by - December 20, 2013 5:59 am
The NWA StartUp Cup announced its 2013 winners during a celebration held Thursday morning (Dec. 19) at the Bentonville Public Library. The three finalists come from a list of more…
by - December 20, 2013 4:59 am
As part of Entergy Arkansas’ 100th anniversary, the state’s largest electric utility donated $2.4 million to light three bridges in downtown Little Rock across the Arkansas River.
by - December 19, 2013 8:06 pm
The NWA StartUp Cup announced its 2013 winners during a celebration held Thursday morning (Dec. 19) at the Bentonville Public Library. The three finalists come from a list of more…
by - December 19, 2013 5:43 pm
The third quarter of 2013 was positive for the Fort Smith regional economy, but Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections began to slow for the first time in…
by - December 19, 2013 5:25 pm
One the most widely successful research ventures out of the University of Arkansas was recently honored by R&D Magazine as its 2013 technology product of the year. On Thursday (Dec….
by - December 19, 2013 4:19 pm
A new high-rise building in Oklahoma City is likely to result in a higher utility bill for some Arkansas utility customers. Oklahoma Gas and Electric confirmed reports that the company…
by - December 19, 2013 4:12 pm
Officials with Fort Smith-based OK Foods announced Thursday (Dec. 19) the withdrawal by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) of its petition for a union representation election filed…
by - December 19, 2013 2:35 pm
The 2013 third quarter economy in the central Arkansas area received a grade of C- meaning that economic conditions declined slightly compared to the third quarter of 2012 but were…
by - December 19, 2013 2:30 pm
Economic conditions for the Northwest Arkansas economy were stronger in the third quarter than in the previous three quarters, with employment and building permit numbers leading the way. The third…
by - December 19, 2013 2:22 pm
Slight but continued improvements in economic trends for the Fort Smith region during the third quarter of 2013 has resulted in the best quarterly grade for the economy since the…
by - December 19, 2013 10:17 am
It’s every shopper and retailer’s nightmare just ahead of the holidays, to find out customer name, credit or debit card number, and the expiration date plus three-digit security code of…
by - December 19, 2013 9:43 am
The light switch has flipped and hopefully nobody noticed. That’s the attitude of electricity transmission officials in a large part of Arkansas. Entergy Arkansas announced it has completed its integration…
by - December 19, 2013 9:31 am
The Komen Ozark Affiliate announced Shelley McMillon, wife of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s CEO-elect Doug McMillon, will be the honorary chair for the 2014 Annual Komen Ozark Race for the Cure…
by - December 18, 2013 9:37 pm
The Federal Reserve affirmed its outlook for stronger GDP growth in 2014, and said Wednesday it will reduce – or “taper” – its injection of $40 billion into the U.S….
by - December 18, 2013 8:58 pm
A new hotel is coming to the corner of Phoenix Avenue and McKennon Boulevard, bringing with it both an increase in occupancy and about 30 new jobs. The Home 2…
by - December 18, 2013 8:36 pm
A little more than a month after the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality presented its plan to address contamination caused by Whirlpool's admitted leak of trichloroethylene (TCE) into groundwater in…
by - December 18, 2013 5:59 pm
Bentonville is known across the region as a city on the rise – leading the metro area in new home sales, building permits and often sales tax revenue growth, while…
by - December 18, 2013 5:39 pm
Some of the revenue from the 2009 purchase of Fort Smith-based Sparks Health System could be used to help build and operate a medical school in Fort Smith and generate…
by - December 18, 2013 3:32 pm
Shareholders of Tulsa-based Syntroleum Corp. were encouraged Wednesday (Dec. 18) to approve the proposed $40 million acquisition by Renewable Energy Group. They were told to expect a payout equaling $4.04…
by - December 18, 2013 2:33 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and representatives of Hewlett Packard announced 200 new jobs in Conway less than six months after the technology giant laid off around 500 in Arkansas. The…
