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Home Sales Surge, Prices Up in March

Home sales increased nearly 10 percent compared to the same month last year.

Deck to Lead Economic Luncheon on May 27

University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck will provide an update on the economys progress at the Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon.

Sales Tax Revenue Soars for February

Revenue increased 11 percent, according to information from Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

Mercy Health System Claims Top 15 Spot

The health system credits shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and better patient outcomes for its ranking as one of the top-five large health care systems in the United States.

Arvest Bank Veteran Jeb Mills Dies at 55

Mills worked for Arvest Bank Group Inc. for nearly 30 years.

Focus on Suppliers Examines New SAO Initiative

The episode features Kenji Gjovig (Content Analytics), Jeff Rechtzigel (Liquidity Services), Victoria Bouldin (Opal), Ed Carroll (WebCollage) and Bryan Gildenberg (Kantar Retail).

New Master Carton Labeling Puts Packaging in Spotlight

Ron Sasine of Hudson Windsor led a webinar explaining the new corrugated box guidelines, designed specifically for suppliers of food products.

Retail Report: Baby Products and E-Commerce

National headlines from the retail world.

Retail Details: Out-of-Season Shopping

Trivia about hot topics in the retail industry.

Festival Aims to Boost Local Comedy Scene

Fayetteville natives Jordan and Hope Haynes recently moved back from Chicago and are using their comic connections to boost the local scene.

Physicians Still on Call

Several physicians have retained a collective 20 percent interest in what is now called Northwest Health Physicians Specialty Hospital.

Askew Estate Finds a Buyer

Fayetteville real estate developer and semi-retired oral surgeon, J.B. Hays, says he is planning to build a subdivision on a portion of the property.

Grand Savings Adding a Branch in Benton County

The property is under contract at 4201 Pleasant Crossing Parkway in Rogers.

Elk Escapades and the Fast 15

Hannah Cicioni says shes been hooked on hunting since her first pheasant hunt at 12 years old.

Helping foster kids with a better path

guest commentary from the office of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ––––––––––––– Jarvis Hale, a Division of Children and Family Services Investigator who’s been on the job for nearly two years,…

Made in America: U.S. productivity down 1% in first quarter, wages rise 3%

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– U.S. PRODUCTIVITY DOWN 1% IN FIRST QUARTER, WAGES RISE…

What’s in your brand?

Editor’s note: Martin Thoma is an author, speaker and blogger on how to live your brand. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…

Riff Raff: A fortunate son

Editor’s note: This essay was first posted May 10, 2009. Happy Mother’s Day! ––––––––––––– A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth,…

$3.05 million from coin sales presented to Marshals Museum by Sen. Boozman, Rep. Womack

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, were in Fort Smith Saturday (May 7) to present the United States Marshals Museum with a $3.053 million check…

Weekend Digest: The parking lot math, royal badness, and old fairy tales edition

TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas…

Real Deals: Tyson Foods buys former Cargill plant for $23 million

Velocity NWA launches leadership storytelling series

Report shows continued weakness in Arkansas’ manufacturing sector

Payment rates, timeline progressing on $12 billion farmer aid package