by - July 7, 2014 7:11 pm
An initiated act to raise the state’s minimum wage and a proposed constitutional amendment to allow liquor sales in all 75 counties in Arkansas both submitted more than the minimum…
by - July 7, 2014 3:39 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $15.69 million in June, up 32.3% from the same month last year when permits only totaled $11.859 million…
by - July 7, 2014 3:34 pm
Signature Bank’s holding company White River Bancshares was among six remaining TARP participants to see their shares auctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. The Treasury has been trying…
by - July 7, 2014 3:15 pm
A Rogers startup is looking to turn the restaurant supply industry on its head and a group of MBA students from Columbia University in New York have been on hand…
by - July 7, 2014 11:54 am
The outlook for the pork sector has been tempered by the continued threat of PEDv, — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus — which has affected more than 7 million pigs in…
by - July 7, 2014 8:53 am
Armed with $250 billion to spend on U.S. made products through 2023, Wal-Mart Stores is holding its first “Open Call” for suppliers on Tuesday (July 8). The day full of…
by - July 6, 2014 6:53 pm
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson has been touting his jobs plan for Arkansas, which includes tax competitiveness, workforce education, health care and regulatory reform, education choice and computer science expansion….
by - July 3, 2014 2:54 pm
Whirlpool announced Thursday (July 3) a settlement with south Fort Smith property owners in a class action lawsuit the owners filed after the company had disclosed that potentially cancer-causing trichloroethylene…
by - July 3, 2014 11:54 am
Convenience, coupons and better cuisine top the list of what shoppers said they are looking for from their local grocers, noted a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. “Shoppers told us they…
by - July 2, 2014 11:02 pm
Rising home prices, lower unemployment rates and growing renter population in Benton County makes the area one of the top 16 markets for real estate investment over the past year,…
by - July 2, 2014 3:30 pm
Dr. Georgia Hale has been promoted to provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. She succeeds Ray Wallace who recently was hired…
by - July 2, 2014 12:16 pm
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, told a state chamber crowd on Tuesday (July 1) that the crumbling military situation in Iraq has led to an insurgent group more dangerous than…
by - July 2, 2014 12:12 pm
Arkansas ends its 2013-2014 fiscal year with a surplus of $78.7 million on total tax collections of $6.242 billion. The surplus was well below the $299.5 million surplus in the…
by - July 2, 2014 10:26 am
Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands on Wednesday (July 2) confirmed they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Tyson will acquire all outstanding shares of Hillshire for $63 per share….
by - July 2, 2014 6:29 am
32 hours. Three calendar days. Two locations. One special session. Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a short special session passing bills to address a public school employee insurance crisis, prison overcrowding…
by - July 1, 2014 8:55 pm
A lawsuit filed Tuesday (July 1) is yet another twist in the question over legal billings from the Daily and Woods Law Firm to the city of Fort Smith. The…
by - July 1, 2014 3:17 pm
July 4 is one of the most widely observed American holidays, with 153 million consumers expected to celebrate with food this year for an estimated $6.2 billion spend, according to…
by - July 1, 2014 2:49 pm
Three terms will be enough for Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman, who announced his intent Tuesday (July 1) to seek his third and final term as mayor. Freeman, who followed…
by - July 1, 2014 1:41 pm
The Northwest Arkansas jobless rate continued in May to be the lowest in Arkansas, but the regional labor force and the number of employed shrank compared to May 2013. The…
by - July 1, 2014 1:39 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate for May rose back above 6%, with the regional workforce declining 3.51% and the number of employed down 1.97% compared to May 2013. May’s…
