by - December 22, 2014 2:52 pm
Much will be made of the upcoming General Assembly, and time truly will tell if Republicans can lead the state following a clean sweep last November. There will be plots…
by - December 22, 2014 2:42 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with more cash from lower fuel costs are…
by - December 22, 2014 2:29 pm
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving…
by - December 22, 2014 1:52 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record. The continued…
by - December 22, 2014 1:38 pm
Barring a surprise drop in November and December, travel and tourism tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren should end the year on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2%…
by - December 22, 2014 11:46 am
The Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association, recently elected Roman Rios, city of Bentonville as board chairman for 2015. Jeff Hickle of city of Fayetteville was…
by - December 22, 2014 9:59 am
America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its 138th dealership located in Miami, Okla. Miami is the 26th dealership in Oklahoma and the fourth new dealership opening for fiscal year…
by - December 21, 2014 7:15 pm
Fort Smith business leaders and officials with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce were challenged a few years ago to do a better job connecting with the commercialized technologies…
by - December 21, 2014 7:03 pm
This past Friday, President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. Do you remember those Bush tax cuts that were retroactively extended on Jan. 2, 2013…
by - December 21, 2014 5:18 pm
Weather for holiday travel prior to Christmas should be good in large parts of the country, but those traveling in the upper midwest, large parts of the Northeast U.S. and…
by - December 21, 2014 4:55 pm
This week with little fanfare, Gov. Mike Beebe amid a gathering of friends and holiday well-wishers, unveiled his formal portraiture as the 44th Governor of Arkansas. Have you seen it?…
by - December 19, 2014 2:34 pm
James Michael Hesterly, 50, of Camden, Ark., was sentenced on Thursday (Dec. 18) to 33 months in prison and one year of supervised release on one count of Bribery Concerning…
by - December 19, 2014 2:07 pm
Graduation honors and rates with nursing and computer programs at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus have been announced, with Patricia LaRue of Alma named “Student of the Year” by her classmates…
by - December 19, 2014 12:03 pm
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…
by - December 19, 2014 11:38 am
Enrique Ostale was chosen by Wal-Mart to as its next CEO for Wal-Mart de Mexico. The retail giant made the announcement on Friday (Dec. 19). Ostale served previously at the…
by - December 19, 2014 10:35 am
Michael Newcity, the chief financial officer at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., will take a new role of chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies beginning Jan. 1. David Cobb…
by - December 19, 2014 10:04 am
Arkansas’ November labor report showed a positive trend in terms of labor force growth and shows a gain of almost 12,000 jobs compared to November 2013. The report included a…
by - December 18, 2014 7:07 pm
There is a free lunch. The Samaritan Café operations in Rogers and Springdale serve up 10,000 free lunches each year as a mission made possible by the Samaritan Community Center,…
by - December 18, 2014 6:25 pm
The New York Times, earlier this month, reported that there is a movement to get rid of bans in Arkansas and seven states that prohibit atheists from running for public…
by - December 18, 2014 6:20 pm
The Razorback football program continues to be active even if the team is not on the field. Head Coach Bret Bielema has inked a highly recruited tight end, and the…
