by Mark Friedman 3/18/2013 12:00 am
With Arkansas overdue for a major earthquake, experts are warning Arkansans who live near earthquake activity and flood zones to be prepared by having flood and earthquake insurance.
by Luke Jones 3/18/2013 12:00 am
The list of disaster cleanup companies is new to Arkansas Business. The companies listed have a variety of specializations, but all work to clean up damage from disasters both natural and unnatural.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/18/2013 12:00 am
James Lee Witt, a native of Dardanelle, was a Yell County judge chosen in 1988 by then-Gov. Bill Clinton to lead Arkansas' Office of Emergency Services. After Clinton was elected president in 1992, he named Witt to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which he headed from 1993 to 2001. Witt founded Witt Associates, an international disaster management firm, in 2001. In January, Witt Associates merged with O'Brien's Response Management to form Witt O'Brien's.
by Luke Jones 3/15/2013 11:21 am
Entergy Arkansas Inc. says its residential rates will decrease by 4.75 percent on April 1.
by Mark Carter 3/15/2013 09:44 am
Arkansas lawmakers this week received reports from two consultants hired by the state to study the economic impact of the proposed $1 billion Big River Steel project in Mississippi County.
by Lance Turner 3/14/2013 03:28 pm
U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., joins a bipartisan group of lawmakers supporting legislation he says would give Congress the authority to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
by J. Cliff McKinney 3/11/2013 12:00 am
When a client is considering buying real property, a question I typically get is what due diligence should be done before deciding to buy the property.
by Chris Bahn 3/7/2013 02:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas companies expect nearly 1,000 new jobs and $808 million in expansion over the next three years, according to results of a business retention and expansion survey.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/27/2013 12:17 am
Sam Alley, CEO of VCC in Little Rock, and Brian Itzkowitz, CEO of Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, won executive of the year awards at Tuesday's 25th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, presented by Centennial Bank.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/25/2013 12:00 am
Business and politics in Arkansas and elsewhere are still dominated by men, and that fact is evident in the pages of Arkansas Business. Three years ago, we decided to make a special effort to highlight the fact that there are indeed “Women of Influence” in our midst, and in this issue we again set out to recognize 10 different women.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/25/2013 12:00 am
Silicon Solar Solutions of Fayetteville has developed a method of improving the efficiency of solar cells by 15 percent, and the patent for its technology has been moved from provisional to pending by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
by Arkansas Business Editors 2/25/2013 12:00 am
We don't expect women to choose the business world as often as men to. Women face different choices in life. But when we look at the women and girls in our lives, let us make sure we are preparing them for the lives they choose.
by Gwen Moritz 2/25/2013 12:00 am
A new product in the Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies' Choice-Dek Foundations line of composite decking materials was introduced this month in 959 Lowe's stores, according to an announcement from the Springdale manufacturer.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/22/2013 09:52 am
Finalists have been named for the 25th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards, presented by Centennial Bank and Arkansas Business and scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26.
by Luke Jones 2/21/2013 09:50 am
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston reported a $355 million loss for its fourth quarter 2012, but praised activities stemming from its natural gas assets, including the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas.
by Lance Turner 2/20/2013 07:59 am
Andrew Melton, the former chief financial officer of ThermoEnergy Corp. of Worcester, Mass., pleads not guilty to 12 counts of wire fraud linked with allegations that he stole $109,575 from the company.
by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 2/19/2013 07:36 am
Former Vice President Al Gore says the American media and outsize effect of corporate money in politics are partially to blame for inaction on global climate change.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 10:03 am
Silicon Solar Solutions of Fayetteville has developed a method of improving the efficiency of solar cells by 15 percent, and the patent for its technology has moved from provisional to pending by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 12:00 am
Once again, Arkansas Business is honoring the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. You can meet each of this year's finalists right here.
by George Waldon 2/14/2013 11:22 am
Andrew T. Melton, former chief financial officer of ThermoEnergy Corp., is indicted on 12 counts of mail fraud linked with allegations that he stole $109,575 from the company.
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