Vote-year donations now a cost of business
As campaign season rolls around, Republican and Democrats are getting out their checkbooks to make donations to their favorite candidates — and so are corporat…
Stories by Madeline Will
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2 plants in LR announce layoffs
LM Windpower will lay off more than half of its Little Rock work force within the next few months as wind-energy companies await the fate of a tax credit that’…
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Some in state to get rebates from insurers
Thousands of Arkansans will split $7.8 million in health-insurance premium rebates, thanks to a provision in the nation’s new healthcare law.
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Acxiom 1st-quarter profit up
With a chief executive officer just completing his first year in the post, Acxiom Corp. generated higher net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the da…
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Fort Smith employing automation
Inside the numerous manufacturing plants across Fort Smith, bright yellow and orange robots are hard at work, doing mundane and sometimes dangerous tasks that …
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Wal-Mart taking heat over hogs
An animal-welfare group is criticizing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. because it hasn’t joined other retailers making a commitment to end its relationship with pork supp…
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Eatery tax takes too big of a bite, restaurants say
A burger, fries, and a heap of taxes: Arkansas restaurant patrons are paying for a lot more than food with their bills. In addition to state and local sales ta…
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Officials: State job booster limping
A fund designed to inject high-paying, technologybased jobs into the state needs more funding to succeed, some officials say.
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Demand rising for pictures of birth
When Megan Henry of Hot Springs had her first baby, she relied on family members to document the experience. But last year, she, along with a growing number of…
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Novaculite runs in Hot Springs’ veins
Hundreds of years ago, in the mountains of Hot Springs, American Indians created sharp arrowheads and tools. In more recent times, companies have created whets…
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Program rewards savers of electricity
Summer Advantage, a voluntary program of Entergy Arkansas designed to reward customers for saving electricity, has attracted 548 customers since its start June…
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Steel mill sets $115 million expansion
A steel mill near Blytheville will receive $115 million for expansion, but company officials have so far remained silent on the possibility of new jobs.
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Acxiom seeing growth under new leadership
Acxiom Corp., described as the “quiet giant” of the database marketing industry by The New York Times, has gotten a little louder.
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NLR twins let go of collection
Avid car collectors, start your engines. A classic collection that spans a century will be auctioned off today in North Little Rock.
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Closed center to open, hire 250
Just two months after closing and laying off 223 employees, a Jonesboro call center is reopening and plans to hire 250 people.
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Trucker fuel-use index up sharply
The trucking industry experienced a lift in May, according to recent reports.
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Arkansans on the go, but not far
Robert and Lavei Downey want to travel across the country — to Colorado and Oklahoma for starters, but they’re hoping to hit all 50 states eventually. They’re …
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Firm with LR ties buys papers
Halifax Media Holdings LLC, of which Little Rock investor Warren Stephens has controlling interest, has purchased 20 newspapers in Florida and North Carolina o…
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Veteran self-employment taking a hit
Arkansas military veterans returning home to the private sector after duty in Iraq or Afghanistan are finding a bigger welcome mat for employment than are thei…
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$170 million awaits Arkansan owners at auditor’s office
Despite a recession that caused Arkansans to pinch their wallets a little tighter, a treasure chest of $170 million belonging to the citizens of the state exis…
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Windstream cutting up to 400 jobs
Windstream Corp. is laying off up to 400 employees, or roughly 3 percent of its 14,500-person work force, the Little Rock-based communications firm announced T…
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State off, rolling on film alliance
The state’s film industry decided to strike while the movie’s hot. Arkansas’ largest film production, Mud, is gathering international acclaim, and state offici…
