by - August 16, 2012 8:36 am
A Republican seeking to return to the Arkansas Senate and a Republican vying to win a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives are touting favorable poll results. In poll…
by - August 16, 2012 7:57 am
Wal-Mart is winning back customers with everyday low prices and giving savvy investors plenty to smile about with share values up almost 25% this year. But in pre-market trading Thursday…
by - August 15, 2012 8:30 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is coming under increasing pressure from U.S. lawmakers who say the company’s internal corruption investigation is widening beyond Mexico and may include new allegations of tax evasion…
by - August 15, 2012 6:02 pm
Record heat in July worked in concert with lackluster employment prospects to hold back home sales in Sebastian and Crawford counties. MountData.com reports preliminary home sales in Sebastian County were…
by - August 15, 2012 3:43 pm
Last-minute efforts toward reaching a payment agreement between Community Health Systems and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield have failed, which will create a change in how thousands of Northwest…
by - August 15, 2012 3:37 pm
Despite record heat in July, agents across Northwest Arkansas say they are busy selling homes and statistics indicate the local market is healthier than it’s been in years as home…
by - August 15, 2012 1:29 pm
Manufacturers are turning out more cars and computers, homebuilders are gaining confidence and prices are little changed, showing the U.S. economy is expanding with inflation contained. Production at factories, mines…
by - August 14, 2012 9:08 pm
Fort Smith Realtor Keith Lau, who ran a campaign promising to end micromanagement and against recent decisions to only partially automate Fort Smith trash collection, captured 50.81% of the vote…
by - August 14, 2012 8:26 pm
ROGERS — Much like Ray Kinsella’s converted cornfields in the cult hit “Field of Dreams” – if you build it they will come. Anglers, hunters, master marksmen and outdoor enthusiast…
by - August 14, 2012 6:21 pm
Marty Parsons, the former chief financial officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, filed an appeal of termination on Aug. 9. Parsons is requesting a hearing with NWACC's Board of Trustees…
by - August 14, 2012 5:28 pm
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe: 1) What the Governor thinks probably doesn’t matter to Whirlpool…
by - August 14, 2012 4:08 pm
Fort Smith Sanitation Director Baridi Nkokheli revealed rate differentials for automated and non-automated solid waste collection on Tuesday (Aug. 14) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors study session. The…
by - August 14, 2012 1:27 pm
Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in July, reflecting broad-based gains that ease concern elevated unemployment will cause consumers to retrench. The 0.8% advance, the biggest since…
by - August 14, 2012 7:11 am
Seeking to quell environmental concerns about the chemicals it shoots underground to extract oil and natural gas, Apache Corp. told shareholders in April that it disclosed information about “all the…
by - August 13, 2012 7:46 pm
Americans’ drive to rebuild savings and pay down debt may mean the gains from the current mini boom in mortgage refinancing will accrue over years rather than have a more…
by - August 13, 2012 7:31 pm
A group pushing to legalize medicinal marijuana turned in an additional 74,406 signatures today in what supporters hoped would be enough to qualify the proposal for the November ballot. The…
by - August 13, 2012 2:42 pm
(UPDATE) Voters overwhelmingly approved all three bond proposals to raise $71 million for the City of Springdale to improve roads, build a new multi-use park and update fire services in…
by - August 13, 2012 11:40 am
Gov. Mike Beebe isn’t happy with Whirlpool, believes some of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s federal budget plans could be “problematic and troublesome,” and is willing to put his tax-cutting credentials…
by - August 13, 2012 8:54 am
One of the state’s key infrastructures with an eye on the future – the Arkansas High Performance Computing Center – has a new director starting today (August 13). Rick McMullen…
by - August 11, 2012 9:13 am
Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, choosing a fresh-faced congressman regarded in his party as a fiscal visionary to sharpen the contrast he’s…
