by - August 23, 2013 11:06 am
John Brown University recently opened its new CARE Clinic, a counseling facility located on the Siloam Springs campus. The clinic features facilities designed to utilize play therapy, a form of…
by - August 23, 2013 10:47 am
Sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’s largest cities continues to rise with solid collections reported in August. Spending across the region is up from last year despite fickle consumer behavior…
by - August 23, 2013 9:21 am
Arkansas schools should “fully and expeditiously implement” the Common Core State Standards, the Executive Committee of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas said in a resolution adopted…
by - August 22, 2013 9:10 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue was down almost 3.5% in the July report, marking four consecutive months of year-over-year declines in city collections and the city’s portion of the countywide…
by - August 22, 2013 7:45 pm
On the opening day of a Wal-Mart-sponsored manufacturing summit, Gov. Mike Beebe met with officials from two Asian-based electronics manufacturing companies who are likely to locate a plant in the U.S.
by - August 22, 2013 7:13 pm
On the opening day of a Wal-Mart-sponsored manufacturing summit, Gov. Mike Beebe met with officials from two Asian-based electronics manufacturing companies who are likely to locate a plant in the…
by - August 22, 2013 7:03 pm
Arkansas is widely known as a poultry producing state but one of the nation’s largest chicken company’s continues to move its business elsewhere. Pilgrim’s Pride, based in Greeley, Colo., announced…
by - August 22, 2013 6:57 pm
Some of the most influential business and public policy leaders in the country took the stage today in Orlando, at Wal-Mart’s U.S. Manufacturing Summit to discuss what it will take…
by - August 22, 2013 6:18 pm
Some of the most influential business and public policy leaders in the country took the stage today in Orlando, at Wal-Mart's U.S. Manufacturing Summit to discuss what it will take…
by - August 22, 2013 5:19 pm
Dozens of retail product suppliers received a 45-minute overview and brief tutorial Thursday morning (Aug 22) on Wal-Mart’s new merchandise efficiency tool dubbed SPARC 2.0, and its junior, SPARC Lite….
by - August 22, 2013 3:00 pm
Fayetteville-based Clark Partners Realty Group has hired Alex McGowen as a tenant representative to manage all rental/lease inquiries. McGowen is a business major at the Walton Honors College and earned…
by - August 21, 2013 5:46 pm
Tyson Foods continues to grow its value-added, higher margin sales making strategic investments into various facilities across the country. The latest of those deals is a $5.3 million expansion to…
by - August 21, 2013 5:44 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride will be closing its Batesville poultry processing plant in the next 60 days, according to local economic development officials. However, a new buyer may surface. Larry Jones, Director…
by - August 21, 2013 3:51 pm
The back-to-school sales are not even in books yet and retailers from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are already unveiling new incentives to woo holiday shoppers. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said…
by - August 21, 2013 3:09 pm
Two closely watched indices measuring the health of the U.S. freight sector during the first half of the year have pointed to slow and uncertain economic growth in the nation’s economy.
by - August 21, 2013 2:51 pm
Two closely watched indices measuring the health of the U.S. freight sector during the first half of the year have pointed to slow and uncertain economic growth in the nation’s…
by - August 21, 2013 12:49 pm
CRYSTAL BRIDGES ADDS IRONSIDE, LYLE Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has recently hired two new staff members: Emily Ironside is the museum’s new membership program manager, and Bill Lyle…
by - August 21, 2013 12:48 pm
Sparks Health System has added a new computed tomography (CT) scanner for use in the Sparks Medical Plaza. The General Electric Bright Speed 16-slice scanner is the same model in…
by - August 21, 2013 12:42 pm
Summit Medical Center has announced that Tinika Osborne has been hired as a new physical therapist. Osborne, PT, DPT, RYT, is now caring for patients in the inpatient and outpatient…
by - August 21, 2013 12:24 pm
Other cities call such a road system a beltway, but Fayetteville city planners call theirs the "Mayor's Box," Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan said, adding that it's the key to the…
