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Rogers-area RV and boat storage facility earns Planning Board's approval in 4-2 vote | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (90+ words) Rogers-area RV and boat storage facility earns Planning Board's approval in 4-2 vote'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rogers-area RV and boat storage facility earns Planning Board's approval in 4-2 vote BENTONVILLE -- The Benton County Planning Board approved a proposed gated RV and boat storage…...
Home Banc Shares meets expectations with first-quarter profit of $118. 2 million | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (206+ words) Home Banc Shares Inc. on Wednesday reported a first-quarter net income of $118. 2 million, or 60 cents per share. The results equaled Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 60 cents per…...
Painted Tree Boutiques closes all stores, vendors left scrambling | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (21+ words) Painted Tree Boutiques closes all stores, vendors left scrambling'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Painted Tree Boutiques closes all stores, vendors left scrambling...
Home Banc Shares first quarter 2026 earnings report expected Wednesday | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (176+ words) Home Banc Shares Inc. , parent company of Centennial Bank, is set to release its first-quarter 2026 earnings report Wednesday after the stock market closes. Zachs Equity Research said analysts expect Home Banc Shares to report earnings per share of 60 cents. Revenues…...
US wholesale prices soar as war lifts energy costs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (626+ words) WASHINGTON -- U. S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0. 5% from February and 4% from March 2025. The…...
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF: Dollar General to add AI in-store audio network; Aldi buys plot in North Little Rock | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (433+ words) Dollar General to add AI audio ads in-store Discount retail chain Dollar General plans to add an artificial intelligence-enabled in-store audio network to support advertising in about 6, 000 stores in 48 states, the company said. The system, QSIC, "integrates point-of-sales data, curated…...
Diplomats work to set up new US-Iran talks | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1209+ words) ISLAMABAD -- Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region....
Hopes for renewed US-Iran talks drive markets near record | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (757+ words) NEW YORK -- U. S. stocks rallied to the edge of an all-time high Tuesday, and oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war and avoid a worst-case scenario for…...
Springdale Council OKs application for federal trails grant funds | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (77+ words) Officials on Tuesday endorsed the city's application for federal funding for a $1. 2 million trails project. The City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution expressing the willingness of the. .. SPRINGDALE -- Officials on Tuesday endorsed the city's application for federal funding…...
Port of Little Rock site on battery maker's radar | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (600+ words) Idaho-based energy storage startup Kore Power was in talks with the Port of Little Rock late last year to locate a gigafactory on Zeuber Road, according to records obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The gigafactory project could bring 800 to 1, 000 jobs…...