by - May 15, 2014 5:26 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza on Thursday (May 15) clarified his May 9 ruling that struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, and he also rejected a request by…
by - May 15, 2014 4:27 pm
Crawford County posted its first drop in real estate sales for the year, while Sebastian County posted its largest increase so far for the year. But according to one real…
by - May 15, 2014 3:44 pm
To paraphrase former President Gerald Ford, "Our long nightmare is (almost) over." According to District 4 Engineer Chad Adams of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, the more than $70…
by - May 15, 2014 6:52 am
Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said bad weather and a currency exchange rate were partially to blame for a comparable decline in net income in the first fiscal quarter and…
by - May 15, 2014 6:11 am
The foreclosure train is slowing across the Natural State, particularly in Benton County, that once led in the number of distressed homes. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac reports 389 foreclosure filings in…
by - May 14, 2014 7:42 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a state of Arkansas request for a stay in a ruling that struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriages, but the court’s order created more…
by - May 14, 2014 7:07 pm
Ken Nisch, chairman of JGA, has designed brick-and-mortar retail stores for nearly 40 years. He said digital is and will continue to transform the retail experience during the next three…
by - May 14, 2014 6:44 pm
An area of highly contaminated soil at the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility has the company's environmental consultants proposing not just chemical oxidation treatments, as previously approved by the Arkansas Department…
by - May 14, 2014 4:07 pm
When Kyle Parker recently said progress was “moving quickly” on the establishment of a $58 million medical college in Fort Smith, he wasn’t kidding. The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education…
by - May 14, 2014 1:04 pm
He's polling more than 30% above his opponent and many analysts believe the May 20 primary will be an easy victory for Arkansas House Majority Leader Bruce Westerman, who is…
by - May 14, 2014 12:45 pm
Chris Spear, the new chief of legislative affairs for the active American Trucking Associations’, has Arkansas connections and his former Arkansas boss says Spear “has the experience and the skills”…
by - May 14, 2014 12:29 pm
Big Data feeds analytics well beyond point of sales data that used to be the be-all, end-all in retail forecasting. Today, retailers and suppliers are tapping “Big Data,” which encompasses…
by - May 14, 2014 12:18 pm
The $150 million Dynamic Fuels plant in Geismar, La., jointly owned by Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Fuels came online in November 2010, but has failed to live up to its…
by - May 13, 2014 6:38 pm
A special legislative session could be called to address rising school employee health insurance costs by the end of August, the chairman of a task force that is meeting about…
by - May 13, 2014 6:26 pm
The small business sector has languished in the ongoing economic recovery well behind big business that has pushed Wall Street stocks to new highs this year. But a recent report…
by - May 13, 2014 6:13 pm
A crisis is afoot in the four counties that reside along the Oklahoma border in Northwest Arkansas and the problem will only get worst, according to information from the River…
by - May 13, 2014 5:53 pm
For Mercy patients in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, the next trip to the doctors office may not include shaking the doctors hand. Instead, the healthcare provider's patients…
by - May 13, 2014 3:21 pm
It is something typical in the days and weeks leading up to a big election — individuals canvassing entire neighborhoods in an attempt to get the word out about their…
by - May 13, 2014 2:08 pm
Consumers tempered their spending in April despite weather improvements, as retail sales remained flat against stronger March spending patterns, according the National Retail Federation. April retail sales, which exclude automobiles,…
by - May 13, 2014 2:01 pm
Arvest Bank has responded to the Benton County Circuit Court in the countersuit filed by First National Bank of Fort Smith, and in the response denies that it had any…
