by - June 28, 2012 2:33 pm
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s 18th Annual Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices, released Thursday (June 28), shows that underwriting standards remained largely unchanged from last year, although…
by - June 28, 2012 1:53 pm
Following Thursday’s (June 28) ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld President Barack Obama’s health-care plan, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said his job is to implement a system that…
by - June 28, 2012 1:49 pm
The hospital industry in Arkansas approves of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding most of President Barack Obama’s health-care plan, but the national trade associations representing retailers — including Wal-Mart…
by - June 28, 2012 11:49 am
Appointment begins July 1, after Zimmerman’s retirement.
by - June 28, 2012 11:46 am
The Network of Executive Women honored Duke on Thursday for promoting diversity in the retail industry.
by - June 28, 2012 9:44 am
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the core of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, giving him an election-year triumph and preserving a law that would expand insurance to millions…
by - June 28, 2012 12:34 am
Springdale-based S.A. Concepts has a business model built around sustainability. They retrofit big rigs with AeroSmart trailer skirting panels made from recycled aluminum trailers that in turn increase fuel efficiency…
by - June 27, 2012 11:07 pm
FORT SMITH — While we can’t see things like sound, gravity, and air molecules, their effects can be seen. Demonstrating these in a way kids can understand – and entertaining them…
by - June 27, 2012 6:15 pm
An estimated decline of more than 1,000 employed in the Northwest Arkansas during May raised the region’s jobless rate to 5.7%, just ahead of the April rate of 5.3% but…
by - June 27, 2012 3:53 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged nearly $45 per head last week, but had risen to $85 by Wednesday (June 27) on lower cattle prices, according to Hedgers Edge. Beef…
by - June 27, 2012 3:41 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues to be the most active regional market for home sales in the state, with the Fort Smith and Jonesboro regions seeing home sales fall behind what was…
by - June 27, 2012 2:14 pm
Stagnant personal income, modest improvements in the housing and job markets and a curtain of uncertainty hanging over the U.S. economy will keep domestic growth muted in the back half…
by - June 26, 2012 8:33 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Summer vacation for a high school student typically involves a healthy diet of sleep and video games. However, a group of entrepreneurial-minded teens are ditching the lethargic lifestyle…
by - June 26, 2012 6:27 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Last Saturday’s (June 23) Starry Starry Night … almost Van Gogh Masterpiece Art Challenge and Auction raised almost $45,000 for Youth Bridge, double what the same event made last fall….
by - June 26, 2012 5:34 pm
Arvest Bank said its mortgage subsidiary posted the best six months in history hitting $1.2 billion in mortgages since January of this year. This is the tenth consecutive year Arvest…
by - June 26, 2012 5:06 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — As the city’s Mayoral race heats up, the parking garage planned for the “entertainment district” of Fayetteville continues to come to the forefront as a key issue. It…
by - June 26, 2012 5:05 pm
Several counties and communities in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas are set to receive funding from various historic preservation and revitalization related grants. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,…
by - June 26, 2012 4:38 pm
Mitt Romney’s running mate is going to rank very low on the list of what’s on voters’ minds in November. Political journalists are obsessing about whom he’ll pick anyway, because…
by - June 26, 2012 12:33 pm
Retail gasoline in the U.S. dropped by the most in 13 months this week, dragged down by crude futures trading below $80 a barrel, the Energy Department said. The average…
by - June 26, 2012 12:15 pm
BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in June for a fourth consecutive month as mounting concern over jobs and incomes dimmed the outlook for spending. The Conference Board’s sentiment…
