by Chris Bahn 5/2/2013 12:06 pm
ESPN and the Southeastern Conference formally announced Thursday the creation of the SEC Network. It will launch in 2014 and the two entities have extended their media rights agreement through 2034. Some highlights of the announcement:
by Kate Knable 5/2/2013 11:09 am
The Marriott Little Rock honored Arkansas real estate developer Doyle Rogers Sr. during its reflagging ceremony on Wednesday.
by Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press 5/1/2013 11:15 am
Downtown Little Rock is losing its ducks, but it's gaining some international recognition with the changeover of the Peabody hotel to a full-service Marriott.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 11:31 am
Dale Dawson, an investment banker and entrepreneur who founded Bridge2Rwanda, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon June 14 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 09:41 am
While contract details haven't yet been finalized for seven players with Arkansas ties who were drafted over the weekend, we do have an idea of what they could earn, based on 2012 contracts.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The former president and the former secretary of state are scheduled to attend Friday event marking the completion of a $67 million renovation and formally dedicating the Little Rock National Airport's new name.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Kay Kelley Arnold is vice president of public affairs for Entergy Corp., where she leads the utility's civic and social responsibility programs.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The city, which has earned this designation for seven consecutive years, also received a Tree City Growth award for demonstrating environmental improvement and a higher level of tree care.
by George Waldon 4/29/2013 12:00 am
The sale of nine Sonic Restaurants in Pulaski County combined for a $5.94 million transaction. D.L. Rogers Corp., a Sonic franchisee based in North Richland Hills, Texas, and led by Darrell Rogers, purchased the properties from SRI Real Estate Properties LLC of Oklahoma City.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
J. David Daniel has been promoted to senior vice president of Simmons First Trust Co. Daniel has more than 20 years of experience, 16 of which have been with the company.
by Associated Press 4/25/2013 03:45 pm
Oaklawn is promoting its assistant general manager to racing director. The Hot Springs thoroughbred track announced the promotion on Thursday, naming David Longinotti to the position.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Luke Jones 4/24/2013 09:43 am
Entergy Corp. of New Orleans will hold its annual meeting for shareholders on May 3 at The Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.
by Lance Turner 4/24/2013 09:40 am
James "Skip" Rutherford writes for the Dallas Morning News today, the eve of the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/22/2013 12:00 am
The Art Newspaper publishes an annual list of the top 100 art museums in the world as measured by attendance. Though northwest Arkansas' own doesn't crack the list (topped by the Louvre, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum), it does get a nice mention.
by Luke Jones 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The top five largest employers in Arkansas have seen some bumps since last year, but they remain in the same order. Four of the top five saw increases in employment during 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
A receiver has been appointed to run the Clarion at 925 S. University Ave. while it makes its way through a foreclosure lawsuit.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in October issued “Arkansas Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections,” detailing its forecasts for the long-term job market.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Artee Williams, the director of the Department of Workforce Services, shares his thoughts on the state's unemployment rates, which jobs are filling up too fast and which ones aren't filling up at all.
Sine Die: Arkansas Lawmakers Formally End Legislative Session 
