by Lance Turner 6/6/2013 01:39 pm
McKibbon Hotel Group Inc. will mark the opening of its third hotel in Little Rock, the Residence Inn by Marriott Little Rock Downtown, on Friday. The hotel will hold its first "associate celebration" at 1:15 p.m. It will welcome its first guests that afternoon.
by Lance Turner 6/6/2013 11:42 am
THV 11 News reports on the sudden closure this week of the Horizon Foods poultry plant in Pine Bluff, which is leaving 200 people out of work.
by Associated Press 6/6/2013 11:38 am
The director of the attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has been tapped to serve as Arkansas' first Medicaid inspector general. Deputy Attorney General Jay Shue will fill a post created this year by state lawmakers.
by Associated Press 6/6/2013 11:36 am
Services have been set for Stephen LaFrance Sr., the founder of Pine Bluff-based USA Drug. LaFrance died at his home on Wednesday at age 71.
by Associated Press 6/6/2013 10:24 am
In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in revenue in May.
by Chris Bahn 6/6/2013 09:08 am
Gerber Products has grown its expansion plans for Fort Smith and intends to create 40 additional jobs, after receiving approval of a $150 million revenue bond package from the city's board of directors.
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 Associated Press 6/6/2013 07:21 am
The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation has announced that that it's awarding $50,000 in grants that will be shared among 17 nonprofit groups and agencies across the state.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 04:02 pm
A Federal Reserve survey says economic growth increased throughout the United States from April through late-May, fueled by home construction, consumer spending and steady hiring.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 04:01 pm
The New York City Pension Funds plans to vote against nine of Wal-Mart's 14 board nominees at the retailer's annual shareholder meeting Friday.
by Gwen Moritz 6/5/2013 03:42 pm
Former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner, who last week withdrew a planned guilty plea to a single federal charge of extortion, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 14 counts.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 6/5/2013 02:32 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday asked to use $1.1 million from a state reserve fund to make up for a shortfall in a program that helps students pursuing medical degrees that Arkansas schools don't offer pay for tuition at schools in other states.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 01:58 pm
The Arkansas lottery is projecting that it will bring in less money for scholarships in the coming fiscal year.
by Gwen Moritz 6/5/2013 12:07 pm
Steve LaFrance Sr., who last year sold his USA Drug pharmacy chain to Walgreen's for $438 million, has died at his home in Pine Bluff, according to Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley.
by Gwen Moritz 6/5/2013 10:37 am
A Boone County couple pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to using Turbo Tax software to steal more than $132,000 in fraudulent tax refunds, U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge announced.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 09:19 am
Eligible freshmen at Arkansas Tech are to get up to $1,000 in supplemental scholarship money for the coming academic year.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 08:41 am
A private survey shows U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 08:23 am
Voters in Pocahontas will decide next week on a sales tax increase to pay for a new aquatic center. An election is set for Tuesday, when voters will consider two half-cent sales taxes for the proposal.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 07:56 am
Officials say a fall 2016 opening is planned for the $50 million U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. The museum's board of directors said Tuesday that groundbreaking for the museum will be held Sept. 24, 2014.
by Associated Press 6/5/2013 07:39 am
The Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame ceremony will induct Bill Carter, Louie Shelton, the late Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mike Utley and Gary Weir.
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