by - April 2, 2012 11:16 am
Mitsubishi has decided to “mothball” its Fort Smith wind-turbine manufacturing that was expected to employ 400 at full production. Officials with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said the demand for wind turbines…
by - April 1, 2012 9:26 pm
It was a grueling weekend of coding, problem solving and camaraderie for 51 tech-savvy volunteers who donated 1,020 hours of time to eight local charities. The second annual NWA GIve…
by - March 30, 2012 9:21 pm
More than 50 tech-savvy volunteers will spend this weekend helping eight local charities write program applications, revamp websites and solve technical issues as part of the second annual NWA Give…
by - March 30, 2012 5:37 pm
The University of Arkansas board of trustees voted unanimously to increase tuition at the college’s two-year and four-year schools Friday morning (Mar. 30). The tuition hike was outlined in the…
by - March 30, 2012 4:18 pm
Randy Zook, president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, thinks Arkansas could be “one of the largest energy producing states in the country,” if it “doesn’t do…
by - March 30, 2012 2:49 pm
Sandy Edwards, deputy director of Museum Relations at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, is getting used to fielding a single question from persons outside the state. How…
by - March 30, 2012 2:39 pm
Arkansas’ February jobless rate was 7.6%, with more employed and fewer unemployed compared to January during which the jobless rate was also 7.6%. The February rate was down compared to…
by - March 30, 2012 10:52 am
The first round of 188th Fighter Wing members deploying to Afghanistan also comes at a time of much uncertainty among the about 1,000 unit members about the future of the…
by - March 30, 2012 9:46 am
Veterans from the Natural State area who suffered psychological or physical injury in the Afghanistan or Iraqi wars will soon have a new chance to find healing. Rivers of Recovery,…
by - March 30, 2012 8:44 am
SILOAM SPRINGS – About 45 people came to learn more Thursday night (March 29) about the city’s proposal to invest $8.3 million to run fiber optic cable directly to residents’…
by - March 29, 2012 7:21 pm
It’s been a long time coming, but there’s life again at Grand Valley Estates in east Springdale. Legacy National Bank and builder Jeff Whorton teamed up to make sweet lemonade…
by - March 29, 2012 2:45 pm
Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe still enjoys immense support from Arkansas voters despite a recent confrontational budget battle with Republicans and an increasingly partisan tone at the state capitol. The latest…
by - March 29, 2012 1:35 pm
More than 70 high school students from 14 schools throughout the region attended “Baby Steps to Giant Steps,” a program of the Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (WAESC) that encourages…
by - March 29, 2012 12:47 pm
The City of Fayetteville is asking the public for input in picking the site for a new parking deck to be constructed in Fayetteville’s Dickson Street entertainment district. The city…
by - March 29, 2012 11:29 am
SPRINGDALE – The Jones Trust continues to attract key partnership agreements and recently approved a fee hike to help fill the $2.16 million annual operating deficit at The Jones Center…
by - March 29, 2012 10:03 am
Ever wonder what happens to the millions of plastic shopping bags that leave grocery stores every day? They go to landfills, rivers, oceans and sewage systems. They kill wildlife and…
by - March 28, 2012 10:58 pm
Venture capital is the lifeblood of ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to be the next big thing. But Alan Taetle of Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners said it’s not the ticket for all start-ups….
by - March 28, 2012 7:48 pm
Arkansas' per capita personal income rose 3.7% in 2011 — below the national state average growth rate of 4.6% — to settle at $34,104. The latest statistics were released Wednesday…
by - March 28, 2012 5:36 pm
Poteau Mayor Jeff Shockley said Wednesday that the Bremner Cracker plant in the city will close June 29. The closure will result in about 240 lost jobs. 5NEWS, a content…
by - March 28, 2012 2:49 pm
William R. “Bud” Harper, the former Sebastian County Judge and former director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management under Gov. Mike Huckabee, passed away Wednesday morning (Mar. 28). He…
