by - November 17, 2016 3:26 pm
Home Bancshares Inc. (HBI) of Conway has successfully bid to acquire The Bank of Commerce, a Florida-state chartered bank based in Sarasota. HBI, parent company of Centennial Bank, was named…
by - November 17, 2016 11:47 am
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway has started an entrepreneurship support effort with the help of Startup Junkie Consulting and the nonprofit, Community Venture Foundation, both of Fayetteville. The…
by - November 17, 2016 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has quietly provided the support of his office to help the state’s burgeoning biomass industry get off the ground, including Highland Pellets which on Thursday (Nov. 17)…
by - November 17, 2016 11:07 am
While global financial markets were surprised by election results Nov. 8, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis believes it’s too early to know how…
by - November 17, 2016 10:05 am
Deflationary prices in turkey, dairy and vegetables will reduce the cost of this year’s traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. The cost to feed a family of 10 is expected to tally just…
by - November 17, 2016 9:46 am
North Carolina-based retail technology firm Inmar Inc., through its directly owned subsidiary Carolina Promotions Services Inc., announced Thursday (Nov. 17) it has acquired shopper marketing agency Collective Bias of Rogers. Inmar is…
by - November 17, 2016 8:24 am
Wal-Mart Stores’ boss says the retailer is on a better financial and operational path heading into the all-important holiday season. Third quarter earnings of 98 cents per share hit the…
by - November 17, 2016 8:20 am
Japanese company Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), parent company of Fayetteville-based public relations agency Mitchell, has purchased Gravity Media, a full-service multicultural marketing agency headquartered in New York City. The purchase of…
by - November 17, 2016 6:59 am
When Ammi Tucker moved to Mississippi County almost 10 years ago tourism played an insignificant role in the local economy, and the same was true in many other Northeast Arkansas…
by - November 16, 2016 8:09 pm
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professor says Arkansas’ high incarceration rate has a negative outcome on public health. Instead, the state should focus on increasing treatment offerings for…
by - November 16, 2016 7:56 pm
Two cities and a private school will receive nearly $4 million to pay for the design of three projects in Northwest Arkansas downtowns. Springdale will receive $3.3 million and Siloam…
by - November 16, 2016 7:06 pm
The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee recently launched a website and is encouraging donations of historically significant items from the WWI time period to archival institutions, ahead of…
by - November 16, 2016 5:56 pm
It’s not likely that rising interest rates following the surprise general election results will have a significant short-term impact on city of Fort Smith’s investments, nor the struggling LOPFI retirement…
by - November 16, 2016 5:42 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 16, 2016 5:25 pm
Tyson Foods has been a darling on Wall Street this year with share values rising 31.5% – and that’s after a recent setback from the onslaught of litigation filed against…
by - November 16, 2016 4:08 pm
The Arkansas economy suffered a “double-dip” recession in 2012 and will likely see a revision in historic employment numbers posted earlier this year, an audience of more than 100 business…
by - November 16, 2016 3:06 pm
The Arkansas State Senate changed a long-standing rule as its committee members were assigned to key committees and chairmanships for the 91st General Assembly, which begins in January 2017. Last…
by - November 16, 2016 2:54 pm
Some political polls incorrectly predicted the outcome of this year’s presidential election, and a University of Arkansas economics professor believes it could be partly because they asked the wrong questions….
by - November 16, 2016 2:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is in talks with President Trump’s transition team and is open to listening to offers for a position in his administration, her spokesman said today. Rutledge…
by - November 16, 2016 1:49 pm
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