by - August 10, 2014 8:40 pm
Arvest had plenty of reasons to settle claims with 18 of 20 banks who were owed money by former Arvest group president Dennis Smiley. The Fayetteville-based Arvest Bank reached private…
by - August 10, 2014 8:32 pm
Wal-Mart took part during the past week in a three-day U.S.-African Business Forum in Washington, D.C. where business and government leaders discussed investment and economic opportunities. Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon…
by - August 10, 2014 8:17 pm
Are we allowing the manipulation of past voting records to be the reason to elect or not elect a future U.S. Senator for our state? Arkansans, especially those watching the…
by - August 10, 2014 11:17 am
The Clayton House's traditional silver tea sets and lace tablecloths were nowhere to be found on Saturday (August 9) evening, as the historic home in Fort Smith hosted a real…
by - August 10, 2014 9:07 am
Our latest business confidence survey of 150 Arkansas CEOs and company leaders. What do they see happening in the next six months with employment, sales, and business investment?
by - August 9, 2014 5:57 pm
There is one thing that Republicans and Democrats in Arkansas might agree on: Northeast Arkansas could make or break both parties’ 2014 fortunes.
by - August 9, 2014 8:00 am
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to amend a 2000 sales tax ordinance that will allow the city of Jonesboro to reprioritize its budget…
by - August 9, 2014 4:43 am
For our weekend business and political readers: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL PROGRAM IN HISTORY It started locally in Philadelphia and spread across the nation. Hosted by the late Dick Clark,…
by - August 8, 2014 10:37 pm
A 200-acre site in the Hilltop area of Jonesboro will be a one-of-a-kind, amenity-driven neighborhood for the city. Read on for more details.
by - August 8, 2014 8:45 pm
All you mugs and dolls, grab your glad rags and ankle on over to our juice joint for a lollapalooza of a time. You don’t have to be an…
by - August 8, 2014 7:46 pm
The two leading Arkansas candidates in the U.S. Senate race were in Fort Smith on Friday (Aug. 8) with one talking about a jobs plan and the other pledging to…
by - August 8, 2014 5:57 pm
A pair of Osceola City Council races have developed as the municipal filing period ends its final week. Incumbent Joe Guy turned in paperwork Friday to run for the Ward…
by - August 8, 2014 5:51 pm
Roby Brock with Talk Business & Politics delivers Friday’s Election Central Daily Brief. CONGRESSIONALS SPEAK TO IRAQ AIR STRIKES Sen. Mark Pryor and Cong. Tom Cotton, both on the campaign trail…
by - August 8, 2014 3:09 pm
The tool manufacturing facility is moving operations to South Carolina.
by - August 8, 2014 2:13 pm
Fort Smith area business leaders, politicians and other local stakeholders got a first hand glimpse of the United States' largest diesel tugboat as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brought…
by - August 8, 2014 1:41 pm
Arkansas’ junior senator will be visiting several farms and agricultural based businesses in Northeast Arkansas during the August recess, the senator’s office said Friday. Sen. John Boozman, R-Rogers, will be…
by - August 8, 2014 11:26 am
The Pinnacle Country Club home of former Arvest Bank president Dennis Smiley will soon go on the auction block, with mortgage lenders First Security Bank and Arvest claiming rights to…
by - August 8, 2014 10:42 am
Arvest Bank has settled with 18 of the 20 lenders that claimed former Arvest-Benton County president and CEO Dennis Smiley owed them money on toxic loans granted to him on the bogus pledge of stock and stock options.
by - August 8, 2014 8:52 am
Democratic Attorney General nominee Nate Steel will be the featured speaker at the August 12th Central Arkansas Political Animals Club. The event will be held from 11:30 to 1 p.m….
by - August 7, 2014 6:22 pm
For the second time in a week, Northwest Arkansas’ manufacturing sector was handed a slap in the face as jobs are being moved elsewhere amid corporate consolidations. APEX Tool, formerly…
