Jim Kordsmeier

Business Editor501-399-3655501-399-3655jkordsmeier@adgnewsroom.com

Business Editor

Recent stories by Jim Kordsmeier

Publisher merger is officially off table NEW YORK -- Simon & Schuster's corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random House to purchase the publisher, a proposed sale a federal judge already had blocked last ... November 22, 2022

News in brief Construction work changes bus routeDue to traffic delays from road construction at the intersection of Albert Pike and Mountain Pine roads, the city's Intracity Transit Bus Route 2 will temporaril... November 1, 2022

Business People BANKINGThe Arkansas State Bank Department promoted Jacklyn Powell to bank certified exam manager.Kathy Dixon of Mountain Home has been named sales assistant at Crews & Associates.HIGHER EDUCATIONT... October 23, 2022

News in brief USA Truck investorsback Schenker dealThe vast majority of shareholders approved of the acquisition of Van Buren-based USA Truck by a German logistics company, according to a recent Securities and Exch... September 14, 2022

News in brief SEED conferenceset for FayettevilleEntrepreneurs from around the state have a chance next month to meet with Arkansas educators and business and civic leaders at a two-day conference in Fayetteville.T... September 13, 2022

Time to double-crop, says agency DES MOINES, Iowa -- There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia's invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in bl... August 31, 2022

Facebook’s workforce grew more diverse going remote Facebook was one of an array of companies to dramatically restructure remote work during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing employees to continue working from home while they avoided the spread of cov... July 20, 2022

Consumers showing drop in confidence WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months as persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as pessimistic as they've been about the future in ... June 29, 2022

News in brief HD Commission to meet ThursdayThe Hot Springs Historic District Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at City Hall, 133 Convention Blvd., and Ralph Wilcox with the Arkansas Historic Preservation ... June 15, 2022

News in brief Fertilizer prices in U.S. down by 30%Fertilizer prices that had hit record highs are now plunging as buyers reel from sticker shock, but that doesn't mean the market squeeze is over.The June spot ... May 28, 2022