Arkansas
Business Analysis Breakfast to Focus on Current Economic Crisis
The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Chambers of Commerce to host a Quarterly Business Analysis breakfast on Friday, Oct. 24. More »
Bad Boy of Batesville Sues Over Similar Name
Bad Boy Inc. of Batesville is suing a Mississippi company for trademark infringement for using a similar sounding name: Bad Boy Enterprises LLC. More »
Most Contractors Report Increased Revenue During 2007
Construction activity held its own among the leading commercial contractors in Arkansas during 2007. Combined revenue for the top 21 firms increased more than 12 percent compared with 2006, growing from nearly $2.28 billion to more than $2.61 billion. More »
Bankruptcy Court Denies Barber Attorney
Northwest Arkansas real estate developer Brandon Barber's request to employ attorney Vaughn Knight in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of his Lynnkohn LLC has been denied by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Arkansas. More »
Homebuilder Filed $11.1 M Bankruptcy
An Alexander homebuilder has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation and listed $11.1 million in debt. More »
UPDATED: Barry Jewell Convicted of Tax Evasion
Little Rock tax attorney Barry Jewell was convicted Friday of tax evasion in U.S. District Court in Little Rock. More »
Arkansas Unemployment Rises to 4.8 Percent in August
Arkansas' unemployment rate climbed three-tenths of a percentage point in August to 4.8 percent, the Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. More »
Walton Family Back on List of Richest Americans
Four members of the Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. family fortune landed in the top ten of The Forbes 400, which provides a ranking of the richest people in America. More »
National Insurance Association: AIG Policyholders Protected by State Regs
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners announced Wednesday that it has established a working group to oversee American International Group's insurance interests in the wake of news that its non-insurance parent company is facing a financial crisis. More »