by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Social Media Helps Retailers Promote Brands as Lifestyles
Social media e-commerce has gotten a lot of buzz in the retail industry, but buy buttons dont seem to be where brands focuses lie.
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by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Courtroom and Homeroom Are Equal in Rye Shys Book
Dinner with friends. A long work week that creeps into Saturday. Board meetings. Maybe even a bowl game or a beach trip with the girls. Repeat. The life of a…
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
First Security Bank Tops ROA List
The Searcy-chartered bank had a return on assets of 2.26 percent, easily beating the No. 2 bank Todays Bank of Huntsville, which had an ROA of 1.75 percent.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Reserve Ratio of Arkansas Banks Is Second in Eighth District
In the fourth quarter of 2014, statewide banks had a collective loan loss reserve ratio of 1.52 percent.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Largest NWA Banks Ranked By Assets
Arvest Bank led privately owned banks in Arkansas at the end of 2014, with assets of $14.94 billion, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
BOZ Tops List of 2014 Regional Bank Rankings
Little Rock-based lender Bank of the Ozarks Inc. was ranked the No. 1 top-performing regional bank in the nation, according to information compiled by SNL Financial LC.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Southern Swim Launches First Signature Product
The e-commerce startup is partnering with Turk Trunks swimwear line for the project.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
UA Presents Chancellors Medal to Johnelle Hunt, William Dillard II
The two were honored at an event on the University of Arkansas campus, along with other financial backers whose cumulative giving to the university reached or exceeded $100,000.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Startup Weekend NWA Scheduled For April 1719
A sort of hackathon for entrepreneurs, as its called on the event website, Startup Weekend gives participants one weekend to launch a business.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Mercy Trailhead Wins Top Prize for CEI Engineering
The American Council of Engineering Companies presented CEI Engineering Associates Inc. with the Grand Conceptor Award for a water quality improvement project tied to a Razorback Regional Greenway trailhead in Rogers.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Fayetteville Farmers Market Adding BBQ, Pie to Lineup
Tylers Craft BBQ of Springdale and CaLees Pies of Fayetteville are two vendors new to the market this year.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Theft, or Costly Error? UB Manager Arrested for Missing $20K
United Bank branch manager Connie Jordan told investigators she was moving money to cover an error, while a preliminary prosecutors report alleges she was stealing.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Gearhart Buys Savanna Estates Home
University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart, retiring July 31, recently purchased a residence in the Savanna Estates Home in Fayetteville.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Community Publishers Set to Close
The Bentonville-based company, primarily owned by Jim Walton, has reached an agreement to sell its remaining newspapers in Oklahoma.
by - April 13, 2015 12:00 am
Local World Gym Owner Files Bankruptcy
Rhett Garner of Bella Vista lists assets of $655,250 and liabilities of $10.2 million, after the closing of three locations, with two still open in Washington County.
by - April 9, 2015 11:32 am
UA Announces Honorary Degree Recipients for May Commencement
Frank Broyles and James Hildreth were announced Thursday as this years recipients.
by - April 9, 2015 8:28 am
QBA Luncheon Scheduled May 8 in Fayetteville
The cost for the program and luncheon is $40 and pre-registration by May 4 is required.
by - April 6, 2015 10:06 am
USA Truck CEO John Simone Taking Medical Leave
The companys board of directors has appointed director Thomas Glaser as interim chief operating officer.
by - April 3, 2015 1:26 pm
Walton Family Foundation Issues 2014 Annual Report
Giving for K-12 Education initiatives topped $200 million.
by - April 3, 2015 12:54 pm
Chinese Manufacturer Files $33M Countersuit Against Redman
Sales Chief is alleging damages due to defamatory statements made by Redman in articles published in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal and Arkansas Business, a weekly publication headquartered in Little Rock.