by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 5/22/2013 11:44 am
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over accusations she took cash bribes from a bond broker. The governor would not say who he's considering for the post, added that he wants to find someone "relatively apolitical."
by Associated Press 5/22/2013 11:33 am
Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.
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 Associated Press 5/22/2013 09:27 am
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the headline speaker at the Democratic Party of Arkansas' annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner this year.
by Mark Carter 5/22/2013 09:05 am
University of Arkansas startup HomeDx won the elevator pitch portion and finished second overall in the graduate-level division of the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup business-plan competition Tuesday in Las Vegas.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 5/21/2013 05:21 pm
Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.
by Associated Press 5/21/2013 04:00 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore. The company said Tuesday that it will make donations of cash and materials equal to $1 million.
by Associated Press 5/21/2013 03:03 pm
The president of the University of Arkansas system is recommending its 11 campuses opt out of a law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus.
by Chris Bahn 5/21/2013 10:47 am
Arkansas Best Corp. has seen a 68 percent increase in its share price since reaching a tentative agreement with the Teamsters, President and CEO Judy R. McReynolds tells shareholders during the company's annual meeting.
by Lance Turner 5/21/2013 10:27 am
Last night on THV 11 News, Arkansas Business editor Gwen Moritz told our news partner that "confidential human source 1" in the criminal complaint against Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner could really only be one person, broker Steele Stephens.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 5/21/2013 10:06 am
The top Republican in the Arkansas House is calling on the governor to begin the process to remove state Treasurer Martha Shoffner over federal charges she accepted cash from an investment broker. Bruce Westerman asked Gov. Mike Beebe to convene lawmakers to remove Shoffner.
by Lance Turner 5/21/2013 09:37 am
Robert A. Peiser, the USA Truck Inc. board chairman who submitted a conditional resignation last week, will remain chairman after the board voted unanimously to reject that resignation.
by Mark Friedman 5/21/2013 09:28 am
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock broke its own all-time record high on Monday when its share price closed at $92.18 on Monday. The high share price comes on the heels of Dillard's annual shareholders' meeting on Saturday.
by Gwen Moritz 5/21/2013 09:17 am
With no fanfare, Remington Arms Co. of Madison, N.C., announced earlier this month a $32 million expansion to its ammunition plant at Lonoke.
by Associated Press 5/21/2013 07:40 am
A judge orders attorneys for Wal-Mart to turn over more information to shareholders seeking records on how the company responded to allegations of bribery.
by Associated Press 5/20/2013 01:05 pm
Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner says she doesn't intend to resign after a criminal complaint accused her of accepting cash from a broker who managed state funds.
by Gwen Moritz and Lance Turner 5/20/2013 01:04 pm
A criminal complaint alleges that Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner accepted a $6,000 payment from a cooperating witness working for the FBI.
by Associated Press 5/20/2013 11:46 am
Arkansas' attorney general and the head of the state Republican Party say Treasurer Martha Shoffner should resign after she allegedly took cash payments from a broker who invested state money.
by Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press 5/20/2013 11:45 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is making a push to sell more U.S.-made goods and part of that effort includes promoting products made in Arkansas.
by Luke Jones 5/20/2013 10:32 am
Windstream Corp. of Little Rock says it has awarded a 10-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide data and voice services to the General Services Administration's Region 4.
