by - April 11, 2013 3:38 pm
Prior to the January 2009 purchase by FSM Redevelopment Partners of the crumbling former Phoenix Village Mall, Lance Beaty simply intended to generate a modest income by converting Arkansas’ first…
by - April 11, 2013 9:56 am
A Joint committee of the legislature referred two more proposed constitutional amendments for potential voter consideration and failed a measure previously expected to easily garner committee support. The committee has…
by - April 11, 2013 8:15 am
Tyson Foods Inc. has named 18 of its vendor carriers as “Premier Carries of the Year” for 2013. This is the second year the company has selected carriers for the…
by - April 11, 2013 7:25 am
The Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum was sold-out beyond capacity Wednesday (April 10) night for Norman Rockwell and Edible Culture, the monthly Wednesday Over Water event. This month’s event…
by - April 10, 2013 11:09 pm
Foreclosure starts edged higher in March for Benton, Washington and Crawford counties, while Sebastian County filings dipped from the year-ago period, according to RealtyTrac.com. The report found that 187 homes…
by - April 10, 2013 9:46 pm
Butterball has named Zero Mountain Inc. as the Warehouseman of the Year for 2012. The Lowell, Ark., operation of Zero Mountain Inc., has worked with Butterball as a vendor partner…
by - April 10, 2013 9:30 pm
Somehow the announcement last week that former Congressman Mike Ross, D-Prescott, has quit his cushy job as the Governmental Affairs of the Southwestern Power Pool, seems appropriate. And timely. It…
by - April 10, 2013 6:21 pm
Winners of the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition were announced today at a luncheon hosted at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The event…
by - April 10, 2013 5:52 pm
The near-term outlook for the U.S. economy is “bullish,” and growth in the top three metro regions in Arkansas ranges between concerns of too little and too much, according to…
by - April 10, 2013 5:19 pm
Multiple news sources in New Delhi report that a retired judge leading the probe into Wal-Mart’s Indian retail investments needs more time to investigate the matter. Justice Mukul Mudgal, named…
by - April 10, 2013 4:47 pm
Former Third District Congressman Asa Hutchinson, who has previously said he would seek the GOP nomination for Governor in 2014, made it official today (April 10) via Twitter. He also…
by - April 10, 2013 4:34 pm
Since the start of more than $78 million in construction on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith and Van Buren on Jan. 28, shifts in traffic have taken thousands of cars…
by - April 10, 2013 3:23 pm
Ann Ayres, librarian and teacher in Bentonville Schools, was chosen to act in a feature film that a former student wrote and directed. “CAMP” is playing in limited release beginning…
by - April 10, 2013 2:33 pm
Arvest Bank announced that Ruthanne Whitehead has accepted a position as a commercial lender at the bank’s downtown Bentonville location. Whitehead most recently served as a specialist with the Special…
by - April 10, 2013 1:57 pm
Jerry Murray, a mid-level executive at Wal-Mart Stores, left his position as chief financial officer for Logistics, last week. He was executive cited in the infamous email leaked to Bloomberg…
by - April 10, 2013 12:44 pm
While beef packers like Tyson Foods and Cargill were spared any major setbacks from meat inspector lay-offs following the federal sequestration budget cuts, they did lose a forecasting tool when…
by - April 10, 2013 11:54 am
Republican David Sterling has officially entered the 2014 attorney general's race and will report raising slightly more than $50,000 in the first three months of this year, according to a…
by - April 10, 2013 6:20 am
Holding $7.33 billion in cash at the end of fiscal 2013, Wal-Mart has lots of options on how to expand its global reach through acquisitions in Turkey, Colombia and other…
by - April 9, 2013 11:47 pm
What was intended to be a study session on Sebastian County's finances Tuesday night (April 9) escalated to a discussion on not only finances, but also bringing the Ben Geren…
by - April 9, 2013 7:30 pm
Melody Trimble, the former CEO of Sparks Health System, has been named the recipient of the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith award. The award for Trimble and six other community…
