by - February 12, 2015 6:31 pm
Be careful what you say around your TV
If you want to keep up with the latest legal issues surrounding the Internet, the Electronic Foundation Frontier is a pretty good site to bookmark and check regularly. One issue…
Fort Smith
by - February 12, 2015 5:30 pm
The Video Wire: USA Truck money and waterpark names
Parrot Island Waterpark, USA Truck money and the debate on how to insure Fort Smith’s estimated $240 million in assets are topics of this week’s video collaboration between The City…
by - February 12, 2015 5:15 pm
Sen. English to push broad workforce education legislation
Sen. Jane English, R-North Little Rock, will present a package of workforce education bills that will reorganize the state’s career education programs under the Department of Career Education, create a…
by - February 12, 2015 5:07 pm
Wal-Mart acknowledges inventory woes in U.S. stores, seeks ‘fresh’ fix
Inventory issues continue to plague the nation’s larger retailer with some Wal-Mart stores carrying too much product while shelves are empty in other regions. The retailer has acknowledged its out-of-stocks…
by - February 12, 2015 4:38 pm
Tyson Foods gives UA $120,000 to support retention and graduation
Tyson Foods Inc. awarded a $120,000 grant to the Office of Diversity Affairs at the University of Arkansas to create the Tyson Inclusive Excellence Scholarships and the Tyson Academic Enrichment…
by - February 12, 2015 11:39 am
USA Truck chief sees a ‘better trajectory’ in 2015
Less than two years ago Van Buren-based USA Truck was losing money faster than a fur coat sales booth at a PETA rally. Company shares, which historically traded between $10-$20…
by - February 12, 2015 10:54 am
Retail sales expected to rise 4% this year
Consumers sentiment sits at a seven-year high and American’s are holding more cash from lower fuel prices which are expected to push retail sales up 4.1% this year, according to…
by - February 11, 2015 9:03 pm
Arkansas House Committee OKs controversial ‘intrastate commerce’ bill
The House City, County and Local Affairs committee approved a bill Wednesday that supporters say would improve intrastate commerce, with opponents saying it creates discrimination and takes away local control….
by - February 11, 2015 8:49 pm
West Coast port delays may cost retail $7 billion in 2015, impact meat sector
The nine-month gridlock between major West Coast port terminal operators and dockworkers which resulted in a weekend shutdown has raised concerns within the retail industry which has stayed fairly mute…
by - February 11, 2015 5:42 pm
Wal-Mart to invest $340 million in Canada
Wal-Mart Stores plans to invest $340 million this year expanding its footprint in Canada. The plans have been scaled back from $500 million a year ago. The retailer said about…
by - February 11, 2015 4:35 pm
Arkansas House Committee again rejects effort to split King and Lee holiday
A bill that would eliminate the dual status of a state holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Confederate general Robert E. Lee failed Wednesday for a second time…
by - February 11, 2015 4:00 pm
2014 tourism tax tally and employment up in Fort Smith and Van Buren
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren were up 4.2% and 1.4%, respectively, and collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has set a new annual record for collections…
by - February 11, 2015 3:05 pm
Wal-Mart to lean on suppliers for better prices, products, sustainable solutions
The number one internal lever Wal-Mart said it can pull this year is to grow comp store sales. Top executives note that they can’t do it alone, which is why…
by - February 11, 2015 2:30 pm
PicaSolar is an Edison Award finalist
The awards and accolades continue to pour in for one Fayetteville-based venture— PicaSolar — tagged as a "Startup to Watch" by The City Wire last year. PicaSolar learned this week…
by - February 11, 2015 12:55 pm
Grant Writing Workshop
by - February 11, 2015 10:50 am
Pride and Prejudice
JBU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND THEATER PRESENTS “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” The John Brown University Department of Music and Theatre will present “Pride and Prejudice” on Feb. 20, 21, 27 and…
by - February 11, 2015 10:18 am
An Evening at the Gallery
by - February 11, 2015 7:19 am
USA Truck posts 2014 income of $6 million, ends five years of losses
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014…
by - February 10, 2015 7:17 pm
Amendments filed to select Supreme Court Justices, extend county terms
Arkansas voters may decide next year on a plan to select – versus elect – the state’s Supreme Court justices, if a constitutional amendment proposal is referred to the voters…
by - February 10, 2015 7:02 pm
Fort Smith Board debates auto and property insurance costs, options
A more than $230,000 difference between two bids for the city of Fort Smith’s auto and property insurance did not present an easy choice for members of the Fort Smith…