by - January 5, 2015 4:48 pm
The new publication, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will feature local nameplates as B sections. Longtime editor Susan Scantlin is among those whose position was eliminated.
by - January 5, 2015 4:11 pm
The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier…
by - January 5, 2015 3:54 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…
by - January 5, 2015 3:00 pm
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC announced Monday (Jan. 5) that it is consolidating its five northwest Arkansas daily newspapers into a single regional newspaper, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As a result…
by - January 5, 2015 2:35 pm
Efforts by Fort Smith-based ArcBest to grow its ABF Logistics division took a small step forward with the $5.17 million purchase of Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation. With annual revenue…
by - January 5, 2015 12:32 pm
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., said it has acquired Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation Group for $5.17 million in cash. Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has…
by - January 5, 2015 11:57 am
Arkansas Public Service Commission chair Colette Honorable has officially resigned from her post and will be sworn in as early as this afternoon to her new role on powerful Federal…
by - January 5, 2015 11:44 am
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced Wendy Kelley as the new director of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). Kelley is currently the Chief Deputy Director of ADC, a position she has…
by - January 5, 2015 11:12 am
There’s an old joke about a man with a leaky roof. When it rained, he said he couldn’t fix the holes because it was raining. When it wasn’t raining he’d…
by - January 5, 2015 10:07 am
A big jump in December corporate tax collections and slower refund claims to individuals and businesses boosted Arkansas revenue coffers at the six-month mark of the state’s fiscal year. The…
by - January 5, 2015 9:48 am
• Nestle Waters divests ice cream business in Mexico Wal-Mart supplier Nestle Waters recently announced the $68 million sale of its ice cream business in Mexico to Grupo Herdez. The…
by - January 5, 2015 8:59 am
CBRE Group Inc. has acquired CBRE Oklahoma, a commercial real estate services firm that has served as CBRE’s affiliate in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas since 1999. David Erstine…
by - January 5, 2015 12:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
The Fayetteville-based water technology firm recently announced a partnership with the city of Fayetteville to provide an innovative new ozone disinfection system to more effectively and efficiently clean the citys wastewater.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
Leaders at Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. have leveraged their unique skillset and made some unconventional decisions early on that laid the groundwork for what the team planned to be a larger payoff down the road.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
Laptops, tablets, smartphones, design software and SD cards were the brains and brawn behind lighting, sound, ticketing and promotion for the New Years celebration.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
A look back at 2014 brings to mind something many of us know: Northwest Arkansas, with its fast-growing and dynamic economy, is a great place for business.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas is becoming the Silicon Valley of retail.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
The Arkansas Research and Technology Park is now recognized as a regional hub for innovation, where business enterprises benefit from collaborative opportunities that provide access to a plethora of resources.
by - January 5, 2015 12:00 am
The Indiana-based group is using permits to begin construction of the Rogers at Promenade Apartments, a gated, multifamily development on Huntington Driver in Rogers, scheduled for completion Oct. 1.
