by - June 16, 2014 4:27 pm
Crawford County posted its second consecutive month of declining home sales, while Sebastian County continues posting double digit improvements. For the month of May, Crawford County posted $5.893 million in…
by - June 16, 2014 3:58 pm
A local Cargill facility is celebrating a major safety milestone this week in its turkey feed mill in Springdale. The feed mill opened in 1984 and 30 years later the…
by - June 16, 2014 3:09 pm
There’s a major shift at work in the packaged foods segment with snack items leading the charge. The shift is fueled by Millennials and Gen X consumers who aren’t in…
by - June 16, 2014 2:22 pm
Patricia Brown has been handed her fair share of hard knocks. Not only a recurrence of breast cancer that has spread to her lungs and bones, but also a stage…
by - June 16, 2014 2:13 pm
Primaries take place in Oklahoma on June 24 and all eyes appear to be on the Republican primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Muskogee. The…
by - June 16, 2014 11:53 am
Hillshire Brands’ board of directors have recommended the termination of the company’s contract to acquire Pinnacle Foods and move toward the $8.55 billion offer by Tyson Foods. “In accordance with…
by - June 15, 2014 6:32 pm
Arkansas gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross spoke in back-to-back appearances to a Delta advocacy group to discuss issues of concern for the region and the state as a…
by - June 15, 2014 6:21 pm
In May, my wife Cara and I had the pleasure of seeing her son graduate from the Army Academy at West Point. To watch so many young men and women…
by - June 15, 2014 6:04 pm
The Reverend Ronnie Floyd of Springdale this week became the third Arkansas-based pastor history to lead one of the largest U.S. religious denominations, the 15.7 million Southern Baptists. Floyd, back…
by - June 13, 2014 3:52 pm
The West Memphis campus of Mid-South Community College is hyping its musical past with an eye on the jobs of the future. Dr. Glen Fenter, the long-time leader of the…
by - June 13, 2014 3:25 pm
Four hundred business and community leaders came together on Thursday (June 12) evening to celebrate the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce at its 59th Annual Meeting and Banquet. With a…
by - June 12, 2014 10:40 pm
The recent lackluster first quarter financials from Sam’s Club haven’t tarnished the image of CEO Rosalind Brewer who according to Wall Street’s Brian Sozzi, “shined on stage” at the retailer’s…
by - June 12, 2014 5:48 pm
The former Town Club building in downtown Fort Smith has been acquired by Smith Auto Group for the purposes of locating corporate operations with up to 20 employees in the…
by - June 12, 2014 4:34 pm
Two marijuana questions are now seeking signatures to appear on the November ballot in Arkansas, but at least one of the leaders involved in the pro-medical marijuana movement thinks legalized…
by - June 12, 2014 4:21 pm
The largest deal in meat history — Tyson Foods’s $8.55 billion offer to acquire HIllshire Brands — may soon reach the Hillshire board for approval, according to persons close to…
by - June 12, 2014 3:22 pm
The top two executives at Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart did without bonuses and incentive performance pay in fiscal 2014 to the tune of $126,338 for CEO Hank Henderson and $76,749 for…
by - June 12, 2014 11:16 am
Consumer spending remained largely unchanged in May, according to the retail sales report released Thursday (June 12) by the National Retail Federation. Retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations and…
by - June 12, 2014 10:25 am
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross announced his five-part job creation plan Thursday (June 12) during a visit to Chaffee Crossing, which Ross touted as having brought more than 1,000 jobs…
by - June 11, 2014 7:34 pm
Shannon Newton was named as the new president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) replacing long-time leader Lane Kidd, who resigned earlier this year. Newton has been with the ATA…
by - June 11, 2014 7:27 pm
Fort Smith City Directors were true to their straw poll from Tuesday (June 10) and have withdrawn two resolutions that would have directed the city to hire an auditor to…
