by - April 23, 2012 10:07 pm
First quarter 2012 net income of $37.69 million for Health Management Systems fell below the $55.524 million earned in the 2011 period. Naples, Fla.-based HMA, the parent company of Sparks…
by - April 23, 2012 9:40 pm
HARRISON — If beauty captures the attention, personality captures the heart. Interior designer John Phifer Marrs is blessed with the talent to envision and transform spaces into works of art. He’s…
by - April 23, 2012 9:37 pm
When the news broke this afternoon that Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long had hired Bobby Petrino’s replacement, the initial reaction I had was, “What?!?!” People who know me know how…
by - April 23, 2012 9:29 pm
Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth announced first-quarter net income of $22.9 million, a wide swing from a $500,000 loss during the first quarter of 2011. The bank said the earnings were boosted…
by - April 23, 2012 7:24 pm
Less than two weeks after Head Razorback Football Coach Bobby Petrino was fired for lying to a lot of people about a lot of things, the University of Arkansas has…
by - April 23, 2012 6:35 pm
The future of the Lavaca Slackwater Harbor project and tax issues were the only points of contention for Rep. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, and Mat Pitsch at Monday’s (April 23)…
by - April 23, 2012 6:27 pm
FORT SMITH — Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news: The Fort Smith Symphony rocked the house Saturday (April 21) at Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center. The History of…
by - April 23, 2012 6:21 pm
Salvatore Salamone was in and is now out before he was ever officially in. The Ward 3 Fort Smith City Director post is now without an announced candidate less than…
by - April 23, 2012 4:21 pm
Allegations of bribery, international corruption and a sloppy corporate cover-up at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hammered the retail giant’s share price on Monday (April 23). Wal-Mart shares lost nearly 5% of…
by - April 23, 2012 3:20 pm
Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says he's already building on Gov. Mike Beebe's trade trip to China. Tennille, appointed to the AEDC post in late March,…
by - April 23, 2012 10:13 am
First quarter 2012 home sales and the value of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas are up 4.37% and 9.7%, respectively, compared to the 2011 period thanks to…
by - April 22, 2012 7:01 am
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. — H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
by - April 22, 2012 6:55 am
Most observers are well aware the so-called Buffett rule has approximately zero chance of winning approval anytime soon in our plainly partisan, seemingly rudderless U.S. Senate, especially during this presidential…
by - April 22, 2012 6:48 am
Busyness in a small business can be the enemy of its success. I'm an expert in busyness. I own a CPA firm where preparation of income tax returns is a…
by - April 21, 2012 10:17 pm
Unlike other previous scandals faced by the world’s largest retailer, allegations that widespread bribery was conducted by a senior level Wal-Mart executive could reach the retailer’s board room. The New…
by - April 21, 2012 2:52 pm
FORT SMITH — For those not familiar with bourbon, it’s an American whiskey made from three different grains — corn, rye and malted barley — and sometimes wheat. Compared with other…
by - April 20, 2012 10:12 pm
The Riverview Hope Campus has Sept. 30, 2012, in its sights. That’s the day the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC) hopes to close on the property at 301 South E…
by - April 20, 2012 5:14 pm
Four students from the Sam M. Walton College of Business won top prize at the Intermodal Association of North America Logistics & Supply Chain Management Undergraduate case competition in Jacksonville,…
by - April 20, 2012 5:05 pm
FORT SMITH — Zydeco accordion maestro Chubby Carrier and famed blues guitarist Eric Sardinas will headline the 22nd Riverfront Blues Festival, slated for June 22-23 at Harry E. Kelley Park. The…
by - April 20, 2012 5:00 pm
Efforts to raise $3 million to establish the National Child Protection Training Center on the campus of the NorthWest Arkansas Community College are well underway with $680,000 in pledges, according…
