by Arkansas Business Editors 6/17/2013 12:00 am
Some surprising results are discovered from Arkansas Business' survey of past 40 Under 40 honorees.
by Arkansas Business Staff 6/17/2013 12:00 am
Photos from Arkansas Business' June 14 lunch honoring the 2013 40 Under 40 class.
by Associated Press 6/13/2013 07:35 am
Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.
by Lance Turner 6/12/2013 11:14 am
Apollo Tyres Ltd of India says it is buying Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in an all-cash deal worth about $2.5 billion. Charles Nickerson of Texarkana Chamber of Commerce says the deal appears to be a positive one for the city's Cooper plant.
by Associated Press 6/12/2013 07:26 am
The World Trade Center of Arkansas is putting on two events that will enable participants to learn about trade with Latin America and other parts of the world.
by Chris Bahn 6/7/2013 02:20 pm
Allen West has been named vice president of finance and CFO of P.A.M. Transport Services Inc.
by Chris Bahn 6/6/2013 08:05 am
Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas, offered her economic outlook for the state and nation during the Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon.
by Arkansas Business Staff 6/4/2013 07:30 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will host its Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon on Wednesday.
by Mark Friedman 6/3/2013 12:00 am
A recent study by the Arkansas Research Center in Conway shows that students who completed even a few college courses will make more money than if they never went to college.
by Chris Bahn 5/30/2013 01:41 pm
ABF Freight System Inc. and the Teamsters have extended their current labor contract through the end of June while waiting on union workers to approve a new deal between the two parties.
by Lance Turner and Luke Jones 5/29/2013 11:00 am
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. will invest $60 million and expanding its footprint in Little Rock by 250,000-SF. (Includes photo slideshow.)
by Luke Jones 5/27/2013 12:00 am
Even as the mad rush to develop the Fayetteville Shale slows, the pipeline construction business in Arkansas remains viable.
by George Waldon 5/27/2013 12:00 am
Three west Little Rock neighborhood associations banded together to drum up opposition to a $2 million-plus Kum & Go project at the southeast corner of Rodney Parham Road and Breckenridge Drive.
by Gwen Moritz 5/27/2013 12:00 am
No. 2 VCC of Little Rock nearly caught up with No. 1 Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway in 2012. Meanwhile, Clark Contractors more than doubled its revenue in 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/27/2013 12:00 am
Before the economic downturn, private-sector jobs were advancing toward the suburbs of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas. But the job losses experienced during the recession slowed that move away from downtowns across the United States.
by Liz Fox 5/27/2013 12:00 am
Hannah Moore's Little Rock Pie-Cycle, a service started in early April, offers homemade baked goods using methods that emphasize personality and community.
by Randy Zook 5/27/2013 12:00 am
The de facto amnesty our broken immigration system grants to illegal immigrants today directly hinders growth in two important sectors of Arkansas' economy: agriculture and high tech. Legislation soon to be considered on the floor of the U.S. Senate will address this problem and improve our economic prospects.
by Lance Turner 5/23/2013 10:39 am
James Welch, CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc., is done talking about his firm's offer to take over ABF Freight Inc., the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith.
by Associated Press 5/22/2013 11:32 am
West Memphis is to receive a $10.9 million grant to expand the city's port. The grant from the U.S. Transportation Department will go toward rail improvements.
by Gwen Moritz 5/20/2013 12:00 am
Truman Arnold Cos. worked its way up to No. 1 for the first time in 2001 and held that position most years since then. But their subtraction from the 2013 list means Stephens Inc. is on top of Arkansas Business' list of top private firms.