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Joe Martin Race Set for May 12-14

The 29th annual Joe Martin Stage Race is set for May 12-14 in Fayetteville.

Brewer Starts UA Endowment

Clete Brewer, founder of StaffMark Inc., established an endowment professorship in the Walton College of Business.

Walton Arts Center Looking for Bigger Venue

The Walton Arts Center has solicited bids for a feasibility study for a larger performing arts venue in Northwest Arkansas.

Lowe?s Scouting Space in Siloam Springs

Lowe?s is looking at a location next to the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Arkansas Highway 412 in Siloam Springs.

Museum Foundation Making Headway

The Northwest Arkansas Museum Foundation has gathered $135,000 in seed money and is close to becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation.

The Region’s Largest Nonprofits

The Walton Family Foundation tops the list of the region’s largest nonprofit organizations.

Pricing Homes Can Be Tricky

Deciding what kind of home to build and where to build it isn?t an exact science. Appraisers are charged with determining a house?s value at an given time.

Lotta Lots? Expensive Lots May Have Reached Saturation

Experts say there?s an oversupply of upscale residential lots in Northwest Arkansas. But some sellers of those lots disagree.

Fort Smith Builders Avoid Spec Development

If you build it, they might not come. That?s what Fort Smith developers are thinking when it comes to upscale spec houses. A struggling economy and the possibility of Beverly Enterprises leaving has builders shying away from specs.

Workplace Diversity is Here to Stay (Carol Smith Commentary)

So much has been written about diversity in the workplace that some business executives feel it is a trend that will eventually fade away, only to be replaced by another hot management nuance. Those executives are wrong.

Arkansas: A Bigger Tourism Destination? (Editorial)

Even without what most would call a major attraction such as the Grand Canyon, a sea coast, casino gambling or a Great White Way, Arkansas pulls in plenty of people to fuel the state?s tourism business.

Shadow Valley Sells a Lifestyle

From hogs to homes, Charles Reaves transformed the Shadow Valley landscape into a community boasting not ?just? 900 lots, but a way of living in the 534-acre subdivision. Includes the 2006 Neighborhood Profile of Phase I of the subdivision.

Internal Ethics Values Essential for Business (Bob Arthur Commentary)

Character that builds trustworthiness, that leads to integrity is what will sustain you in relationships and place you in a position to have incredible influence.

NWA Office Vacancies Remain High (Market Forecast)

As 2005 came to a close, the office market in Northwest Arkansas continued to experience strain brought on by constant construction activity over the past few years.

Madison County Awaits Butterball Buyer

Regardless of what company eventually purchases Huntsville?s Butterball plant, it?s likely that the largest employer in Madison County will still be talking turkey when the sale goes through.

Dixie Digs Nelson?s (Real Deals)

Construction gets underway for $18 million Nelson?s Crossing. UAMS breaks ground on $10 million center.

UA?s KUAF Goes High Def

National Public Radio station KUAF, 91.3 FM, started broadcasting a digital high definition signal in mid-November, the first station in Northwest Arkansas to make the leap.

Ryan Retail Wins Most Addy Awards

Ryan Retail Zone of Rogers won the most 2005 awards from the Northwest Arkansas Advertising Federation.

Wal-Mart Expands Marketing Department

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville plans to increase its advertising staff by 30 percent this year, according to an article in Advertising Age magazine.

Malone Leaves KFSM Anchor Job

Tim Malone, news anchor at KFSM, Channel 5, in Fort Smith, left that job in mid-March.

Department of Agriculture implements rice in schools pilot program

Christmas traditions celebrated at A-State heritage sites

Health tech innovation program kicks off next year in Northwest Arkansas

Then and Now: Matt Waller builds what lasts through leadership