by - October 23, 2012 8:41 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission approved the 2013 budget and announced the return of country music legend Willie Nelson to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) on…
by - October 23, 2012 8:32 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday (Oct. 23) he believes Arkansas law would allow the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission to provide financial support to a planned performance hall…
by - October 23, 2012 6:22 pm
BENTONVILLE —When Zakir Sayed moved to Bentonville in 2004, he was a part of a group of men from Wal-Mart and the local supplier community would drive to the Islamic…
by - October 23, 2012 5:54 pm
The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 75 pits Steve Breedlove (D) and Charlotte Douglas (R) in a contest that, for Douglas, will focus on jobs and "out of…
by - October 23, 2012 5:39 pm
The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 74 pits Rep. Jon Eubanks, R-Paris, against challenger Daniel Wall (D) in a contest focusing on “job creation and revitalizing” the economy,…
by - October 23, 2012 5:19 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was hit with another lawsuit this week over alleged wage and overtime infractions between two staffing agencies that placed several hundred temporary workers in the Chicago metro…
by - October 23, 2012 1:09 pm
Consumers spent more in August which helped to push local sales tax collections higher, but economists on the national scene say keeping that pace could be a challenge through the…
by - October 23, 2012 12:05 pm
Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were down more than 7% in September, the fourth consecutive month of declines in the important economic sector. Fortunately, the average home sale…
by - October 22, 2012 11:42 pm
Jason Lucash, co-founder of Calif-based OrigAudio, is a new brand of retailer taking the nation by storm – educated, savvy and not afraid to start and run his own company…
by - October 22, 2012 9:02 pm
The goal of Botticelli Foods was to build the family-owned company, create a successful brand and get their olive oil on Wal-Mart shelves when it was ready. It took 10…
by - October 22, 2012 5:03 pm
About a year ago, NorthWest Arkansas Community College announced it would be the site for the Southern Region National Child Protection Training Center. The campaign goal for that reality was…
by - October 22, 2012 4:57 pm
Outgoing Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins attacked criticism of his two-year term in the position on Monday (Oct. 22) at the League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidate Forum. During…
by - October 22, 2012 3:03 pm
FAYETTEVILLE – Washington/Madison County Drug Treatment and Diversion Court received a $975,000 federal grant to be paid over the next three years. The state's U.S. Senators and 3rd District Congressman…
by - October 22, 2012 12:51 pm
There has been much written about the accomplishments of the Baby Boomer generation but executives tasked with hiring college graduates today say the “Millennial Generation,” also known as Gen Y,…
by - October 22, 2012 9:58 am
The medical marijuana debate will hit Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 24) as University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) students lock horns in an Oxford Debate from the Smith-Pendergraft…
by - October 22, 2012 9:52 am
Arkansans may be shifting their support on medical marijuana and a more than $1.8 billion sales-tax financed highway improvement plan, according to poll results released Monday by Talk Business-Hendrix College….
by - October 19, 2012 8:31 pm
BENTONVILLE — The field of candidates for NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s third president was narrowed to four finalists during a special NWACC Board meeting Friday afternoon (Oct. 19). The four…
by - October 19, 2012 3:59 pm
Plans for the Riverview Hope Campus were unveiled on Friday (Oct. 19) at the monthly meeting of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC). The OFHC is hoping that a move…
by - October 19, 2012 10:21 am
September marked the 44th consecutive month Arkansas’ jobless rate has been above 7%, but if employment trends continue that streak could soon come to an end. The September jobless rate…
by - October 19, 2012 1:50 am
It’s been said there’s nothing more innocent than a sleeping child. And that’s exactly what Elizabeth Smart’s captor, Brian David Mitchell, saw when he put a knife to her throat…
