by - January 21, 2016 5:18 pm
Simmons First National Corporation neared triple-digit fourth quarter growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank holding company’s loan portfolio more than doubled to nearly $5 billion to end fiscal year 2015….
by - January 21, 2016 4:57 pm
A new SIG Sauer ammo manufacturing plant in Jacksonville and expansion of a Remington Outdoor Company ammo plant in Lonoke are expected to add more than 130 manufacturing jobs in…
by - January 21, 2016 11:14 am
The Video Wire anchorman Dawson Meadows suggests that a new highway funding plan proposed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson could help extend the Interstate 49 “Road to nowhere” section in the…
by - January 21, 2016 10:42 am
Home Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Centennial Bank, ended fiscal 2015 on a strong note after it reported fourth-quarter earnings rose more than 25%. The Conway-based banking group continued…
by - January 21, 2016 10:23 am
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative (AVEC) recently rolled out a prepay power program – the first of its kind in the Fort Smith metro – following what Key Account/Member Service…
by - January 21, 2016 9:58 am
For years there were none and now a fourth Whataburger restaurant is planned to open in about six weeks, weather permitting. The newest restaurant in the popular chain is going…
by - January 21, 2016 9:46 am
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY PLAN:…
by - January 21, 2016 9:05 am
Southwestern Energy Co. said Thursday (Jan. 21) it is laying off around 1,100 workers companywide with 600 of those jobs to cut in Arkansas. The Texas driller’s Fayetteville Shale operations…
by - January 21, 2016 8:25 am
Editor’s note: Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock, is the author of this guest commentary. He served on the Working Group for Highway Funding. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - January 21, 2016 7:12 am
Full year 2015 net income for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt reached $427.235 million, up 14% compared to 2014. The annual per share earnings of $3.66 beat the consensus estimate thanks to…
by - January 20, 2016 10:24 pm
Twenty-three percent of all Arkansas Medicaid claims for three types of behavioral health services involve multiple claims on the same day, raising questions the program can’t answer regarding how many…
by - January 20, 2016 7:18 pm
Cantrell Drug is expanding its manufacturing facilities in Central Arkansas to add 150 new jobs. The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission approved a five-year lease of the former Southwest Airlines…
by - January 20, 2016 6:28 pm
BMO Capital Markets analyst Kenneth Zaslow is predicting rising prices for breast and wing meats and lower feed costs after what was a sluggish quarter for chicken processing margins among…
by - January 20, 2016 6:14 pm
The CEO of CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock said health care will be more transparent in the future, while U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, touted new House Speaker…
by - January 20, 2016 6:09 pm
Paul Latture will begin work immediately as vice president of economic development with the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, and executive director of the Metro Little Rock Alliance. Latture…
by - January 20, 2016 6:09 pm
Paul Latture will begin work immediately as vice president of economic development with the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, and executive director of the Metro Little Rock Alliance. Latture…
by - January 20, 2016 6:04 pm
The January 2016 issue of Consumer Reports magazine lists the best banks in the nation and Arvest Bank was ranked 8th on the list. It is the only bank operating…
by - January 20, 2016 6:04 pm
The January 2016 issue of Consumer Reports magazine lists the best banks in the nation and Arvest Bank was ranked 8th on the list. It is the only bank operating…
by - January 20, 2016 5:50 pm
After a year of seeking to join two of the nation’s largest office supply chains, Staples Inc. and Office Depot announced Wednesday (Jan. 20) they were extending the companies’ upcoming…
by - January 20, 2016 5:34 pm
The long-running legal battles between Little Rock attorney Matt Campbell and the Fort Smith Police Department took another turn Wednesday (Jan. 20) when Campbell asked Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan…
