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UA Enrollment Hits Unofficial Record High

Enrollment at the University of Arkansas hit a record high this fall.

Fundraiser for Van Zandt Set for Pendergraft Barn

A fundraiser will be held for local businessman Tommy Van Zandt on Oct. 9.

Money Available For Small Business Owners

The United States federal government wants small businesses to explore the possibility of exporting.

Bentonville Walmart Gets Updated Design

The Walmart Supercenter on South Walton Blvd. in Bentonville celebrated a grand re-opening on Sept. 30.

Rockfish Recognized For Tidy Twitter Tool

Rockfish Interactive?s TidyTweet earned accolades at the 140 Twitter Conference in Los Angeles.

Business Journal Taking Fast 15 Noms

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is now taking nominations for the 2010 ?Fast 15.?

UA Prof Nominated For Regional Emmy

University of Arkansas journalism professor Larry Foley has been nominated for an Emmy award.

Fayetteville Company Promotes Patient-Owned e-Health Records

Thanks to new federal incentives for health care providers to adopt electronic medical records, a Fayetteville company’s time may finally have come.

Little Rock Co. Buys Goshen Home for $2.4 Million (Real Deals)

NWA Big A LLC of Little Rock recently purchased a home in Goshen for $2.4 million.

Economic Recovery Imminent Despite Manufacturing Losses (Jeffrey Collins Commentary)

It now seems likely that the worst recession since the Great Depression is nearing an end. Of course this is scant comfort to the nearly 15 million Americans unemployed or the thousands of business owners who have gone out of business during the 20-plus m

The Right Fit (Editorial)

Sen. Lincoln good fit for agricultural committee.

Mia Hamm Inspires Women At Business Conference

Olympic soccer star Mia Hamm was given a standing ovation after speaking to about 1,200 women at the 11th annual Northwest Arkansas Business Women?s Conference in Rogers on Sept. 15.

Area Outfitters List Shrinks with Closings

Two outdoor outfitters on opposite ends of the spectrum have closed their doors in the past year.

Gymnastic Centers Grow Through Word-of-Mouth

With nine centers spanning Northwest Arkansas, and up to 150 clients per center, the gymnastics business is evolving.

Brandon Barber Files Financial Statements

Fayetteville developer Brandon Barber filed documents Sept. 11 disclosing his assets and liabilities, as required by his Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed July 31.

Idaho State VP Joins UAFS Administration

The vice president of student affairs at Idaho State University will be joining the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith staff as vice chancellor for student affairs.

Advertising Age Nods At Rockfish Interactive

Advertising Age magazine named Rockfish Interactive of Rogers its Small Agency of the Year for 2009 on Sept. 14.

Two New Retailers Stock Stockings, Bowser Treats

Dance store and pet boutique open in Northwest Arkansas

Sell From the Center (Jim Karrh On Marketing)

Marketing is fundamentally concerned with influence ? how to sway people to your product, service or point of view. Two relatively obscure research articles show that a variable as basic as physical position (of people during a meeting, or of products on

Pratt Place Praised by AAA

Pratt Place Inn has garnered a four-diamond rating by the American Automobile Association.

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

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville