Deal puts utility’s Turk unit in clear
Southwestern Electric Power Co. and environmental groups have settled their legal dispute over the $2.1 billion John W. Turk Jr. coal-fired power plant under c…
Stories by Toby Manthey
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State jobless rate 8% in November
Arkansas’ unemployment rate in November fell to 8 percent from 8.2 percent in October, a report from the state said Tuesday.
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Expert: Things not so terrible
The U.S. economy is faring better than many people think by key measures such as personal spending and business investment, a nationally recognized economic fo…
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Only 27 join Entergy choice-metering plan
Just 27 of Entergy Arkansas’ more than 580,000 residential customers have joined a billing program offering them a chance to save on their electricity bills by…
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140 set to lose jobs in Bosch closure
One hundred and forty workers will lose their jobs by the end of 2012 as the Bosch Security Systems plant in Morrilton closes.
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Texas pair buy Candy Bouquet
Little Rock-based Candy Bouquet International, which has home-based and storefront franchises worldwide, has been bought by a Houston couple who hope to put th…
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Home sales in state slow after big gains
Home sales in Arkansas slowed considerably in October after three consecutive months of double-digit gains compared with a year earlier, a report from the Arka…
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Dial-up going, going, not gone
At 77, Bobbie Bailey says she’s “old-fashioned” when it comes to communication technology, but she lost patience with her dial-up Internet service.
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State jobless rate recedes to 8.2%
While a dip in Arkansas’ unemployment rate hints at a turnaround, the state’s job market continues to be weaker than even a year ago.
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Malvern call center is hiring hundreds
Several hundred people are being hired for a call center in Malvern for Tampa, Fla.-based Sykes Enterprises.
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Dillard’s profit soars, but shares dip
Shares of Dillard’s Inc. sank 13 percent Friday even as the company reported record third-quarter earnings.
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Firms behind on taxes fall 17%
About 1,630 businesses are delinquent in paying their Pulaski County personal property taxes, down 17 percent from a year ago and 27 percent from two years ago.
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Windstream profit falls 16 percent
Windstream Corp. on Friday said third-quarter profit fell 16 percent from a year earlier to $71.5 million due to mergers, fiber-optic projects and other expens…
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Readers of daily increase in audit
Paid circulation of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette increased in the six-month period ending Sept. 30, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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4 state firms get waiver for insurance
Four Arkansas companies, including retailer Dillard’s Inc. and poultry products company O.K. Industries Inc., are among about 1,600 businesses nationwide grant…
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Acxiom reports falloff in profit
Acxiom Corp. on Wednesday reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ expectations even as profit slid more than 7 percent to $12.3 million compared with a …
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State jobless rate steady at 8.3%
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged in September at 8.3 percent, but weak job growth continues to concern economists.
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State set to boost insured figures
Organizers of a federally funded program in Arkansas that offers health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions are stepping up efforts to combat low …
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Firm plans $50 million coal project
A Canadian company says it is planning to invest $50 million in a coal-mining project in Arkansas.
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Defunct business requests auction
The trustee for Yarnell’s Ice Cream Co., which filed for bankruptcy protection in August, is asking for court approval to auction off the company’s real estate…
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Agency presses for insurance pool
Short on time and money, the Arkansas Insurance Department and a volunteer steering committee seek to salvage their efforts to plan for a health-insurance exch…
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Home sales rise 20% in state
Almost 20 percent more homes were sold in Arkansas in August compared with a year earlier, the Arkansas Realtors Association said Thursday.
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Premiums up 9% to insure families
Premiums for family health insurance through employers rose 9 percent this year compared with last, according to a report Tuesday from the Henry J. Kaiser Fami…
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Health law reels in grant for state
The Arkansas Insurance Department has been awarded almost $3.9 million from the U.S. government to help prevent “unreasonable” increases in health insurance ra…
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Private DNA lab to open in LR
A private DNA testing laboratory in Little Rock plans to help make a dent in the backlog at government crime laboratories nationwide starting this fall.
