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
Allbritton Communications Co. says KATV-TV, Channel 7, remains unsold.
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 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Jennifer Cobb Pyron, editor of Arkansas Business Publishing Group's Little Rock Soiree magazine, has accepted a job as director of communications and strategic planning for the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation beginning June 3.
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.
by Lance Turner 5/7/2013 03:40 pm
Politico, following up on Arkansas Business reporter Kate Knable's interview (published Monday), with Mike Huckabee, finds the former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate still working out whether he'll return for another year of his eponymous radio show.
by Chris Bahn 5/7/2013 10:51 am
The life story of northwest Arkansas real estate developer and former University of Arkansas football star Jim Lindsey not only sounds like something from a movie, it is actually becoming a movie.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/6/2013 03:31 pm
A video look at the Made By Few conference that took place Saturday at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.
by Lance Turner and Gwen Moritz 5/6/2013 08:47 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville regains the top spot on Fortune magazine's annual list of the country's largest corporations. Meanwhile, Windstream Corp. of Little Rock joins the list for the first time, ranking No. 414.
by Jan Cottingham 5/6/2013 12:00 am
A profound shift in how capital is raised means anyone can become a venture capitalist and anyone can solicit funds to support startup dreams.
by Kate Knable 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas Business talks to former Arkansas governor and rising media personality Mike Huckabee, who is contemplating his future, including the return on investment of his year-old syndicated radio show.
by Chris Bahn 5/6/2013 12:00 am
While the act of tithing might be centuries old, churches are doing what they can to provide parishioners with 21st century giving options. The use of cash and checks continues to decline in most areas of day-to-day life. E-commerce sales topped $1 trillion globally in 2012, so churches — institutions that have relied for years on cash and check donations — are finding it critical to adapt to changing consumer habits.
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