by - February 4, 2015 10:31 am
Dollar Tree Inc. told the media Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing more than 500 stores as it scrutinizes the discount retailer's plan to acquire larger…
by - February 4, 2015 9:31 am
Retail consolidation continues in 2015 as office supplier Office Depot announces a $6.5 billion deal offered by competitor Staples. The companies have been in consolidation talks since September. Under the…
by - February 4, 2015 9:24 am
Tired of strummin' your six string on your front porch swing? Or did you blow out your flip-flop steppin' on a pop top? Then put on your favorite Island-wear and…
by - February 4, 2015 7:39 am
With 2014 net income up more than 190% and annual revenue up almost 14%, officials with Fort Smith-based ArcBest plans to spend $200 million during 2015 to modernize and expand…
by - February 3, 2015 10:54 pm
The majority of the Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to overturn Mayor Sanders’ veto of funding the Steel Horse Motorcycle Rally at the Feb. 3 regular meeting, but they…
by - February 3, 2015 10:43 pm
Southern Gospel Celebration Concert Saturday, Feb 28 at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center with a portion of proceeds benefiting the River Valley Salvation Army. Call 479-883-8131 for tickets or…
by - February 3, 2015 5:30 pm
A bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, sent a clear message to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, members of the…
by - February 3, 2015 4:51 pm
Retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores may not admit it but retail experts don’t doubt there is already a team in Bentonville mulling the opportunities that may await just 90 miles off…
by - February 3, 2015 4:09 pm
Chris Barton has joined Centennial Bank as market president in Rogers/Bentonville according to Scott Hancock, Northwest Arkansas Division President. “Chris’s brings a strong network and financial background that will take…
by - February 3, 2015 3:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Feb. 3) announced the following appointments: Denny East, Marion, to the Arkansas Racing Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2020. Replaces Thomas Akin. Joe Whisenhunt, Conway,…
by - February 3, 2015 12:15 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Arkansas will receive $21.5 million as a result of a $1.375 billion state-federal settlement involving Standard & Poor’s Financial Services. Arkansas, the U.S. Department…
by - February 3, 2015 12:10 pm
Arkansas tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year are up 3.8%, with sales and use tax collections – a measure of consumer spending and confidence –…
by - February 2, 2015 4:54 pm
Any “tax reform” passed by Congress and signed by our President this year, next year, or in any future year will never change this one fact: by design, the sole…
by - February 2, 2015 3:39 pm
The question for Arkansas’ home sales market going into 2014 was if the healthy pace of growth in 2013 could be maintained. It could, and it was. There were 21,447…
by - February 2, 2015 2:59 pm
The Kyya Chocolate story was born in 2012 when a nonprofit group traveled to a Uganda orphanage with the idea of building relationships and a chicken farm for a local…
by - February 2, 2015 2:29 pm
There have been few major changes in the physical retail supply chain that has served big box retailers for more than three decades. But as more consumers shift to online…
by - February 2, 2015 12:18 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host a Home School event Feb. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. that will provide information for home-schooled students and their families regarding concurrent enrollment…
by - February 1, 2015 4:07 pm
With the early session push to approve Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature tax cut plan and the challenge of pushing the private option’s fate to a task force eyeing end of…
by - February 1, 2015 2:29 pm
Nate Bell of Mena is not going to quit in his efforts to dislodge the dual celebration of Robert E. Lee and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., celebrated on the…
by - February 1, 2015 2:05 pm
Sporting their best island attire, nearly 300 guests came together to celebrate "Oh WATA Night in Margaritaville" on Saturday (Jan. 31) evening. Hosted at Fianna Hills Country Club in Fort…
