by - August 13, 2012 10:52 pm
Gary Combs, a local real estate developer that owned Basic Construction and Basic Block brick company in Springdale, died Saturday from cancer complications in a California hospital. Sources say Combs…
by - August 13, 2012 8:13 pm
An expanding Northwest Health System recently added two new doctors in Bentonville. Robin Hudson, M.D. and pediatrician, comes to Northwest Health from Louisville, Ky. where she served as a Children’s…
by - August 13, 2012 6:40 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to buy $170 million worth of meat, poultry and fish products in a move to help federal food nutrition assistance programs and food banks….
by - August 13, 2012 12:18 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. recently established a new $1 billion credit facility that is expected to reduce the company’s annual interest expense and enhance its balance sheet. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A….
by - August 13, 2012 11:51 am
The University of Arkansas announced Monday (Aug. 13) that during the fiscal year ending June 30 it raised $108.1 million in private gift support, surpassing its goal of $103 million….
by - August 10, 2012 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education has named 19 public schools as 2011 Exemplary Schools. According to the ADE, exemplary schools are those demonstrating high student academic performance, schools with large…
by - August 10, 2012 2:52 pm
Britany Bruce has been promoted to commercial services officer at First National Bank of Fort Smith, and Sam Terry has been hired as a trust officer. Bruce was previously retail…
by - August 10, 2012 2:41 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe announced Friday (Aug. 10) the following judicial appointment and appointments to boards and commissions: LeAnne Daniel, Glenwood, as Pike County District Judge. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2012….
by - August 9, 2012 4:47 pm
The Board of Directors of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation presented a check to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to fund a free extraction day which is…
by - August 9, 2012 3:09 pm
Henkel Consumer Goods is spearheading a project this summer to give students in Arkansas and Ireland a taste of what it is like to work in long-distance collaboration for a…
by - August 9, 2012 2:58 pm
Kenzie White has been promoted to assistant branch manager for the Arvest Kelley Highway Supercenter location in Fort Smith. She has been with Arvest for over five years and previously…
by - August 9, 2012 11:48 am
Windstream Corp. posted higher revenues and lower profits from a year ago as the Little Rock-based telecom and broadband provider continued its metamorphosis from a traditional landline carrier. Windstream reported…
by - August 8, 2012 8:18 pm
Dillard’s Department Stores nearly doubled its second quarter profit in route to another stellar quarter of financial performance. The Little Rock-based mall and online retailer reported second quarter 2012 net…
by - August 8, 2012 1:45 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $2.50 per head last week, sliding to a negative $18.35 by Wednesday (Aug.8 ), according to Hedgers Edge. Packer margins have declined from $77…
by - August 7, 2012 5:03 pm
For the next year, Google is providing free website and free web training resources for small business owners in Arkansas. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) tells…
by - August 7, 2012 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled its first onsite large-scale wind turbine pilot project at its distribution center in Red Bluff, Calif. on Tuesday (Aug. 7). The wind turbine, expected to be…
by - August 6, 2012 10:06 pm
Arkansas has the fifth-lowest mortgage closing costs in the nation, according to new research that Bankrate.com released Monday (Aug.6). On average, it costs $3,325 to close on a mortgage in…
by - August 4, 2012 11:05 am
Citing uncertainty over a tax credit provision and a slowdown in production, Danish wind turbine maker LM Windpower said it would lay off more than two-thirds of its Little Rock…
by - August 3, 2012 11:41 am
Five photographers will be laid off from the Northwest Arkansas Newspapers (NAN), with other cuts likely. Almost three years ago, Stephens Media and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. merged operations in…
by - August 3, 2012 10:27 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced that a ban on outdoor burning for all 77 Oklahoma counties is effective immediately. Oklahoma Forestry Services, a division of the Oklahoma Department of…
