Arkansas Business Daily Report

Utility holding company Entergy Corp. says that it expects to post a first-quarter loss because of a financial impairment one of its nuclear plants and expenses from its proposed spinoff of its electric transmission business.

Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is making it clear to friends and supporters that he's definitely running for a third term in 2014.

The Arkansas Supreme Court says the state's law on deceptive practices applies to Ticketmaster and its parent company - but the high court offered no opinion on whether the company's fees violate the statute.

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports record first-quarter earnings, up 21 percent to $14.5 million or 51 cents per share.

USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren reports a wider first-quarter net loss as revenue per mile declines and the number of unmanned tractors increases in its trucking segment.

Officials say it'll cost $30 million to $40 million to replace the main runway at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

In this THVideo, Jeff Hankins talks to Today's THV's Craig O'Neill about Mike Beebe's recent 12-day trade trip to China and how it might pay dividends in the future.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld rules by the state Public Service Commission that established incentives for utilities that deliver energy-conservation services.

Time magazine names Alice Walton to its 2012 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Prosecutor and congressional hopeful Scott Ellington says costs to the state and potential juror misconduct factored into his decision to agree to the deal that freed the three men convicted in the murders of three Cub Scouts in 1993.