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Google leads mobile platforms

Apple fans are a loyal group, but it’s Google that continues to top the market for the smartphone platforms used by consumers during a three month period ending Aug. 30….

Agribusiness Weekly: Meat and dairy prices continue to rise

Beef Live cattle price for October delivery were up 95 cents per at $123.02 per hundredweight on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The December contract rose $1.42 to $126.12 per hundredweight. Beef…

Hudlow: Firing Followed Questions About Travel Expenses

Former Rogers CFO has filed an amended complaint to include whistleblower language in his lawsuit against the city of Rogers and mayor Greg Hines.

Central Mall’s Day of Giving Charity Shopping Event

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping this year, avoid the crowds and get the best selection of merchandise at the Day of Giving Charity Event, sponsored by Bancorp…

Tusk to Tail: Traveling to ‘the Plains’

The trip to Aggieland was a complete washout. The game and the tailgating left a lot to be desired. With the early start and amount of rain that was flowing,…

Dark Night presentation of the Fort Smith Little Theater’s Little Women

Fort Smith area August jobless rate declines

The Fort Smith regional jobless rate was 7.9% in August, down from a 8.5% in July and down from 8.8% in August 2011, but the 44th consecutive month the rate…

NWA jobless rate declines in August

The unemployment rate in Northwest Arkansas fell in August to 5.3% thanks to more than 2,000 fewer unemployed in the economic region. August is the fifth month in 2012 with…

Quarterly Business Analysis Luncheon Set

Deck will address state, regional economic trends, issues.

Sam’s Club Senior Buyer Sentenced in Kickback Scheme

A senior buyer of dry goods for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Sam’s Club was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation for his involvement in a kickback scheme that netted $245,800.

Chelsea Clinton sought career with meaning

Chelsea Clinton says she left her career on Wall Street three years ago to find more purpose. “Intellectually, I loved my job, but I didn’t get any meaning from it,”…

’22 Straight!’ documents Razorback winning streak

As the 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks are off to one of their worst starts in program history, the film 22 Straight! will have its statewide broadcast premier on Thursday, Oct. 4,…

Pacelle seeks Tyson board seat

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) President and CEO Wayne Pacelle is seeking a seat on the board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc., with the full support…

Manufacturing keeps pace in NWA

Frequent headlines share news of layoffs, factory shut-downs and other indicators that the manufacturing industry is rapidly declining throughout the United States but that’s not so much the case in…

Fort Smith Board approves five-year infrastructure plan

The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to authorize implementation of the five-year sales tax program for streets, bridges and related drainage improvements on Tuesday night (Oct. 2). The resolution,…

Arvest Bank promotes Ludwick

FAYETTEVILLE—Arvest Bank promoted Northwest Arkansas native Zane Ludwick to Commercial Relationship Manager at Arvest Bank in Fayetteville, according to a recent press release. Ludwick, who has been with Arvest for…

Banks in Arkansas sit flush with cash

Deposits grew at a rate of 8.42% across the nations’ banks according to the June 30 market share report made public Tuesday (Oct. 2) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….

Wal-Mart sued in Tennessee by women claiming discrimination

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, was sued in federal court in Tennessee for allegedly discriminating against female workers in five southern states. Three women sued in Nashville today…

Fort Smith home builders set for Fall Parade

The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB) will launch its Fall Parade of Homes on Saturday (Oct. 6) featuring 20 homes in the $98,600 to $400,000 range. The…