by - June 15, 2012 10:40 am
BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in June to the lowest level this year as the labor market showed few signs of improving. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index…
by - June 15, 2012 10:24 am
Arkansas’ May jobless rate of 7.3% put an end to a steady rate decline that began in July 2011 when the state’s unemployment figure reached 8.2%. Arkansas was one of…
by - June 15, 2012 10:00 am
Entrepreneurs across the region have several opportunities this summer to network and share ideas as well as gain insight and funds for their ventures. A great place to start is…
by - June 14, 2012 11:32 pm
EUREKA SPRINGS — For more than 60 years, Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point has been a training ground for some of the most talented opera singers in the country….
by - June 14, 2012 10:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will once again address the trash collection issue Tuesday (June 19) when they vote on whether to solicit proposals for a private carrier to…
by - June 14, 2012 9:47 pm
Funds raised for the U.S. Marshals Museum to be built in downtown Fort Smith total a little less than $10 million, with construction on the national museum possibly beginning after…
by - June 14, 2012 4:23 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe will be in Van Buren on Friday (June 15) to attend fundraising rally for Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith. It’s not the first political event for Beebe…
by - June 14, 2012 3:39 pm
BLOOMBERG — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. should be required to set up a bigger suppliers’ fund than originally planned as a condition for its purchase of a stake in Massmart Holdings…
by - June 14, 2012 3:28 pm
This week we head back to Alma to investigate a claim that they serve excellent food at A to Z. If you are not familiar with the shopping compound that…
by - June 14, 2012 3:06 pm
Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman is concerned. As the city gears up for its July 10 special election to decide on plans for a proposed 1% increase in the Sales…
by - June 14, 2012 2:44 pm
BLOOMBERG — President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney went head-to-head today in trying to define the choice before voters in speeches delivered from opposite ends of the battleground…
by - June 14, 2012 2:37 pm
Foreclosures across the natural state remain stymied despite the recent reversal in litigation that has plugged up the pipeline since late last year. There were a total of 404 foreclosure…
by - June 14, 2012 2:26 pm
A late 2011 ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now allows for “micro-union” formation, a move opposed by business groups that warn the decision is unfair and overturns…
by - June 14, 2012 10:16 am
The University of Arkansas Radio Frequency Identification Research Center unveiled design plans for its new home despite waning interest from Wal-Mart. The center celebrated its seventh anniversary Tuesday (June 12)…
by - June 14, 2012 7:44 am
Arkansas Best Corp. has purchased Panther Expedited Services in a $180 million deal that ABC officials say will help them better tap the $700 billion transportation and logistics market, and…
by - June 13, 2012 7:43 pm
For those Gen-X folks (born between 1965 and 1980) growing up was a time when you possibly saw your mother leave the house and enter the workforce climbing to the…
by - June 13, 2012 5:05 pm
Dallas-based Golden Living is consolidating its information technology (IT) support at its administrative center in Fort Smith to manage technology issues for the national long-term healthcare company that employs around…
by - June 13, 2012 4:34 pm
HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) is a government program unlike most others. It provides refinancing assistance to responsible homeowners with a history of making their mortgage payments on time, who…
by - June 13, 2012 4:33 pm
BLOOMBERG — Procter & Gamble Co., the world’s largest consumer-products company, should consider breaking itself up if it doesn’t improve earnings this year, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein &…
by - June 13, 2012 3:42 pm
Former gas company executive Sheffield Nelson said his plan to raise Arkansas’ severance tax to 7% will make the ballot and won’t scare off natural gas drillers. To back up…
