by - August 27, 2015 3:16 pm
The Video Wire: Hoverboards and Hogs
A “future” school that could teach Fort Smith students how to build “Back To The Future” style hoverboards is in the works. That’s according to the recent edition of The…
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by - August 27, 2015 2:03 pm
Wal-Mart kicks off Christmas toy deals before Labor Day, other retailers to follow
Holiday toy sale competitions among retailers don’t usually begin until early October, but Wal-Mart has announced a preemptive strike as it kicks off the 2015 Christmas shopping season. On Wednesday,…
by - August 27, 2015 12:04 pm
U.S. GDP revised up to 3.7% in second quarter, better than estimates
In the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the federal report shows the U.S. economy advanced at a robust annual rate of 3.7% in the…
by - August 27, 2015 11:51 am
Former NWACC boss launching women’s empowerment program
When Dr. Becky Paneitz walked away in 2013 from her 10 years as president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, she had no long-term plans for what she would tackle next….
by - August 26, 2015 7:51 pm
Kaiser Foundation report praises Arkansas’ Private Option program
Arkansas’ private option has reduced the state’s uninsured ranks, reduced uncompensated care, and strengthened the overall insurance marketplace serving other insurance recipients, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation…
by - August 26, 2015 6:41 pm
NWA commercial building surge pushes July permits over $101 million
Construction crews across Benton and Washington counties report a busy and productive July with combined residential and commercial permit values exceeding $101.278 million among the region’s four largest cities. This…
by - August 26, 2015 6:10 pm
Reviews mixed on new Sebastian County property assessments
Depending on who you talk to, new Sebastian County property assessments are either “way out of whack” or are good reflections of property value changes in the past five years…
by - August 26, 2015 4:21 pm
District Judge OKs Arkansas’ early deadline for independent candidates
An Arkansas law moving up the deadline for independent candidates to present their petition signatures is constitutional because the state has a compelling interest in the earlier date, a district…
by - August 26, 2015 3:58 pm
New Bentonville project near Wal-Mart HQ will be ‘huge enhancement’
A new multi-million dollar retail and office multi-story development on South Walton Boulevard could be a catalyst for redevelopment of businesses on both ends of the major thoroughfare through the…
by - August 26, 2015 2:28 pm
Questions, concerns raised about Fort Smith fire services contracts
Zero Mountain CEO Mark Rumsey is frustrated and concerned about what the city of Fort Smith doesn’t know about a $1,000 a month fire services contract the company has paid…
by - August 26, 2015 1:19 pm
The Supply Side: Jobs cuts likely in the Wal-Mart supplier community
The number Northwest Arkansas supplier community jobs has grown in recent years along with Wal-Mart Stores growth. This expansion led a shortage of talent and competition for talent which keeps…
by - August 25, 2015 11:23 pm
Fort Smith Board demands more info on city health benefit plan
It soon became apparent Tuesday (Aug. 25) that at least four members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors are not happy with a pitch by city Human Resources Director…
by - August 25, 2015 10:47 pm
5781 sides reach out to Fayetteville voters in the weeks before Sept. 8 vote
A line is drawn in the sand as the two sides of a proposed controversial ordinance in Fayetteville move into the final two weeks trying to encourage voters to join…
by - August 25, 2015 9:42 pm
‘Parker’s Anchor’ to film in Fayetteville, key actor from Fort Smith
A Hollywood-based movie production company is partnering with Northwest Arkansas businesses to help create the company’s next theatrical production. The casting director and a principal actor are from Fort Smith. Husband…
by - August 25, 2015 8:49 pm
Good Roads group calls for special session to consider 10-cent gas tax hike
The Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, a group that advocates for transportation investment and spending, is recommending an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes of 10 cents per gallon to…
by - August 25, 2015 4:34 pm
Oshkosh wins $30 billion JLTV award, Arkansas plant misses the cut
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Arkansas lost another bid for a superproject. After courting three of the nation’s largest defense contractors for the past three years, the Pentagon on…
by - August 25, 2015 3:18 pm
Dennis Smiley pleads guilty to bank fraud, faces prison and restitution
Former Arvest Bank President H. Dennis Smiley on Tuesday (Aug. 25) waived indictment and entered a guilty plea of bank fraud in federal court on before U.S. District Judge P.K….
by - August 24, 2015 6:24 pm
State regulators to work with ‘stakeholders’ to meet EPA’s Clean Power rules
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the state Public Service Commission on Monday announced they would reconvene stakeholder meetings on Oct. 9 to begin the process of developing a…
by - August 24, 2015 6:06 pm
NWA sales tax revenue rises in August report, up 8.23% year-to-date
Revenue from sales tax collected by Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities rose 7.13% in August after only fractional gains in July. The cities of Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported…
by - August 24, 2015 5:54 pm
Eldridge says he is looking at 2016 election challenge to U.S. Sen. Boozman
Former U.S. Prosecuting Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Conner Eldridge, who resigned from his post on Friday (Aug. 21), issued a statement Monday to address speculation on his…