by - August 23, 2012 2:21 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will expand immunizations in more than 2,700 of its stores, a move analysts say will likely help the retailer grow its health care market share.
by - August 23, 2012 10:37 am
A new national survey shows that Arkansas teachers see a higher percentage of hungry children in the classroom than the U.S. average. The No Kid Hungry campaign, conducted by hunger…
by - August 23, 2012 10:19 am
ROGERS — CNN Money released Money Magazine’s annual list of America’s best small cities today ranking Rogers No. 67 in its Top 100. Described as an “upscale picturesque burb,” CNN…
by - August 23, 2012 10:07 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will expand immunizations in more than 2,700 of its stores, a move analysts say will likely help the retailer grow its health care marketshare. It’s…
by - August 23, 2012 6:20 am
While no agreement has been reached, the parent company of Northwest Medical System has decided to honor its existing contract with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield beyond Sept. 1.
by - August 22, 2012 8:45 pm
ABF Freight System has notified the Teamsters that it will not negotiate a new labor contract under a National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) that has been the template for many…
by - August 22, 2012 8:00 pm
Wal-Mart-owned Massmart Holdings Ltd., South Africa’s biggest food and goods wholesaler, will spend about 2.6 billion rand ($313 million) in the second half of this year and 2013 as it…
by - August 22, 2012 7:52 pm
Cameron Smith and his namesake recruiting firm have been luring suppliers to Bentonville since 1992. But his most recent venture is a satellite expansion into Seattle around the growing supplier…
by - August 22, 2012 6:41 pm
While no agreement has been reached, the parent company of Northwest Medical System has decided to honor its existing contract with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield beyond Sept. 1. Franklin-Tenn.-based…
by - August 22, 2012 5:17 pm
Homeowners who need to sell their property but face negative equity positions got a little extra help from federal agencies this week. Local agents say this could help boost an…
by - August 22, 2012 8:20 am
Bucking a national trend, Arkansas’ ACT scores among high school seniors saw an increase, according to the 2012 ACT report. Roughly 88% of Arkansas’s 2012 graduating seniors took the ACT…
by - August 21, 2012 11:11 pm
Cyd King with our content partner, The City Wire, spent Day Two of the new semester at the University of Arkansas following Chancellor David Gearhart. His day begins early around…
by - August 21, 2012 6:58 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart is sitting behind an oak desk in his corner office nursing a Diet Pepsi. He used to drink Diet Coke until the…
by - August 21, 2012 5:14 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins last week averaged $27 per head, improving to $47.80 by Tuesday (Aug.21 ), according to Hedgers Edge. Beef and cattle markets have recovered significantly from…
by - August 21, 2012 4:01 pm
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce announced its Leadership Class No. 18 for the 2012 – 2013 year. The class of 25 will begin its 10-month program Aug. 24 with orientation…
by - August 21, 2012 3:56 pm
A national trucking sector struggling through economic ups and downs hit the middle in July with no change in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index. The index, considered a…
by - August 21, 2012 3:48 pm
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has named Debbie McClure of Clarksville its 2012 Teacher of the Year. McClure, an instructor in the Cosmetology Department, was given the award – voted on…
by - August 21, 2012 3:35 pm
University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt announced the formation of an advisory search committee to assist in finding a new chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine…
by - August 21, 2012 3:31 pm
Paula Riggs remembers carefully laying out the plastic across her car seats. It was a day about 15 years earlier when she agreed to transport a 14-year old girl in…
by - August 21, 2012 3:03 pm
Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don’t plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for…
