by - November 17, 2016 8:20 am
Japanese company Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), parent company of Fayetteville-based public relations agency Mitchell, has purchased Gravity Media, a full-service multicultural marketing agency headquartered in New York City. The purchase of…
by - November 17, 2016 6:59 am
When Ammi Tucker moved to Mississippi County almost 10 years ago tourism played an insignificant role in the local economy, and the same was true in many other Northeast Arkansas…
by - November 16, 2016 7:56 pm
Two cities and a private school will receive nearly $4 million to pay for the design of three projects in Northwest Arkansas downtowns. Springdale will receive $3.3 million and Siloam…
by - November 16, 2016 7:06 pm
The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee recently launched a website and is encouraging donations of historically significant items from the WWI time period to archival institutions, ahead of…
by - November 16, 2016 5:25 pm
Tyson Foods has been a darling on Wall Street this year with share values rising 31.5% – and that’s after a recent setback from the onslaught of litigation filed against…
by - November 16, 2016 4:08 pm
The Arkansas economy suffered a “double-dip” recession in 2012 and will likely see a revision in historic employment numbers posted earlier this year, an audience of more than 100 business…
by - November 16, 2016 1:49 pm
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by - November 16, 2016 10:06 am
East Arkansas high school students have helped turn the Delta’s oral history into a published book, with the help of the University of Arkansas. “The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project:…
by - November 16, 2016 8:13 am
The Walmart Museum in downtown Bentonville has added several new exhibits chronicling the history of Wal-Mart Stores and its founder, the museum announced on Tuesday (Nov. 15). The expanded offerings…
by - November 15, 2016 8:06 pm
The Choctaw Nation will now represent Fort Smith, Ark., as a top tourist destination in its multi-tribal promotional materials, 64.6 Downtown Executive Director John McIntosh revealed at Tuesday’s (Nov. 15)…
by - November 15, 2016 6:44 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Conway Regional Health System will coordinate neonatal care as a result of an agreement that’s the first of its kind for the hospitals. On Tuesday (Nov….
by - November 15, 2016 6:42 pm
Diana Smith never realized when she started college she would become a trend setter. The biology and pre-med student at Arkansas State University chose a field that requires heavy doses…
by - November 15, 2016 6:18 pm
The number of people in the United States age 65 and older is expected to double by 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the same time period, the…
by - November 15, 2016 3:48 pm
Malco Theatres Inc. will renovate several of its movie theater locations in Northwest Arkansas to add reclined VIP seating with side tables, a cocktail bar and an expanded dining menu,…
by - November 15, 2016 11:29 am
Up against healthy gains that began to emerge in the second half of 2015, the pace of Arkansas’ tourism industry growth has slowed but it remains on pace for record…
by - November 15, 2016 11:14 am
Edward Scissorhands, a porcupine, rhinoceros and the Tin Man are crowded on an inflatable boat floating down a river. A frantic passenger is screaming, “Don’t anyone move too quickly.” That’s…
by - November 15, 2016 10:48 am
A new study by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) at the George Washington University School of Business found that many borrowers are struggling to make student loan payments…
by - November 15, 2016 10:30 am
Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson is working with the March of Dimes to increase awareness of premature births in November, according to a news release. Staff of the Northwest…
by - November 15, 2016 6:47 am
An implement to stop polytube blowouts in farm irrigation equipment, tents for the homeless, and a ring with coded patient information were among the winners at the Arkansas State University…
by - November 14, 2016 6:18 pm
The state’s foster care system “truly is in a crisis” as the number of placed children has grown nearly 30% the past year – partly because a lack of experienced…
