by - December 29, 2014 7:45 pm
Muskogee, Okla-based Armstrong Bank has entered the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas banking markets with the planned acquisition of Benefit Bank. Terms were not disclosed in the statement issued Monday…
by - December 29, 2014 2:37 pm
Politics certainly dominated the headlines in Arkansas during 2014, with the GOP sweep in Arkansas likely to be noted by future historians as a pivotal event in the state’s history….
by - December 29, 2014 2:31 pm
A more than $30 million medical college with a reserve of more than $100 million, a significant expansion of a large employer with a global footprint and an unsettling settlement…
by - December 29, 2014 2:27 pm
It was a busy year in Northwest Arkansas during 2014. Possibly more so than usual. Several changes at the top levels of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores, along with changes in how…
by - December 26, 2014 9:55 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality issued on Dec. 19 a revised plan for addressing pollution in and around Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant that says pollution has reached the Fort…
by - December 23, 2014 6:02 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday (Dec. 23) that he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that struck down Amendment 83, the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. U.S….
by - December 23, 2014 5:43 pm
Higher sales tax revenue is another sign of an improved economy across Northwest Arkansas as the year winds to a close. The region’s four largest cities reported cumulative revenue of…
by - December 23, 2014 5:35 pm
A wide range of economic data has been released by the federal government in the days prior to the holiday break, with some figures showing a gain in Arkansas’ combined…
by - December 23, 2014 10:09 am
Cynthia Smiley, wife of former Arvest Banker, Dennis Smiley, and co-borrower on several million in loans from more than a dozen Arkansas banks will walk away owing nothing when her…
by - December 22, 2014 4:48 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 22, 2014 2:42 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with more cash from lower fuel costs are…
by - December 22, 2014 2:29 pm
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving…
by - December 22, 2014 1:52 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record. The continued…
by - December 22, 2014 1:38 pm
Barring a surprise drop in November and December, travel and tourism tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren should end the year on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2%…
by - December 21, 2014 5:18 pm
Weather for holiday travel prior to Christmas should be good in large parts of the country, but those traveling in the upper midwest, large parts of the Northeast U.S. and…
by - December 19, 2014 10:04 am
Arkansas’ November labor report showed a positive trend in terms of labor force growth and shows a gain of almost 12,000 jobs compared to November 2013. The report included a…
by - December 18, 2014 7:07 pm
There is a free lunch. The Samaritan Café operations in Rogers and Springdale serve up 10,000 free lunches each year as a mission made possible by the Samaritan Community Center,…
by - December 18, 2014 5:48 pm
Christmas came a little early for the Jones Center this year as CEO Ed Clifford and Chief Operations Officer Mike Gilbert accepted a $78,155 energy rebate check from Source Gas,…
by - December 18, 2014 7:27 am
A private group of Fort Smith investors has helped recruit to Fort Smith an advanced manufacturing company created through a Fayetteville-based venture firm that has plans to be operational by…
by - December 18, 2014 6:36 am
The good vibes that Arkansas and U.S. consumers are getting from lower pump prices this holiday season will also make for hectic highways and busy airports as Americans with more…
