by - January 22, 2016 2:25 pm
Bear State Financial Inc.’s fourth quarter and yearly profits fell well short of last year’s results due to a one-tax benefit that added more than $21 million to the company’s…
by - January 22, 2016 1:33 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. Gov. Asa Hutchinson reflects on…
by - January 22, 2016 10:25 am
With the House out of town this week, U.S. Senators had a busy week in the nation’s capital discussing and voting on issues ranging from Iran and Syria, to summer…
by - January 22, 2016 10:00 am
Arkansas Department of Environment Quality Director (ADEQ) Becky Keogh and (PSC) Public Service Commission Chair Ted Thomas submitted final comments to federal environmental regulators on Thursday (Jan. 21), providing a…
by - January 22, 2016 9:40 am
U.S. nuclear energy facilities generated electricity at a record high level of reliability in 2015 even as natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the top source for U.S….
by - January 21, 2016 10:39 pm
A new nonprofit whose board includes two retired state Supreme Court justices has been formed to educate voters on judicial candidates and combat misleading ads by independent groups. Funded entirely…
by - January 21, 2016 10:19 pm
It wasn’t an easy path for Brandon Burlsworth to be a college football star, and it doesn’t appear that a movie about his life will have an easy path to…
by - January 21, 2016 6:35 pm
Collections for the 2% tourism tax were robust in the fall and are up overall 8.56%, according to the latest numbers released to the Arkansas State Parks, Tourism and Recreation…
by - January 21, 2016 6:17 pm
Bill Jeffs has joined Arvest Wealth Management as a wealth management regional investment officer in central Arkansas. Jeffs will develop investment, insurance, and trust and estate planning solutions to support…
by - January 21, 2016 6:17 pm
Bill Jeffs has joined Arvest Wealth Management as a wealth management regional investment officer in central Arkansas. Jeffs will develop investment, insurance, and trust and estate planning solutions to support…
by - January 21, 2016 6:07 pm
The intrinsic value for strong mental and emotional health received attention Thursday (Jan. 21) during the Northwest Arkansas Business Women’s Network luncheon held in Bentonville. The original speaker for Thursday’s…
by - January 21, 2016 5:53 pm
The work of Max Farrell, E.A. Lepine and Kirsten Blowers was recently highlighted in national publications. Farrell, CEO and founder of WorkHound, was mentioned, along with his company, in a…
by - January 21, 2016 5:34 pm
Springdale-based Whitbeck Laboratories will soon have a new $1 million home, one that is nearly double the size of its existing facility and may help add up to 10 jobs…
by - January 21, 2016 5:18 pm
Simmons First National Corporation neared triple-digit fourth quarter growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank holding company’s loan portfolio more than doubled to nearly $5 billion to end fiscal year 2015….
by - January 21, 2016 4:57 pm
A new SIG Sauer ammo manufacturing plant in Jacksonville and expansion of a Remington Outdoor Company ammo plant in Lonoke are expected to add more than 130 manufacturing jobs in…
by - January 21, 2016 11:14 am
The Video Wire anchorman Dawson Meadows suggests that a new highway funding plan proposed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson could help extend the Interstate 49 “Road to nowhere” section in the…
by - January 21, 2016 10:42 am
Home Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Centennial Bank, ended fiscal 2015 on a strong note after it reported fourth-quarter earnings rose more than 25%. The Conway-based banking group continued…
by - January 21, 2016 10:23 am
The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative (AVEC) recently rolled out a prepay power program – the first of its kind in the Fort Smith metro – following what Key Account/Member Service…
by - January 21, 2016 9:58 am
For years there were none and now a fourth Whataburger restaurant is planned to open in about six weeks, weather permitting. The newest restaurant in the popular chain is going…
by - January 21, 2016 9:46 am
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY PLAN:…
