Northwest Arkansas

by Talk Business & Politics -

Low Wages Bog Down State (editorial)

A recent report by the Good Faith Fund and Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, entitled ?Boom, Bust & Beyond: The State of Working Arkansas,? provides an interesting look at where the state is today ? both positive and negative.

by Talk Business & Politics -

Retail to Rally Late

Daniel Barry, a retail analyst with Merrill Lynch Global Securities in New York, said sales increases for the first two quarters of 2003 will be down compared to previous years but should recover in the second half of the year.

by Talk Business & Politics -

Wing Clipping for Bird?

Action has yet to be taken, but Allen W. Bird III, a former lawyer with the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, may soon be barred from practicing in federal court.