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Arkansans To Get Early Holiday Gift With Even Cheaper Gas, Heating Bills

As crude oil prices fall into bear market territory, industry analysts are forecasting that pump prices in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. may remain relatively low this winter…

Coulson Oil Forms Equipment Company

Coulson Oil formed a new company to provide equipment to the convenience store and fuel retailer industry. The new company, Diamond State Equipment, will deliver a single touchpoint to satisfy…

Ed Bethune: The Republican Door Is Open

Editor’s note: Former GOP Congressman Ed Bethune, author of this guest commentary, served in Arkansas’ Second Congressional District from 1979 to 1985. He is also a former chairman of the…

Windstream Posts Q3 Net Income Of $8 Million

Windstream Corp. posted third quarter net income of $8 million on declining revenue of $1.46 billion. One year ago, the Little Rock-based telecom and fiber provider reported net income of…

Scott Price To Resume Management Of Wal-Mart Asia

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has reportedly assigned Scott Price as its next CEO and president of Asia, after the brief stint served by Greg Foran who recently took the helm…

Miss Ada said it could be like this

The discussion of how Arkansas Republicans swept the 2014 election cycle will be woefully incomplete if not wholly inaccurate if it does not include in the opening paragraph this name:…

Republicans Rode A Wave To Victory, Beebe Says

Gov. Mike Beebe, GOP chairman Doyle Webb and Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford assess the state’s political landscape in the wake of historic and unprecedented gains by Arkansas Republicans.

Murphy USA Profits Jump 50% On Better Retail Margins

Murphy USA Inc. on Wednesday reported after the close of business that third quarter net income jumped more than 50% as cheaper crude oil prices boosted the El Dorado refiner…

Murphy Oil’s U.K. Refinery Deal Goes South, British Press Takes Note

Murphy Oil Corp. announced Tuesday following the close of business that it failed to complete the sale of its 130,0000-barrel per day crude oil refinery in the United Kingdom as…

Incoming Legislators Say Private Option ‘2.0’ In Sights

The people in Arkansas sent a clear message Tuesday – deal with the issues – five incoming state legislators said Wednesday. Reps.-elect Dwight Tosh (R-Jonesboro), Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro), Dave Wallace…

Tolbert: ‘Deep And Wide’ Thoughts On A Newly Red State

A song from my childhood has been in my head all morning. “Deep and Wide. Deep and Wide. There’s a fountain flowing Deep and Wide.” 1. Wide – Such was…

Tolbert: State Legislature Takes Shape

Republicans now solidly have a majority in both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas State Senate. In the House, Republicans picked up 13 seats taking their majority from…

GOP challenge in Legislature is to ‘govern as statesmen’

With a sweep of all federal offices, statewide offices including the governor's office and a larger majority in the General Assembly going into the 90th legislative session, Wednesday (Nov. 5)…

Notes on the GOP sweep in Arkansas

I speak to a number of groups week in, week out. Often, I share my analysis and observations about the business and political landscape of Arkansas from what I hope…

Sen. Lamoureux To Lead Hutchinson Transition And Staff

Governor-elect Asa Hutchinson announced State Senator Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, as his Chief-of-Staff and Director of Transition. Lamoureux served as a member of the State House in 2003, 2005, and as…

NWA housing market faces reduction in ownership rates, first-time buyers

First-time homebuyers are the catalyst for the rest of the housing market but this important demographic is shrinking nationwide according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. It’s…

Railroads That Once Ran in Northwest Arkansas

Tom Duggan to Speak at Hobbs State Park on Railroads that once Ran in Northwest Arkansas Tom Duggan, retired international banker and Northwest Arkansas railroad historian, will address the public…

Scott Price to resume management of Wal-Mart Asia