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Rice Is ‘Built Ford Tough’

When you buy a new pickup truck, there’s now a chance that it is just one of the latest items to be made, at least partially, using sustainable materials. That’s…

Wal-Mart: Holiday competition heats up

Wal-Mart is taking no chances this year with potential threats of lost sales to competitors on Black Friday. The retail giant said it will begin matching Christmas ads today (Nov….

Desegregation Settlement Approved By All 3 School Boards

All parties in the long-running desegregation case involving three central Arkansas school districts have agreed to a settlement. The resolution – $65.8 million a year over the next four years…

Arkansas Leading Country In Using Data In Schools

Arkansas is one of two states leading the nation in using data effectively to improve education, according to a report issued Tuesday by a group that advocates for such practices….

Tyson’s Dynamic Fuels plant burns cash

Tyson Foods execs said Monday (Nov. 18) its Dynamic Fuels plant in Geismar, La., remains idle as it has not reached an agreement to restart production with its joint venture…

CCF Brands garners notice from Progressive Grocer

Rogers-based CCF Brands, a consumer packaged goods company that distributes fresh eggs under the Great Day Farms and Farmer’s Market labels, was recognized by Progressive Grocer magazine in its 2013…

Progress noted on ‘secure’ historic Fort Smith structure

Renovation of the historic Friedman-Mincer building in downtown Fort Smith is on track, but the new owner said it is “impossible to fully appreciate” what it has taken just to…

Barber accomplice found guilty on eight charges (Updated)

K. Vaughn Knight, a Northwest Arkansas attorney and one-time associate with Brandon Barber, was found guilty on eight charges related to money laundering and fraud related to Barber’s messy bankruptcy….

Teacher Of The Year Named In Surprise Ceremony

The 2014 Arkansas Teacher of the Year is Jonathan Crossley, an English language arts teacher at Palestine Wheatley High School in St. Francis County. Gov. Mike Beebe made the surprise…

Tyson Foods Closes Year On Record Note

Tyson Foods closed its fiscal year on a strong note as it posted record sales and earnings, while announcing several leadership changes in its management structure. The Springdale-based meat company…

Tyson Foods posts record revenue, shuffles execs

This holiday season looks particularly bright for Tyson Foods’ execs who have earned fatter bonuses thanks to stellar fiscal 2013 results in a somewhat challenging operating climate. But more importantly,…

Home sales rise while foreclosures moderate pricing

Home sales across Northwest Arkansas were strong in October with 206 unit sales in Washington County and 361 in Benton County. Unit sales rallied 21.17% and 8.4%, respectively, when compared…

Pre-Coon Supper Reception Hopes To Fully Endow Berry Scholarship

Last year’s pre-Coon Supper reception in Gillett came close to fully endowing a scholarship to Arkansas State University in the name of former Congressman Marion Berry (D) and his wife,…

Wild River Country Hoping For A Wild Winter

Wild River Country, the North Little Rock-based water park, isn’t usually associated with snowmen, snow tubing and s’mores. That will change this year when the park opens Wild Winter Country.

Whatta-Success: Feltner’s Whatta-Burger in Russellville Is Four Generations Strong

For many travelers, Whatta-Burger has become synonymous with the Russellville exit off Interstate-40. In the River Valley, it’s hard to find a bowling, softball or baseball league that doesn’t have…

Magazine: Talk Business Arkansas November/December

Our latest Talk Business Arkansas magazine is out and available. Investments, politics, technology, health care, retail, eCommerce, agriculture, and much more – this issue has plenty for our business and political readers to absorb.

Wal-Mart commits $1 million in aid for Typhoon Haiyan

Wal-Mart and the Wal-Mart Foundation are committing $1 million to the Red Cross and Save the Children for emergency relief efforts in response to needs created by Typhoon Haiyan in…

Weekend Digest: The Lego Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: COULD THERE BE FEWER HOSPITALS IN THE FUTURE? Forbes says it’s entirely possible “hospitals may be disappearing in the era of health care…

Arvest provides 1.8 million meals to hungry with help of local partners

Arvest Bank, with the help of customers and communities, the bank announced Friday (Nov. 15) it exceeded the campaign goal by raising a total of 1.8 million meals in the…

The Friday Wire: Worried consumers and female governors

Notes of success at Crystal Bridges Museum, a ‘pipeline’ for females to be elected governor, and a retail fight in Kenya are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for…

Tyson board chairman’s new contract includes $40 million cash incentive

Officials from Fort Smith and Poland sign Friendship Pact, mark arrival of F-35 jets

Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge slated for its 16th year

Gov. Sanders: Student proficiency scores up since LEARNS