by - January 24, 2011 5:41 pm
That bank acquisition spree certainly boosted Bank of the Ozarks’ bottom line. The Little Rock-based bank posted year-end net income of $64 million, up 74% from one year ago when…
by - January 24, 2011 1:45 pm
The possible benefits of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE•ON) and expansions of the network have been noted in a recent University of Arkansas report saying access to…
by - January 24, 2011 8:40 am
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The best way to describe the momentum of…
by - January 24, 2011 8:31 am
Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. Though it was a short week, with observance of the…
by - January 23, 2011 10:59 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from CrawfoRoad, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - January 21, 2011 5:32 pm
H.L. Hembree III, a prominent Fort Smith businessman who was involved in trucking, banking, farming and many other pursuits, has died. He was 79. He is preceded in death by…
by - January 21, 2011 2:54 pm
Union membership in Arkansas fell 6.38% and nationwide membership fell 12.3% according to information released Friday (Jan. 20) by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Arkansas, union membership in…
by - January 21, 2011 2:17 pm
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger said Friday (Jan. 21) it has introduced a new fracturing process in the Fayetteville Shale that will result in safer and cleaner drilling operations, decreased operating…
by - January 21, 2011 10:14 am
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a request by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. allowing it to recover from Arkansas customers about 11% of $2.1 million in costs related…
by - January 21, 2011 9:50 am
Eddie York is again fired up and ready to marshal forces to oppose enactment of a 1% prepared food tax that would support the Fort Smith Convention Center. York, owner…
by - January 21, 2011 7:40 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas business, labor and government leaders are struggling for a solution…
by - January 20, 2011 4:41 pm
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the pending ABB acquisition of Baldor Electric Co. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB announced Nov. 29 the move to acquire Fort…
by - January 20, 2011 2:35 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has joined a federal program designed to ensure the company maintains a “lawful workforce.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Tyson Foods’ officials announced Thursday (Jan. 20)…
by - January 20, 2011 12:55 pm
Walmart on Thursday (Jan. 20) announced what is expected to further move the grocery industry toward providing consumers more information about food and lowering the “premium” costs of foods considered…
by - January 20, 2011 9:29 am
Home Bancshares’ two-year earnings winning streak came to a halt on Thursday (Jan. 20) after the Conway-based bank reported a fourth-quarter loss of $13.8 million, mainly due to bad loans…
by - January 20, 2011 8:12 am
Arkansas motorists should not expect the normal cooling off period at the pump this winter as international crude oil prices continue to push local and U.S. gas prices well above…
by - January 20, 2011 7:26 am
With a Department of Justice review still pending, executives at ABB and Baldor Electric Co. have again extended the share tender offer to Jan. 25. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB announced Nov….
by - January 19, 2011 5:42 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It was a busy day at the Arkansas Capitol, with discussions…
by - January 19, 2011 3:39 pm
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds may be the featured act of the 2011 Fort Smith Airshow, but a jet-powered school bus — the JetBus — that can reach speeds of…
by - January 19, 2011 1:58 pm
Tampa, Fla.-based Sykes will add 600 jobs to the Fort Smith regional economy with an inbound call service center it plans to locate at the former Phoenix Village Mall. Sykes,…
