by - January 26, 2009 7:37 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. reported Monday (Jan. 26) a net income loss of $112 million in its first fiscal quarter of 2009 (for the 90-period ended Dec. 27). Sales in…
by - January 25, 2009 4:37 pm
Financial news from Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., and federal reports on GDP and new home sales will be packed into this fourth week of…
by - January 23, 2009 2:46 pm
Editor’s note: There are updates throughout the story. Selecting an architectural and design plan and forming a foundation board were two important steps taken Friday (Jan. 23) by the board…
by - January 23, 2009 2:03 pm
The volunteer leadership at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is “finalizing search parameters” in the hunt for a new chamber president, according to Roger Meek, chairman of the…
by - January 23, 2009 8:56 am
Moody’s Investor Service on Thursday (Jan. 22) downgraded the credit rating of Whirlpool Corp. do Baa3. The Baa3 rating often is given during times of economic distress, and suggests that…
by - January 23, 2009 8:50 am
The Therma Tru plant in Roland, Okla., is yet another regional victim of the downturn in the national housing market. The Maumee, Ohio-based company announced Thursday it will close the…
by - January 23, 2009 7:29 am
It could be as long as 7 years before new technology being tested by Oklahoma City-based OG&E Energy Corp. is made available in the Fort Smith region — if at…
by - January 22, 2009 6:34 pm
Bills filed Wednesday (Jan. 21) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: HB 1156This bill, pushed by the House Joint Budget Committee, establishes the appropriation for the Arkansas Highway…
by - January 22, 2009 5:58 pm
Transportation in the form of interstate funding and trolley buses proved the most interesting subjects at the Thursday (Jan. 22) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority. INTERSTATE 49FCRA Director…
by - January 22, 2009 3:00 pm
Arvel “Buddy” Acoach, the top representative for the federal Transportation Security Administration at the Fort Smith Regional Airport, resigned the position effective Jan. 21. Acoach, who held the post since…
by - January 22, 2009 12:50 pm
Less than 20 percent of manufacturers in Arkansas are taking advantage of a sales tax reduction on natural gas and electric utility costs, according to figures from the Arkansas Department…
by - January 22, 2009 12:19 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. is expanding the El Dorado Promise Scholarship program to allow more flexibility for students and families in El Dorado looking for ways to afford a…
by - January 21, 2009 9:37 pm
Payday loans do not cause bankruptcy, according to a recent study by economists at Clemson University. Dr. Petru Stoianovici and Prof. Michael Maloney studied the relationship between payday lending and…
by - January 21, 2009 5:33 pm
Bills filed Wednesday (Jan. 21) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: HB 1134Entitled as an act “to improve accessibility to health care in Arkansas,” the proposed bill would…
by - January 21, 2009 1:15 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today (Jan. 21) named Todd Turner as the new chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party. The chairman’s post is a two-year term, without term limits. The appointment…
by - January 21, 2009 8:26 am
Judging from October sales tax collections, the full effect of a national recession has yet to hit the Fort Smith region. Combined October sales tax collections for Crawford, Franklin, Logan…
by - January 21, 2009 8:18 am
A report suggesting growth in the global wind turbine repair industry could be good news for an emerging wind energy manufacturing sector in Arkansas. Dallas-based Lucintel reports that the global…
by - January 20, 2009 10:14 am
Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 7.8% and 2.6%, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Jan. 19. Industry watchers cite two…
by - January 20, 2009 7:32 am
A bill to “swap” Arkansas legislative sessions is expected to be discussed this week, according to this story from Talkbusiness.net. Arkansans voted in November to approve a legislative session in…
by - January 19, 2009 9:07 am
The first 2009 edition of Talk Business Quarterly (TBQ) has been published and the more than 25,000 copies of the magazine are in the mail and on the streets, according…
