by - April 30, 2013 4:40 pm
• Shareholders approve Heinz sale During an April 30 meeting, a majority of H.J. Heinz Co. shareholders voted in favor of the February-announced acquisition of Heinz by an investment consortium…
by - April 30, 2013 4:11 pm
Arvest Mortgage Company reports a 13.8% increase in lending activity for the first quarter of 2013, compared to the year-ago period. The company originated more than $624 million in new…
by - April 30, 2013 3:55 pm
For all of the uproar over deer hunting within Fort Smith city limits, local businesses have not seen much in the way of sales resulting from the new hunting regulations….
by - April 30, 2013 3:47 pm
Fort Smith-based Turn Key Construction Management has earned first place in the category of Renovations and Restoration under $1 million in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Arkansas Excellence…
by - April 30, 2013 3:45 pm
Homebuilders and commercial construction crews have more projects under way this year which is a welcome sight for lenders, contract crews, agents and material suppliers. The residential sector is experiencing…
by - April 30, 2013 3:38 pm
There is no simple or magic formula for success in the eyes of Eric Edelstein. “It’s day-by-day, blocking and tackling. … It’s just day-by-day taking care of the details,” said…
by - April 30, 2013 7:04 am
The tough times continue for Arkansas Best Corp., which reported early Tuesday (April 30) a first quarter 2013 loss of $13.4 million. The loss of 52 cents per share was…
by - April 29, 2013 9:10 pm
The first meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee was held Monday (April 29) and focused on several big picture ideas, but very little on how to bring jobs back…
by - April 29, 2013 5:09 pm
The 2013 Starlight Gala netted $520,000 for the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter, well ahead of the $435,000 in 2012. “The Band Perry proved to be the white-hot stars Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 29, 2013 5:03 pm
More than 10,000 new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients were notified Monday of their awards from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, according to a department news release. Based on…
by - April 29, 2013 4:35 pm
Drought, late freezes and other crazy weather (or not so crazy at it turns out) weather is already having an effect on local farmer’s markets. Coordinators and farmers alike hope…
by - April 29, 2013 4:13 pm
Total beef production for the year to date is down 1.3% and total slaughter is down 2.1% compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Derrell…
by - April 29, 2013 3:47 pm
What began as a Session with historical implications ended as a lesson in real world governance and bi-partisanship with major agenda items being completed. The newly minted Republican majorities in…
by - April 29, 2013 3:09 pm
KFSM could go dark at midnight on April 30 for Cox Communications subscribers unless officials with Cox and Local TV LLC come to an agreement over how much Cox will…
by - April 29, 2013 2:03 pm
Future elections and a review of political positions are now part of the political conversation following the end of the first session of the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. The chairman…
by - April 29, 2013 11:09 am
Folks sometimes wonder about the intelligence of us media folks. I was laid off by one of them big newspaper companies, so my IQ must have been below the bar….
by - April 29, 2013 10:59 am
As Wal-Mart Stores continues to focus on a smaller footprint for some of its stores, suppliers will see less shelf space and analysts say there is no time to waste…
by - April 28, 2013 5:19 pm
Even the 89th General Assembly, which just went home this week, admits there is a problem. But they didn’t fix the problem. Yes, there is a problem with a hog farm…
by - April 28, 2013 5:09 pm
I recently heard an attorney say 70% of partnerships end in “divorce.” She didn’t give her source for the 70% statistic, but from my own observations, the majority of partnerships…
by - April 28, 2013 4:55 pm
It was a record-setting night for the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter’s main fundraiser event Saturday night (April 27), the Starlight Gala at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers, Ark….
