by Luke Jones 5/15/2013 03:26 pm
Acxiom Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings were down 71 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
by Associated Press 5/15/2013 11:40 am
Arkansas State University is warning Bill Halter that it owns the trademark to the "Arkansas Promise Scholarship" and says the Democrat needs to stop using a similar phrase in his campaign for governor.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/15/2013 11:34 am
A summer camp by the Arkansas Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators will explore how communication professionals, nonprofits and ad agencies can perform in a business world rocked by globalization and digitalization.
by Mark Carter 5/15/2013 09:42 am
Startups launched from the Walton Business College at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville are earning both accolades at national business-plan competitions and money as viable, high-growth businesses.
by Luke Jones 5/14/2013 10:51 am
Stephens Media of Las Vegas says Tom Stallbaumer, publisher of the Morning News in Springdale from 1994 to 2010, will become publisher of the Times Record in Fort Smith on May 20.
by Associated Press 5/13/2013 08:41 am
The state of Arkansas has launched a new mobile website to provide more information to people on the go.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Fleming Network Services of Bryant again tops this year's list of largest IT consulting firms. The company's employee count fell from 250 in 2012 to 230 this year, but still beats the next company, Science Applications International Corp. of Little Rock, by 70.
by Mark Friedman 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Since 2011, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has poured millions of dollars into its e-commerce division, and its investments are paying off.
by Chris Bahn 5/13/2013 12:00 am
What capSpire aims to do through consulting, and in some cases through its own software development, is identify how to minimize the risk and overspending affecting companies that depend on commodities. Simply put, capSpire helps its clients figure out “a better way.”
by Luke Jones 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Up until recently, the users of Fort Smith's Blackboard Connect system came from about 27,000 phone numbers picked automatically from the city's phone records. But because of the shrinking use of landlines, the city has expanded the service to allow users to volunteer their contact information to receive critical alerts.
by Barry Goldberg 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Barry Goldberg offers seven tips on getting the most out of your business meetings.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Ben Johnson has been selected to receive the first endowed professorship in Arkansas studies. It was donated by John and Dora Ragsdale, who are known for their support of Arkansas history and chose Johnson on the basis of his research and commitment.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Richard Howe leads Inuvo Corp., which earlier this year moved its headquarters from Florida and New York to Conway.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
The vacancy rate for retail space in the central Arkansas commercial real estate market slipped again in the first quarter of 2013.
by Gwen Moritz 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Hard work, education and a can-do spirit are still requirements for good employment, but some big feet to stick through that door help too.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
School-specific subscription services like the UA's RazorVision won't be providing live video of sporting events once the network is launched. The SEC and ESPN will hold the rights for those broadcasts.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Acxiom Corp. has again ranked second on Advertising Age magazine's April 29 list of marketing-services agencies of all disciplines. The list ranks companies by U.S. revenue in 2012 — $678 million in Acxiom's case.
by Kate Knable 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Lindsey & Associates of Fayetteville hired Fayetteville marketing agency WhyteSpyder to revamp its quarterly listings magazine, Home, and to add a digital edition in an effort to further establish itself in the northwest Arkansas real estate market.
by Kate Knable 5/10/2013 08:16 pm
Arbitron of Columbia, Md., has released its winter radio ratings for the Little Rock metropolitan area, which includes 578,800 people in Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline counties.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/10/2013 11:05 am
Inuvo Inc. of Conway narrows its first-quarter loss to $290,000, less than the $1.9 million loss it reported in the same quarter last year.