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APEI Gearing up to Manufacture

Fayetteville firm set to power Prius, military vehicles with high-temperature resistant electronics.

Acumen Lands $5M in VC

It’s been quite a year for Acumen Holdings, the Fayetteville startup co-founded and run by a doctor and recently funded to the tune of $5 million.

Aaron Littlefield Acquires 15 HighPointe Homes

Aaron B. Littlefield III, through his Double L Investments of Booneville LLC, purchased 15 single-family homes for $1.61 million recently.

Brandon Barber Beaten

Former Northwest Arkansas real estate developer Brandon Barber has decided not to appeal the ruling that kicked him out of U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Rankings Redo?

Just two days after Arkansas Business published a story about financial struggles at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, we came across an interesting item on Fortune magazine’s website.

McFarland Move

Whispers hears that long-time banker Mike McFarland will leave his post as First Security Bank’s Springdale market president.

Hotel For Sale

Fayetteville’s Clairon Inn is listed for $5 million.

Chaffee noise

Ivy Owen says Chaffee Crossing is buzzing with success.

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from CrawfoRoad, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Oh WATA Night goes Down Under

The fundraising event helps support tennis programs in five Fort Smith regional counties.

Fort Smith business leader H.L. Hembree has died (Updated)

H.L. Hembree III, a prominent Fort Smith businessman who was involved in trucking, banking, farming and many other pursuits, has died. He was 79. He is preceded in death by…

Union membership down 6.38% in Arkansas; down 12.3% in U.S.

Union membership in Arkansas fell 6.38% and nationwide membership fell 12.3% according to information released Friday (Jan. 20) by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Arkansas, union membership in…

Fayetteville Shale Play to see new well fracturing process

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger said Friday (Jan. 21) it has introduced a new fracturing process in the Fayetteville Shale that will result in safer and cleaner drilling operations, decreased operating…

Adams new director of UAFS Center for Lifelong Learning

Jeff Adams of Hutchinson, Kan., is the new director for the Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, effective Jan. 31. Adams will have responsibility…

PSC approves OG&E wind farm recovery costs

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a request by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. allowing it to recover from Arkansas customers about 11% of $2.1 million in costs related…

Opposition to restaurant tax gearing up — again

Eddie York is again fired up and ready to marshal forces to oppose enactment of a 1% prepared food tax that would support the Fort Smith Convention Center. York, owner…

Arvest: SBA loan growth was 53% in 2010

Arvest Bank has announced an increase in SBA loans of 53% at the end of its fiscal 2010, which ended Dec. 31, over fiscal 2009. The U.S. Small Business Administration…

Hefner appointed to new Federal Reserve council

Keith Hefner, president and CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust Co. in Van Buren, is among 12 regional bankers named to the inaugural council of the new Community Depository Institutions…

Legislators may use new debt to bail out old debt

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas business, labor and government leaders are struggling for a solution…