by - January 29, 2009 8:09 am
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. reported this morning (Jan. 29) that the reduction in freight demand has forced the national trucking company to cut about 2,000 jobs in 2008, with…
by - January 28, 2009 5:04 pm
It was a quiet day in Little Rock, with less than 20 bills filed to be considered at the 87th Arkansas General Assembly. Some of the interesting bills filed Wednesday…
by - January 28, 2009 4:43 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. announced today (Jan. 28) fiscal 2008 net income of $1.77 billion, up over the $766.5 million in 2007. The energy exploration and production company posted…
by - January 28, 2009 3:15 pm
The board of directors of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. approved more than $3.79 million in a dividend payment to its shareholders. A 15-cent quarterly dividend — the standard amount…
by - January 28, 2009 2:47 pm
The Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve voted 8-1 Wednesday to hold its prime overnight interest rates between zero and 0.25 percent. The committee indicated that the rates could…
by - January 28, 2009 8:42 am
The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity, or enough to power more than 2 million homes. Wind…
by - January 27, 2009 8:30 pm
Despite bad weather, regional chambers and communities hold event for Arkansas legislators in Little Rock.
by - January 27, 2009 1:26 pm
Arkansas lost 18,800 jobs between December 2007 and December 2008, according to figures released Tuesday (Jan. 27) morning by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. Of that annual dip, 10,000…
by - January 27, 2009 7:46 am
Electronic records and notes systems reduce by 15% the odds of dying in a hospital.
by - January 27, 2009 7:14 am
The Arkansas Small Business Profile released Friday (Jan. 23) by the U.S. Small Business Administration shows that the state in 2006 had 51,886 small employers who employ 48.8% of the…
by - January 27, 2009 7:13 am
WestArk RSVP recently received an IRS grant of $23,500 to support its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The local organization, a program of Western Arkansas Guidance and Counseling Center,…
by - January 26, 2009 4:29 pm
With more than 125 bills filed prior to 3 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 26), it’s safe to say the introductory period of the 87th General Assembly is over. Some of…
by - January 26, 2009 4:19 pm
With the trucking sector widely regarded as a bellwether for the national economy, Monday’s report that the December national for-hire trucking index fell the most in more than 14 years…
by - January 26, 2009 2:28 pm
Protecting unique intellectual property is an important step for most small businesses.
by - January 26, 2009 10:49 am
Expected icy weather will not postpone the Western Arkansas Legislative Gala to be held in Tuesday night in Little Rock and coordinated by several chambers of commerce in western Arkansas….
by - January 26, 2009 10:34 am
A Monday (Jan. 26) bankruptcy filing by Smurfit Stone Container Corp. is not expected to have a negative immediate effect on the 49 employees at the company’s cardboard sheet plant…
by - January 26, 2009 7:37 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. reported Monday (Jan. 26) a net income loss of $112 million in its first fiscal quarter of 2009 (for the 90-period ended Dec. 27). Sales in…
by - January 25, 2009 8:54 pm
The "ugly" 35-acre site bounded by three commercial traffic corridors in Fort Smith holds much development promise, according to its new owners.
by - January 25, 2009 8:36 pm
Roger Meek says he is pleasantly surprised with the number of people interested in the future of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Meek, the chairman of the chamber’s…
by - January 25, 2009 4:37 pm
Financial news from Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., and federal reports on GDP and new home sales will be packed into this fourth week of…
