More Business ↓
Simmons executives to present at conference
Business Comments Updated: May 09, 2013 9:26pmSimmons First National Corp. has announced that Chairman and CEO J. Thomas May and CEO-elect George A. Makris Jr. are scheduled to present at the 2013 Gulf South Bank Conference, Monday, May 13,...
Simmons First announces promotions
Business Comments Updated: May 06, 2013 6:18pmSimmons First National Bank recently announced the promotion of Steven C. Wade to Arkansas regional chairman and C. Adam Mitchell to Little Rock community president.
Marty Casteel, chairman...
State financial officials upgrade forecast, surplus as economy improves
Business Comments Updated: May 03, 2013 2:06pmIn a letter to the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Director Richard Weiss revealed that the official general revenue...
State unemployment steady at 7.2 percent, but labor force shrinks again
Business Comments Updated: Apr 26, 2013 2:46pmArkansas’ jobless rate was 7.2 percent in March, unchanged from February and just slightly below the 7.3 percent in March 2012. March marks 50 consecutive months that Arkansas’ jobless rate has...
Mike Ross makes it formal: He’s in Governor’s race
Business Comments Updated: Apr 19, 2013 3:32pmFormer 4th District Congressman Mike Ross made it official on Wednesday that he’ll seek the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor in 2014.
Ross, who started his formal campaign...
Oaklawn, Southland on hot streak
Business Comments Updated: Apr 12, 2013 5:55pmElectronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at Oaklawn and Southland continued their hot streak in March as the two casino-style venues set record highs for the second consecutive month. The latest...
HMA Center to bring 500 jobs to Fort Smith
Business Comments Updated: Apr 08, 2013 2:27pmHealth Management Associates will operate a regional service center in Fort Smith that will employ more than 500 with average annual salaries potentially exceeding $40,000.
Officials with...
AEDC director addresses legislative reports on Big River Steel
Business Comments Updated: Mar 29, 2013 6:10pmGrant Tennille, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says if Arkansas lawmakers don’t move forward on the $1.1 billion Big River Steel superproject, it will kill the...
Legislative executive summary of steel mill analysis disclosed
Business Comments Updated: Mar 22, 2013 4:47pmA legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offered a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from the Arkansas Economic Development...
ConAgra Foods breaks ground on $100 million expansion in Russellville
Business Comments Updated: Mar 15, 2013 4:48pmConAgra Foods broke ground on an expanded facility in Russellville. As part of the expansion, originally announced in September 2012, ConAgra Foods is planning to invest about $100 million in the...