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Economy Remains Contradictory, Experts Say

More than 1,000 attended 20th annual Business Forecast luncheon Thursday at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

NanoMech to Expand with Land, Global Campus in Springdale

The new factory will incorporate cutting edge assembly lines, laboratories, and the latest in security, environmental and safety systems.

SFC Fluidics Earns Grant for Brain Injury Monitoring Technology

Fayetteville-based medical device and diagnostics company SFC Fluidics has been awarded $1.5 million to further develop its monitoring system for severe brain injury patients.

Oswald Named President, GM of KHBS/KHOG-TV

Shawn Oswald succeeds Brian Sather, who was named in December as president and general manager of KCCI-TV, a CBS affiliate in the Des Moines/Ames, Iowa television market.

Judge Approves Seneca Foods $148M Bid for Allens

Allens filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late October, and at the time said it would explore strategic alternatives.

Spending Spree Nets Charges For Former Fayetteville Businessman

Andrew Judkins has been charged in U.S. District Court with bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.

A Whole New World

Under a new agreement with AT&T Inc., Bentonville-based TeleComp is now a retailer of bandwidth, essentially making the tech firm a newfangled phone company.

CEOs Learn to Deal With Technology Dependence

We begin 2014 with a look at how a few business leaders in Northwest Arkansas rely upon their devices and how they manage their time in light of and in spite of todays hyperconnectivity.

Census: Holiday Season Drives Retail Industry

According to the U.S. Census, the nations department stores had an estimated $25.9 billion in retail sales last December.

NWA Startup Cup Announces Winners

Turner Light Covers, Solgave Animal Solutions and Storage in Motion filled the top spots in the annual competition.

Seeking Wisdom in Books

While the leadership section of the bookstore is filled with great resources, there are other equally brilliant books in adjacent areas that can serve you well in your personal development.

Senator Pryor Standing Up

The Congressman is vigorously opposing cuts to the Medicare backstop.

Hanby Enjoying Independence, Success at City Title & Closing

Blake Hanby left Waco Title Co. in 2011 to chase the dream of self-employment.

Dreeszens Season

Lisa Dreeszen, longtime girlfriend of deceased developer Gary Combs, sheds First State Bank probate case with $15,000 settlement.

Thawed Asset

A group of local investors paid The Bank of Fayetteville $650,000 for an empty, 15,000-SF building in downtown Bentonville that once housed a private club and restaurant known as The Ice House.

Nothing But Net

EquityNet has crystallized its reputation on a national level as the go-to experts for online equity crowd funding.

Foot Hole

An executive at Chambers Bank in Fayetteville shot a hole in his foot while hunting, and Whispers got a look at a photo of the wound.

Accounting Ervin

Accounting heavyweight John Ervin has returned to his self-employment roots.

Education Report Shows Rise in Student Test Scores

The report shows a 12 percent jump in the average literacy scores for area public school students on Arkansas Benchmark tests during the last five years.

Support Growing for Darrs Resignation

The Republican and Springdale resident has said he will not resign in the wake of an ethics scandal.

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