BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in June to the lowest level this year as the labor market showed few signs of improving. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index…
by - June 15, 2012 10:24 am
Arkansas’ May jobless rate of 7.3% put an end to a steady rate decline that began in July 2011 when the state’s unemployment figure reached 8.2%. Arkansas was one of…
by - June 14, 2012 10:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will once again address the trash collection issue Tuesday (June 19) when they vote on whether to solicit proposals for a private carrier to…
by - June 14, 2012 9:47 pm
Funds raised for the U.S. Marshals Museum to be built in downtown Fort Smith total a little less than $10 million, with construction on the national museum possibly beginning after…
by - June 14, 2012 4:23 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe will be in Van Buren on Friday (June 15) to attend fundraising rally for Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith. It’s not the first political event for Beebe…
by - June 14, 2012 3:06 pm
Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman is concerned. As the city gears up for its July 10 special election to decide on plans for a proposed 1% increase in the Sales…
