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State Earns High Praise for Health Insurance Exchange

Arkansas private option model, its enrollment numbers and the innovation of the exchange landed it in the top four states exchanges.

McMillon Opinion

Reaction to the news of Doug McMillons appointment as the next CEO of Walmart has been wide and varied.

Seven-Digit Deal

The land where a 41,000-SF Walmart Neighborhood Market will be constructed in Benton County has been officially sold to the retail giant.

Hasta La Vista

A speechwriter and director of executive communications at Walmart is on the move.

Simmons Severances

Simmons First National Bank, which recently bought Metropolitan National Bank for $56 million, has started culling the staff at MNB locations across Northwest Arkansas.

Bankruptcy Deal

A commercial asset in the Metro South addition of Rogers was sold out of bankruptcy in a settlement deal worth $5.6 million.

Chambers Bank Files to Merge Decatur State Bank

The merger will complete a series of transactions that began in the fourth quarter of 2012 when Chambers Bank bought the bank.

Report: Walmart Footing Legal Fees For More Than 30 in Bribery Probe

An anti-corruption lawyer says the numbers suggest the U.S. Department of Justice is digging deep in its investigation.

Houston Couple Donates $3 Million to UA

Gift will create an endowed department head chair within the College of Engineering.

APEI Announces $4.2 Million in New Research Contracts

Sen. Mark Pryor attended an announcement Monday in Fayetteville.

UA Reduces Little Rock Football Schedule

The Razorbacks will play one game each season at War Memorial Stadium, starting in 2014.

Beyond the Opening Act: Theatre Squared Writes its Own Script

The regional theatre based in Fayetteville is doing well in its eighth season.

SoNA: From Survival to Spectacular

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas has transformed itself in recent years.

Think Big, Achieve Bigger

Strategic planning increases a companys ability to succeed.

Battered and Bruised, Terminella Returns to First Love, Real Estate

These days, Tom Terminella is a fixture on the Fayetteville real estate scene, but he no longer borrows from banks.

WAC Renovations Expected by 2016

Fayetteville voters recently approved a bond issue that will help fund the Walton Arts Center improvements.

Former Walton Arts Center Executive Heading to Boston

Jodi Beznoska will begin a new job as director of marketing and communications for a nonprofit arts advocate.

Big Leg of Regional Trail Out for Bid in Springdale

The portion of the Razorback Regional Greenway is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2014.

Restaurant Rumor

Texas-based restaurant chain Twin Peaks rumored to open in Rogers.

Wrecker Service

The Fayetteville Police Department is changing towing companies.

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal

Westerman’s SPEED Act accelerates to the Senate

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants