by - February 5, 2015 8:56 am
Simmons First National Corp., the holding company of Simmons Bank, announced it has promoted Tina Groves to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer; Kevin Pletcher to Senior Vice President…
by - February 5, 2015 7:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive…
by - February 5, 2015 5:50 am
A proposal to abolish the Lottery Commission and have its operations placed directly under the authority of the Department of Finance and Administration comes before a Senate Committee on Thursday….
by - February 4, 2015 9:21 pm
Tool maker Marshalltown Company continues to invest in its growing manufacturing centers in Fayetteville. Jack Murders, vice president of the company’s Arkansas operations, told The City Wire that a 50,000…
by - February 4, 2015 8:47 pm
One of the newer student housing complexes in Fayetteville, Sterling Frisco, a 640-bedroom complex, was sold this week for $49 million, according to a release by the purchaser GMH Capital…
by - February 4, 2015 8:09 pm
Thursday may be shaping up to be a very crucial day in the legislature as three bills involving the Private Option are expected to be addressed at the state Capitol….
by - February 4, 2015 7:35 pm
Acxiom saw its third quarter revenue slide and its profits plummet from a year ago as the Little Rock-based data marketer continues to transform its traditional business model into new…
by - February 4, 2015 6:32 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will hold the official grand opening of its new Student Success Center on its Bentonville campus Thursday (Feb. 5) at 2 p.m. This new space, designed…
by - February 4, 2015 5:46 pm
A bill sponsored by Rep. Jana Della Rosa of Rogers would take a huge leap forward to improving campaign financial reports. HB1233 would require candidates to file campaign reports electronically…
by - February 4, 2015 4:27 pm
AccuWeather.com is predicting more severe storms in and around Arkansas during the upcoming Spring weather cycle. The severe weather season will ramp up compared to the past three years, as…
by - February 4, 2015 4:21 pm
Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, Political Animals Club President Rex Nelson, and Hendrix College political scientist Dr. Jay Barth discuss several political topics in this week’s roundtable.
by - February 4, 2015 4:04 pm
Officials with the University of Arkansas football program say the 2015 recruits are “one of the best signing classes in program history. The program has signed 24 future Razorbacks to…
by - February 4, 2015 3:20 pm
Jelly giant J.M. Smucker has made a huge leap toward diversification in a $5.8 billion deal to buy Big Heart Pet Brands, the maker of MeowMix, Milk Bone, Milos Kitchen…
by - February 4, 2015 3:17 pm
Windstream received a vote of confidence for its real estate trust spin-off from one of the leading independent institutional shareholder advisors, ISS. ISS, Institutional Shareholder Services, recommended that Windstream stockholders…
by - February 4, 2015 1:37 pm
Tool maker Marshalltown Company continues to invest in its growing manufacturing centers in Fayetteville. Jack Murders, vice president of the company’s Arkansas operations, told The City Wire that a 50,000…
by - February 4, 2015 1:22 pm
Editor’s note: This story is by Rose Ann Pearce, special to The City Wire. A major expansion to women’s health services at Washington Regional Medical Center is being planned with…
by - February 4, 2015 1:03 pm
Retail veteran Judith McKenna took over as the chief operations officer for Walmart’s U.S. division just seven weeks ago and she’s wasting not a single minute in reaching out to…
by - February 4, 2015 12:44 pm
A major expansion to women’s health services at Washington Regional Medical Center is being planned with construction expected to begin later this month that will lead to 125 new jobs…
by - February 4, 2015 10:48 am
The Washington County Historical Society will present a program entitled, "Contributions of Post-Civil War African American Pioneer Families in Washington County," Sunday, February 15, at 3:00 p.m. at the Shiloh…
by - February 4, 2015 10:31 am
Dollar Tree Inc. told the media Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing more than 500 stores as it scrutinizes the discount retailer's plan to acquire larger…
