Business in Arkansas
Closing to cut 125 jobs in Jonesboro
posted: 02/13/2014 3:27 a.m. Discuss
StarTek Inc. will close its call center in Jonesboro for the second time in two years, eliminating 125 jobs, so it can consolidate operations into a new, larger operation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Hub for truckers’ test data is closer
posted: 02/13/2014 3:26 a.m. Discuss
A rule establishing a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for holders of commercial driver licenses was proposed Wednesday by the Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 02/13/2014 3:17 a.m. Discuss
Wal-Mart sets date for annual meeting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that its 2014 shareholders meeting will be at 7 a.m. June 6 at Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville campus.
Call center in Jonesboro to close in May
posted: 02/12/2014 11:02 a.m. Discuss
JONESBORO — A call center in Jonesboro is again closing its doors and laying off employees.
USA Truck logs another loss
posted: 02/12/2014 3:29 a.m. Discuss
USA Truck reported a $4.69 million loss Tuesday for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Bid on Allens gets OK in court
posted: 02/12/2014 3:28 a.m. Discuss
A bankruptcy judge approved Sager Creek Acquisition Corp. as the buyer for bankrupt Allens Inc. on Tuesday and gave the OK for McCall Farms Inc. to serve as the backup bidder should things fall through.
Apartment tenancy in 4th quarter of ’13 falls 1% in LR area
posted: 02/12/2014 3:27 a.m. Discuss
Occupancy rates at Pulaski County apartment complexes fell about 1 percent in the fourth quarter last year compared with the same period in 2012, a company that tracks the apartment market in central Arkansas said Tuesday.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 02/12/2014 3:20 a.m. Discuss
LR-area home prices drop in 4th quarter The median sale price of single-family homes in the Little Rock-North Little Rock metropolitan area was about $131,600 in the fourth quarter of 2013, down from $139,900 during the same period a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
USA Truck says results strong despite 4th-quarter loss
posted: 02/11/2014 6:28 a.m. Discuss
USA Truck on Tuesday reported a loss of $4.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, but company officials said overall results pointed toward the company returning to profitability.
CEO lined up, says Allens bidder
posted: 02/11/2014 1:25 a.m. Discuss
Sager Creek Acquisition Corp., the likely new owner of bankrupt Allens Inc., says the reorganized company is financially sound, intends on keeping most of its employees and has a CEO on tap to run it, according to documents filed with the court.
NEWS IN BRIEF
posted: 02/11/2014 1:18 a.m. Discuss
Building to start on Argenta apartments Construction of Argenta Flats, a 78-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock’s Argenta Arts District, is scheduled to begin today, according to Salter Properties.
Agriculture honorees on way to hall
posted: 02/11/2014 1:14 a.m. Discuss
A former congressman, a forester, two educators and two other industry leaders will be inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame during the hall’s 26th induction ceremony March 7.
Farm bill called a lesser factor in cotton acres
posted: 02/09/2014 2:03 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas’ row crop farmers are expected to add cotton acreage in 2014 as they sort out how the new farm bill will affect their overall operations over the next five years.
Arkansas Best sees ’14 hopes riding on emerging segments
posted: 02/09/2014 2:01 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas Best executives see plenty of potential for the company in 2014.
Bankrupt canner in state is sold for $124.78 million
posted: 02/08/2014 1:54 a.m. Discuss
Bankrupt canned and frozen vegetable company Allens Inc. sold Friday for $124.78 million.