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Tusk to Tail: Over the hump

We are halfway there. Living on a prayer? Not exactly. Winning at Auburn was the midpoint of the season. When a team hits its stride, it is frequently called mid-season…

Retail space occupancy improving across region

Economists, real estate brokers and mall managers agree that the retail space occupancy rate is improving. Local shopping malls are seeing decreasing vacancies, said Kathy Deck, director of the Center…

Quarterly income up for Bank of the Ozarks

Bank of the Ozarks reported net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 of $19.3 million, a 2% increase from $18.9 million for the third quarter of 2011. Diluted…

Adam & Eats: NeNe’s

On this week’s adventure, I have a very special treat for you. Seldom do we get to eat at an incredibly unique and wonderful restaurant. A place so special that…

J.B. Hunt quarterly income up 13.9%

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services continues to find a way to push earnings higher in a tough economy. The company reported Thursday (Oct. 11) that it’s third-quarter revenue was up…

Foreclosures coming back to market

In September there were 572 households in Arkansas facing possible foreclosure, according RealtyTrac. Filings were up 12.82% from the year-ago period as the backlog in the pipeline continues to trickle…

Tyson recalls chicken wings product

Tyson Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling 67,269 pounds of packages labeled "Tyson® Any’tizers® Honey BBQ Boneless Chicken WYNGZ", company officials said Thursday (Oct. 11). The product is packed in 25.5-ounces…

Minimizing risk

Arkansas leaders know that the continued competition between our state and others for job prospects will always be a big business slugfest. Sometimes we’ll win. Often, we’ll lose. Those are…

Fort Smith Museum of History Murder And Mayhem – Toast a Ghost Guided Trolley Tour

Community Shred Event

Rice producers sue poultry companies

STUTTGART – Three Arkansas rice producers recently filed suit against five poultry companies and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, alleging that arsenic found in rice came from poultry litter used as fertilizer…

Block parties seek to expand abuse awareness

The Step Up, Speak Out (SUSO) movement hosted four block parties on Wednesday night (Oct. 10) at separate locations to promote child sexual abuse awareness. The Fort Smith events lasted…

Study: Dollar General beat Wal-Mart prices

Wal-Mart executives had a lot to say to investors about how they were winning on price during the company’s annual investor conference in Rogers on Wednesday (Oct. 10). They talked…

Fed’s Fisher says ‘mordant fiscal predicament’ is curbing growth

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said the “mordant fiscal predicament” of the U.S. government is weighing on growth and preventing companies from hiring. “The great inhibitor of…

Former Baldor CEO address UAFS business students

John McFarland, former Baldor Electric Co. CEO and board chairman, presented his ideas about what it takes to be a successful leader Oct. 10 to business students at the University…

Sparks Health, Trimble receive awards

The CEO of Sparks Health System and the hospital system have recently received recognition. CEO Melody Trimble was named Administrator of the Year award at the annual Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary…

Tusk to Tail: Auburn lessons learned; prepping for the Cats

Timing is everything, especially when things are not going your way. That is not only true of the Razorbacks, but for our road trips too. It seems like the Razorbacks…

Van Buren group aids ailing RITA budget

The Western Arkansas Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority (RITA) severed ties with CRS Advanced Engineering, a Utah-based engineering firm, on Wednesday (Oct. 10) just four months after approving the $3,000 per…

Learn ya’ll how to speak: UA Ozark dialect event

It was standing-room only at the unsuspecting Arkansas Archeological Survey building Tuesday night. The more than two dozen people were there to hear Outreach Coordinator for the Shiloh Museum of…