by - September 24, 2012 2:37 pm
ConAgra Foods on Monday (Sept. 24) announced an expansion of its food facility in Russellville, adding more than 80 jobs with total investment of more than $100 million, according to…
by - September 24, 2012 12:44 pm
The Fort Smith Symphony under the direction of John Jeter will open the 2012-2013 season with a bang: The Big Bang. The orchestra’s "Sounds of the Universe" concert will be…
by - September 24, 2012 11:30 am
The latest round of Talk Business-Hendrix College polling suggests Republicans are positioned to make history by winning all four Congressional seats in Arkansas for the first time in modern politics….
by - September 24, 2012 11:28 am
A pet treat product sold at Target Stores between April and September has been recalled by Kasel Associated Industries because of possible Salmonella contamination. The Boots & Barkley six-count, 5-in….
by - September 23, 2012 9:21 pm
Following another Razorback disappointment where we learned that Def Leppard’s one-armed drummer could throw for 300 yards against the Hog secondary and the Burl’s Kids could start on our offensive…
by - September 23, 2012 7:19 pm
Dwight Yoakam reached out to various pop culture influences, including the Beatles, to craft his newest album, “3 Pears.” Influences are not a surprise for this fan of Yoakam who…
by - September 23, 2012 4:38 pm
Merely a week after the bewildering defeat suffered by Arkansas during the Alabama game, the autumn sun shone down on crowd after crowd of Razorback fans walking toward the Donald…
by - September 23, 2012 3:57 pm
The opportunity to identify oneself as brilliant or boneheaded via free speech is a beautiful thing – maybe the best of things our American democracy bequeathed to us, its ideological…
by - September 23, 2012 3:41 pm
This past Friday morning I turned on the television in time to see a discussion between CNBC’s Squawk Box hosts and Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and the school’s…
by - September 23, 2012 3:23 pm
Attendance at the sixth annual Paint the Park Pink event at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith was up more than 31%, with event organizers having to order more…
by - September 23, 2012 2:58 pm
by - September 22, 2012 1:41 am
Nearly 86 million consumers or four out of five smartphone owners accessed retailer websites via mobile apps in July, according to a recent report by comScore. Brick and mortar retailers…
by - September 21, 2012 8:52 pm
Li & Fung Ltd.’s supply unit to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be profitable this year, the CEO of the largest supplier of clothes and toys to retailers said in an…
by - September 21, 2012 5:12 pm
Melody Trimble, CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, is now the CEO of Summit Medical Center in Van Buren. Sparks is owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management System,…
by - September 21, 2012 4:03 pm
Last April, less than two weeks after the University of Arkansas decided to terminate Razorback football coach Bobby Petrino, Talk Business added a question in a poll of Fourth District…
by - September 21, 2012 11:44 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday (Sept. 21) the retailer will offer existing associates more hours of work and hire more than 50,000 seasonal employees ahead of the holidays. "The holidays…
by - September 21, 2012 11:42 am
Although Arkansas’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 7.3% in August, the August jobs report for the state clearly shows a negative trend of declines in employment and workforce size. Arkansas…
by - September 21, 2012 7:12 am
Did you see John L. Smith’s halftime interview last week? It is rare that I see our coach share wisdom while jogging with Tracy Wolfson, since I cannot recall ever…
by - September 20, 2012 9:59 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Even though it was more than 80 years ago, Betty Armstrong of Fayetteville can still recall one moment in time as if it were yesterday. She remembers gathering…
by - September 20, 2012 8:46 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) accepted $1.2 million in real estate offers at its Thursday (Sept. 20) meeting in some positive news for the group, which has been trending…
