by - February 19, 2014 9:42 pm
Murphy USA, the retail spinoff of Murphy Oil Corp. posted fourth quarter profits of $93.6 million on revenue of $4.19 billion. For the full year, El Dorado-based Murphy USA posted…
by - February 19, 2014 5:21 pm
Sebastian County's hopes of possibly leasing out the golf course at Ben Geren Regional Park appear dim as the only proposal from an outside firm for the golf course was…
by - February 19, 2014 4:57 pm
Higher-than-expected loan losses prompted America’s Car-Mart to amend its credit agreement with lenders. The 2% adjustment to credit losses cut third quarter earnings by $4.9 million, or 68-cents a share,…
by - February 19, 2014 4:44 pm
It’s been six years since Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike Real Estate, expanded the company’s footprint into Northwest Arkansas. He said the local business has grown sales each year from…
by - February 19, 2014 1:36 pm
Northwest Arkansas will finish February by welcoming Robin Hood to the stage, hosting a premier Wine Opener and Angel Gala, and honoring some of University of Arkansas’ finest Razorback athletes….
by - February 19, 2014 1:30 pm
The shortest month of the year is anything but short on festivities and celebrations. February will round out with a Black History magic show, a performance by a 70s pop…
by - February 19, 2014 12:48 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. recently promoted Kevin Hueser to senior vice president of beef margin management. He will oversee cattle procurement, boxed-beef pricing, ground beef and trim sales and pricing, beef-production…
by - February 19, 2014 12:37 pm
Springale resident Darin Gray of Springdale has been named the president of Little Rock-based Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, Arkansas’ largest advertising, marketing and public relations companies. Gray earlier this month…
by - February 19, 2014 12:19 pm
A recent poll shows U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, gaining ground in his bid to unseat Democrat U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. The poll results also show the Arkansas’ governors race…
by - February 18, 2014 9:24 pm
A proposal that would have seen the city of Fort Smith seek to impose fines against Whirlpool Corporation for violating the city's nuisance ordinance by spilling trichloroethylene (TCE) at its…
by - February 18, 2014 7:59 pm
“We have been a very blessed company,” said Joe Donaldson, co-owner and General Manager of Sam’s Furniture in Springdale. “We’ve actually had double-digit increases the last three years in a…
by - February 18, 2014 7:05 pm
A recovering economy, more lenders in the subprime auto space and higher charge-offs have thrown a monkey wrench into the operations of America’s Car-Mart, a large buy here, pay here…
by - February 18, 2014 3:30 pm
Fort Smith could soon be home to Arkansas’ first college of osteopathic medicine and one of just 31 in the U.S., thanks to a more than $58 million investment from…
by - February 18, 2014 2:38 pm
January home sales in Crawford and Sebastian Counties posted increases from the same period last year, with both counties posting values more than 40% higher in January 2014 than in…
by - February 18, 2014 10:31 am
A slice of drama was cut from the state capitol on Tuesday as a state senator previously opposed to the private option said she would now vote to fund it….
by - February 18, 2014 9:59 am
Arvest Bank and its employees in Northwest Arkansas raised $146,466 in donations for the United Way to help serve individuals and organizations across the region in its 2013 campaign. The…
by - February 18, 2014 9:35 am
After a wild January ride, cattle and beef markets are settling into somewhat more stable levels moving forward, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist with Oklahoma State University. He notes…
by - February 18, 2014 6:24 am
House District 76 now officially has a Republican primary and while the last names are the same as 2012, there are no incumbents vying for the seat, only the son…
by - February 17, 2014 10:15 pm
It's official. Crawford County voters will vote May 20 on ballot titles that would issue bonds to be repaid by a half cent sales tax for the construction of a…
by - February 17, 2014 10:08 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education went against the urgings of school administration and a project architect to reverse its previous vote and instead award an almost $1.9…
