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Walton Family Foundation Gifts UA $2.1M for Diversity Education

This grant is the largest in university history going to diversity programs.

Northwest Health System Assists Insurance Enrollees

The hospital system has an application counselor to guide enrollees through the process of signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Market Expansion Has Begun

Local experts believe commercial real estate is firmly in the recovery stage after the Great Recession and is on the cusp of entering the expansion phase of the real estate cycle.

Core Store

Core Brewing Co. of Springdale is expanding into Fayetteville.

Cigar Chic

Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal for having a smoking room in his home.

Elkins Expansion

Collier Drug Stores will soon open a location in Elkins.

Zweig Moves

An empty College Avenue office building owned by Fayetteville businessman Mark Zweig is soon to get a new life, courtesy of a renovation effort in excess of $1 million.

University of Arkansas, NanoMech Install Prestigious R&D 100 Award

The plaque signifies NanoMechs inclusion in R&D Magazines 2013 list of the years top technological innovations.

Jurgens, Fayettevilles Utilities Director, Resigns

David Jurgens has accepted a similar job in Chesapeake, Va.

McMath, UA Honors Dean, to Retire This Summer

During McMaths tenure as dean, student enrollment in the Honors College grew by 44 percent.

Watershed Agency, Tyson Foods Celebrate 20-Year Partnership

The Springdale company donated 30,000 pounds of food to the Little Rock organization on Dec. 17.

Seneca Foods To Acquire Operating Assets of Allens for $148M

Seneca will act as a stalking horse bidder in the Chapter 11 reorganization process, meaning it has the opportunity to match any other bids received.

Arvest Bank Commissions Regional Poll

New survey will measure consumers economic sentiment in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Johnelle Hunt Recovering From Neck Surgery After Nov. 22 Fall

The entrepreneur and trucking magnate fell at her Rogers home on Nov. 22.

Walmart Promotes Cheesewright To Lead International Division

Executive is currently president and CEO of Walmarts currently Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Canada regions.

Hannah Appointed Nabholz Chairman; Williams New CEO

Leadership changes take effect Jan. 1

Homegrown President

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas selects area native Eric Pianalto to lead the hospital.

Reality Sets In

Health care is personal and local, arguably not best prescribed by a one-size-fits-all federal government approach.

Medical Office Market Buzzing

An increased interest in medical offices is driven by an increasing and aging population.

Daisy Commemorates Christmas Classic

The Rogers-based manufacturer will pay homage to the holiday movie A Christmas Story with a limited anniversary edition of its Red Ryder BB gun.

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