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State jobless rate creeps up to 8.3%
Arkansas’ unemployment rate climbed to 8.3 percent in August from 8.2 percent in July, continuing a trajectory that’s sent the state’s rate ever closer to the …
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700 lose jobs in Crossett
About 700 employees will lose their jobs Nov. 7 when Georgia-Pacific shuts down its plywood and lumber operations in Crossett, the company announced Friday.
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Retailers post August gains
The nation’s retailers recorded mostly positive results in August, despite the disruptions caused by Hurricane Irene and the distraction of wild fluctuations i…
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Home sales increase in Arkansas in July
Nearly 20 percent more homes were sold in Arkansas in July compared with a year earlier, the Arkansas Realtors Association said in a report Tuesday. But expert…
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Income loss to flood at $335 million
Farmers will lose about $335 million in net income because of flooding this spring, according to a study released Monday by the University of Arkansas Division…
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System lays out hospital growth
St. Edward Mercy Health System in Fort Smith plans to invest more than $192 million in buildings and equipment in the next seven years, hospital officials said…
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CARTI to build cancer center
CARTI, the largest radiation-therapy provider in Arkansas, said Wednesday that it’s buying some assets of Little Rock Hematology Oncology and will build a cent…
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Acxiom slump pinned on fear
Shares of Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. started out this week on a sour note, falling Monday to $8.94, the lowest they’ve been since the fall of 2009.
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State’s jobless rate edges up to 8.2%
Arkansas’ unemployment rate in July rose to 8.2 percent, one-tenth of a percentage point up from June for the third-straight monthly increase.
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Drug savings ahead as more turn generic
Arrival dates Dozens of best-selling drugs are expected to have generic competitors in the next few years. Here are the 20 topselling drugs going generic throu…
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LR firm will join top 500 with buy
Little Rock-based Windstream Corp. said Monday that it intends to buy a Fairport, N.Y.-based telecommunications company in a $2.3 billion deal.
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Ex-Microsoft vet Acxiom’s new chief
Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. announced Wednesday that it has tapped a 43-year-old former Microsoft executive for its top position.
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Catfish in state cut 48% July 1
Arkansas’ commercial inventory of food-size catfish on July 1 was half of what it had been a year earlier, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data rel…
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Joblessness in state ratchets up to 8.1%
Arkansas’ unemployment rate in June rose to its highest level in 24 years, and the number of unemployed people statewide reached the highest level since at lea…
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Doing business in China takes tenacity, 160 told
Employee recruitment and retention are the biggest challenges that major U.S. companies face in China, according to an executive with a group that helps U.S. f…
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Suit says Yarnell’s violated labor law
A former employee is suing Searcy-based Yarnell’s Ice Cream Co. in U.S. District Court, alleging that the company violated federal law by not giving advance no…
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State is 27th in ‘green’ careers
Arkansas last year ranked 27th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for total jobs that produce products or services with an environmental benefit, a stud…
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Retailers report a jumping June
Retailers reported robust June sales Thursday, mostly exceeding analysts’ expectations and the companies’ own forecasts as the summer shopping season rebounded…
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Card-skimming suspected in ATM withdrawal spree
Almost 50 cases likely involving debit-card “skimming” have been reported to the Conway Police Department in the past three days, a detective said Thursday.
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Baptist Health to build new site
Baptist Health says it plans to provide clinical services on 22 acres that it’s buying in west Little Rock, making it the third major health-care system in the…
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LR pipe factory has 600 workers
Welspun Corp. Ltd. said Monday that it has completed a $30 million expansion and now has more than 600 workers at its plant at the Port of Little Rock.
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State unemployment climbs as hiring slows
Arkansas’ employment report for May shows that year-over-year jobs growth has been slowing every month since February.
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Retailer, lawyers, hospital link up
Wal-Mart and several lawyer groups have formed a partnership with Arkansas Children’s Hospital to provide free help for patients with health problems that can …
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Paper’s website adding databases
Arkansas Online, the website of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, today is launching a directory of searchable databases of public information, including bookings…
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Windstream stretches into the future
Windstream Corp. sees the next two years as crucial for expanding its fiber-optic cable network to bolster its place in serving the evolving wireless industry.
