by - March 7, 2012 1:44 pm
Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse recently admitted the city is playing catch-up with its neighbors Fayetteville and Bentonville in providing trail access to its residents. “My own three kids go…
by - March 7, 2012 10:29 am
Every second Walmart spends $12 million in cashier wages, which has prompted the retail giant to expand its self-checkout format this year, according to Charles Holley, Walmart’s chief financial officer….
by - March 7, 2012 7:06 am
On Tuesday night (Mar. 6), in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Fort Smith city directors narrowly voted to restore manual trash collection in the Park Hill East neighborhood. In 2010,…
by - March 6, 2012 5:58 pm
WEST MEMPHIS — University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck received Tuesday (Mar. 6) a clear order from Gov. Mike Beebe. In his remarks during the final day of the 38th…
by - March 6, 2012 4:29 pm
Tyson chicken growers in McCurtain County, Okla. won’t get the $10 million settlement they had hoped until Tyson Foods gets a new day in court. The Oklahoma Supreme Court on…
by - March 6, 2012 3:00 pm
Right after Arkansas taxpayers file their annual state and federal income tax returns, lawmakers will begin a review process that could lead to a tax break. On April 19, just…
by - March 6, 2012 2:48 pm
WEST MEMPHIS —The teaser to a Tuesday (Mar. 6) breakout session during the 38th Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism noted: “What the Arkansas Legislature does in session could affect…
by - March 6, 2012 9:56 am
BENTONVILLE— Members of the group asking voters to decide whether Benton County should allow retail alcohol sales are confident in their decision to hire National Ballot Access. The group, Keep…
by - March 5, 2012 6:06 pm
The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 12-foot channel project is in danger of de-authorization if it cannot attain the $180 million in funding needed for construction, the Arkansas Commission of…
by - March 5, 2012 12:16 pm
History will be made with the next election for Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives as Republican Terry Rice and Democrat Darrin Williams seek support from their colleagues. Rice…
by - March 5, 2012 11:05 am
The economic story for the region during 2011 was that sales tax collections — to include tourism taxes — in the counties and cities showed consistent gains. The tax collections…
by - March 5, 2012 10:57 am
Quarterly earnings reports are a nice tool for investors, as are other financial forecasts with data pulled from elsewhere. But upon examining these tools, it's difficult to walk away with…
by - March 4, 2012 5:19 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith will see a leadership change while the unit prepares to deploy to Afghanistan and during a time of uncertainty about the future…
by - March 3, 2012 8:19 am
The Rogers-Lowell area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 90th annual banquet Friday night at the John Q. Hammons Center, featuring Mike Duke, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. More…
by - March 2, 2012 9:55 pm
A crowd of retired and currently practicing nurses and physicians joined U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and the administrative staff of Sparks Regional Medical Center…
by - March 2, 2012 3:13 pm
The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) for U.S. auto sales rose 13.6% in February to its highest level in four years, according to Autodata. Corp. The widely watched industry yardstick…
by - March 2, 2012 2:04 pm
An outbreak of staph infection at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant is adding illness to economic injury. Officials with Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool Corp. confirmed Friday (Mar. 2) that an “several…
by - March 2, 2012 1:36 pm
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group sold on Feb. 28 all its shares of Van Buren-based USA Truck, effectively ending a bid to buy USA Truck. Celadon, according to its filing with the…
by - March 2, 2012 12:20 pm
February tax collections in Arkansas totaled $393.6 million, up 6% from February 2011, with fiscal year-to-date collections up 4%. The collections report, released Thursday (March 2) by the Arkansas Department…
by - March 1, 2012 9:20 pm
The 2012 Crawford County filing period ended at noon, March 1, and brought with it a combined seven contested races for county offices and justices of the peace. At the…
