by Michael Stratford, The Associated Press 3/26/2013 07:16 am
A pair of outside consultants on Monday offered mixed reviews of Gov. Mike Beebe's proposal to provide a company with $125 million in state financing to build a steel mill in the northeast part of the state.
by Mark Friedman 3/25/2013 12:00 am
ContourMed Inc. of Little Rock surfaced from Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. CEO Barry Corkern says he expects to have $500,000 in revenue by the end of this year.
by Francisco J. Sánchez 3/25/2013 12:00 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released new data showing the impact of exporting on our national economy, with Arkansas as one of only 11 states to achieve double-digit export growth last year from 2011. In reality, Arkansas did much more than double its exports — the state experienced a 36 percent increase in overall export growth, and increased exports to France by 117 percent, making it one of the best-performing states.
by George Waldon 3/25/2013 12:00 am
Bailey's Tunnel Wash LLC, led by John Bailey, purchased the Boomerang Car Wash project at 7900 Highway 107. The seller is 1908 Investments LLC, led by Mark McCaslin.
by Lance Turner 3/22/2013 04:32 pm
The state Bureau of Legislature Research has released the second of two reports examining Arkansas' investment in the proposed $1.1 million Big River Steel plant in Osceola.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/21/2013 05:08 pm
Consultants hired by the Arkansas Legislature say economic development officials overestimated the long term benefits of a proposal to finance a proposed $1.1 billion steel mill and didn't consider uncertainties surrounding the project.
by Luke Jones 3/21/2013 04:06 pm
Phoenix Metals Co. of Atlanta today announced it would build a $4 million metal processing center and warehouse across 11 acres at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith.
by Lance Turner 3/18/2013 07:27 am
On "Arkansas Week," those $2 billion worth of looming tax cut bills Republicans are starting to run in the Legislature, more on the non-expansion expansion of Medicaid, voter ID, a bit on Big River Steel and battling budgets in Washington D.C.
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 3/12/2013 11:40 am
Arkansas legislators by Monday had filed at least 10 bills dealing with state incentives for the $1.1 billion Big River Steel manufacturing plant proposed for a site near Osceola (Mississippi County).
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 3/4/2013 12:00 am
Tommy Maxwell has 35 years of experience in the flooring business and is the president and CEO of Maxwell Hardwood Flooring.
by Chris Bahn 3/1/2013 01:30 pm
Tyson Foods will close its small processing plant on Ford Avenue in Springdale. Citing “changing demand for certain specialty products,” the company confirmed via news release that it will shut down the plant after 15 years of operation.
by Chris Bahn 3/1/2013 11:04 am
Allens is scaling back its workforce in Van Buren and plans to incorporate more jobs into its Siloam Springs canning location, according to a report.
by Lance Turner 2/27/2013 03:43 pm
Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado reports fourth-quarter net income of $2.4 million, or 19 cents per share, up from a net loss of $200,000, or 2 cents per share, during the same quarter last year.
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 Chris Bahn 2/26/2013 11:30 am
Tyson Foods continues to be optimistic about the year despite a challenging second quarter, COO James Lochner told investors at the Goldman Sachs 17th Annual Agribusiness Conference.
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 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 Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press 2/24/2013 05:12 pm
The clock is running as legislators seek information about a $1.1 billion steel plant proposed for Osceola. As of Monday, the House and the Senate have 18 working days to look into whether it would be right for the state to $125 million to help finance the project.
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