by Lance Turner 1/8/2014 11:38 am
The University of Arkansas will host a panel of economic forecasters for its 20th annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16.
by Lance Turner 1/8/2014 10:04 am
Stone House Capital Management of New York, the top shareholder of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, has again increased its stake in the trucking firm to 1.55 million shares.
by Marty Cook 1/7/2014 10:48 am
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown will purchase 675,000 shares of its outstanding shares as a result of its dutch auction in December.
by Mark Carter 1/6/2014 09:46 am
Metroplan releases its 2013 "Economic Review and Outlook," revealing slow but steady economic growth for central Arkansas and growth in the number of young adults seeking homes in the urban core.
by Marty Cook 1/6/2014 12:00 am
Several analysts have downgraded shares of America's Car-Mart Inc. after the Bentonville used-car seller reported quarterly earnings in November. But not all investors listen to analysts. One of the company's major stockholders has purchased an additional 300,000-plus shares.
by Luke Jones 1/6/2014 12:00 am
Early in February, the city of Little Rock is scheduled to open the seventh compressed natural gas station in Arkansas that is available for public use. Arkansas has had public CNG stations for just a few years — a station owned by Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. was opened in 2011.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/30/2013 11:30 am
ArkansasBusiness.com will not send the Daily Report or weekly industry e-newsletters on Wednesday, New Year's Day.
by Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press 12/30/2013 08:46 am
A $1.1 billion steel mill proposed for northeast Arkansas was the state's biggest economic announcement of 2013, but excitement over the plant was tempered by job losses elsewhere in Arkansas.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
Readers were kept on their toes in 2013: Bank companies blurred lines by merging, Democrats felt the hangover of the 2012 elections while the GOP continued dancing with the stars. Some developers got lucky with new business while others felt the pull of gravity in the courtroom after breaking bad.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
There was good news and there was bad news in Arkansas in 2013. And in case you've forgotten the details, Arkansas Business has compiled some of the staff's favorite moments.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
Conflicts, like the one between Stehens Inc. and Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure, and stress, as Scooter Stuart was under before his death, can lead to memorable comments.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
Doyle Rogers Sr., Alexa Dillard, Cal Ledbetter, Pat Summerall and Stephen LaFrance Sr. were among 18 business leaders and notable professionals who died in 2013.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas Business' Oct. 14 cover story detailing a long-running, $15 million Medicaid fraud by a Mountain Home doctor was the most-read story online in 2013, according to traffic data from ArkansasBusiness.com.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/23/2013 12:00 am
Mike Beebe was elected governor in 2006 after having served 20 years in the state Senate and a four-year term as state attorney general. Beebe won re-election to his second, and final, term in 2010. During his administration he has focused on education, economic development and tax reform.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/18/2013 12:06 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell announces the leadership changes in its Truck, or JBT, business unit.
by Marty Cook 12/16/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas Best Corp.'s Dec. 4 announcement that it hoped to close 22 more terminals did not come as a surprise to industry analysts, who were expecting just such cost-cutting moves by the less-than-truckload carrier based in Fort Smith.
by George Waldon 12/16/2013 12:00 am
Midas Little Rock LLC of St. Louis bought the 120-room Hilton Garden Inn at 4100 Glover Lane from McCain Lodging Inc., led by Ishverbhai Govind.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/16/2013 12:00 am
A North Little Rock trailer facility, a Valley Falls home, a west Little Rock auto dealership and an east Little Rock industrial project were all subjects of million-dollar deals.
by Luke Jones 12/9/2013 12:00 am
One of Little Rock's most important international companies sits directly under the flight paths of travelers departing and returning from overseas.
by Marty Cook 12/9/2013 12:00 am
While analysts say it will take awhile for ABF Freight System Inc. to fully realize the benefits of its five-year labor agreement with the Teamsters, the deal is already going over well on Wall Street.
