by - September 22, 2017 9:38 am
Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and the accompanying ripple effect has been felt in many areas. That includes the faith community, and leaders of…
by - September 22, 2017 8:54 am
Wal-Mart Stores will hold its annual wellness day event at 4,700 of its U.S. stores on Saturday (Sept. 23) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - September 22, 2017 8:44 am
In response to the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico, the Walmart Foundation has committed $565,000 (10 million pesos) to help organizations providing immediate recovery and relief. The commitment builds…
by - September 22, 2017 12:16 am
Just two weeks after Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith and Cooper Clinic announced merger talks, five of the six orthopedic surgeons at Cooper Clinic are leaving to join Sparks Health System, the…
by - September 21, 2017 11:24 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker hinted the newly opened medical colleges were on the verge of announcing new developments on the Barling side of…
by - September 21, 2017 11:12 pm
In April 2006, then-U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, convened a meeting with then-University of Arkansas Chancellor John White to share his vision about establishing a World Trade Center that would…
by - September 21, 2017 10:42 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board voted Thursday afternoon (Sept. 21) to limit the use of the herbicide dicamba to before April 16, 2018, despite a chorus of farmers asking for…
by - September 21, 2017 4:17 pm
Most headlines about the push by Wal-Mart Stores to grow e-commerce sales addressed acquisitions of online retailers, but the power behind the growth has been the expansion of the retailer’s…
by - September 21, 2017 12:07 pm
Benton County acreage with Interstate 49 frontage changed ownership recently in two separate deals for a combined $1.65 million. IDO Arkansas LLC of Tulsa, Okla., led by Robert D. Stephens,…
by - September 21, 2017 11:49 am
Ten retired military leaders have issued a letter to the Trump administration calling for the safeguarding of American steel and aluminum from foreign interests. The general and flag officers write…
by - September 21, 2017 11:42 am
Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) has been awarded $7.4 million in federal funds to research childhood obesity and diabetes prevention, issues that plague 14% of children between the ages of…
by - September 21, 2017 10:56 am
Suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores are receiving notice from the retail giant of a cost shift requiring product suppliers to provide price protection for items such as electronics, apparel and toys…
by - September 21, 2017 10:53 am
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has endorsed nominees Kimberly Reed, Judith Pryor and Claudia Slacik to the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States. NAM President and CEO Jay…
by - September 21, 2017 7:49 am
Wholesale prices of used vehicles up to eight years old declined 1.2% in August, according to J.D. Power Valuation Services. Over the past five years, prices have fallen 2.2% on…
by - September 20, 2017 9:12 pm
Former Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey will replace Joe David Rice as tourism director of the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department. Rice, who is retiring after 30 years with the…
by - September 20, 2017 4:46 pm
The greenhouse gas emissions requirements and SuperTruck II funding have increased interest in electric powered trucks and tractors, according to a report by ACT Research and Rhein Associates. The report,…
by - September 20, 2017 4:02 pm
Brenda Yelvington never told herself she wanted to make a movie. Yet on Saturday night (Sept. 16) she received a message on Facebook informing her she had won Best Documentary…
by - September 20, 2017 3:42 pm
Jim and Wanda Lee Vaughn spent their professional careers as educators and the couple decided to give much of their estate back to their college, Arkansas State University. The couple’s…
by - September 20, 2017 3:14 pm
The nation’s 414,000 startup companies created 2.5 million new jobs in 2015, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Business Dynamics Statistics. In contrast, an average of…
by - September 20, 2017 1:37 pm
Former President Bill Clinton and gospel and rhythm and blues singer Mavis Staples will headline a long list of events this weekend and Monday to mark the 60 years since…
