by - December 15, 2016 3:38 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce has hired Toni Barger Bahn as its new director of governmental affairs. She will start Jan. 3. She is replacing Angela DeLille, who took…
by - December 15, 2016 11:51 am
The Bentonville-based Walmart Foundation, the corporate giving arm of Wal-Mart Stores, will donate $290,000 to the Jones Center for Families in Springdale to help fund programs and services, the center…
by - December 15, 2016 11:26 am
Two regular visitors on Sunday (Dec. 11) found a 1.73-carat diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro. The finders, Jack Pearadin of Murfreesboro and Doug Nelsen of…
by - December 15, 2016 10:45 am
Mark Elrod of Conway has been elected chair of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, and Mary Joe Rogers of Stamps has been re-elected as vice chair, the commission announced on…
by - December 15, 2016 10:42 am
George’s Majestic Lounge will have been open on Dickson Street in Fayetteville 90 years in 2017. The establishment will celebrate the anniversary with several concerts New Year Eve’s weekend, according…
by - December 15, 2016 6:01 am
The Fort Smith School Board interviewed Dr. Doug Brubaker, the second of two finalists for the position of superintendent on Wednesday (Dec. 14) in a daylong event that included interviews…
by - December 14, 2016 9:15 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced after Wednesday’s closing bell it had entered into an agreement to acquire Stillwater, Okla.-based Southwest Bancorp Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at more than…
by - December 14, 2016 8:03 pm
Legislators on Wednesday moved within one day of voting for a non-binding “road map” that the author estimates will save $963 million or more in Medicaid costs over five years….
by - December 14, 2016 7:59 pm
The backlog of overdue Medicaid applications has fallen from 146,000 in May to 8,912 today, with the rest hopefully resolved by the end of December, the director of the Arkansas…
by - December 14, 2016 5:16 pm
As U.S. oil and gas prices fell so did reserves. U.S. crude oil proved reserves fell 11.8%, or 4.7 billion barrels, and U.S. natural gas proved reserves declined 16.6%, or…
by - December 14, 2016 5:03 pm
Jim Johnson has been named senior vice president, senior lending officer at Stone Bank in Harrison. “Jim is a life-long Harrison native and understands the needs of the Boone County…
by - December 14, 2016 4:39 pm
A northeast Arkansas lawmaker has filed a measure that would alter the statute criminalizing failure to pay rent in the state’s controversial landlord-tenant law that was ruled unconstitutional by an…
by - December 14, 2016 4:24 pm
The poultry industry’s broad use of a “tournament system” which ranks growers on various metrics and determines the payments grow out farms are eligible to earn based on their rankings…
by - December 14, 2016 3:35 pm
Only the counties that are home to San Francisco and Atlanta ranked ahead of Benton County as economically sound places to live and work, according to a new report from…
by - December 14, 2016 3:30 pm
Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas gave $150,000 to support the community internal medicine residency program in Northwest Arkansas, according to a news release. The residency program is…
by - December 14, 2016 2:28 pm
Mars Petcare is set to undertake the third major expansion of its Fort Smith pet food manufacturing plant since its opening in September 2009. The planned $72 million expansion –…
by - December 14, 2016 2:07 pm
In a year-end move largely expected by market watchers, the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday (Dec. 14) raised interest rates for only the second time in nearly 10 years,…
by - December 14, 2016 1:34 pm
One of the largest industrial development projects in Arkansas history is about to begin production. Big River Steel has produced its first hot roll coil tube, and its melt shop…
by - December 14, 2016 12:58 pm
The American Heart Association (AHA) on Wednesday (Dec. 14) named Ian Hudspeth the executive director of its Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville. He is replacing Cindy Hudlow, who still works…
by - December 14, 2016 12:30 pm
Now just 11 days away from Christmas, it’s crunch time for shoppers and retailers alike, especially those consumers seeking to finish up holiday purchases online. Free Shipping Day, slated for…
