by - January 24, 2012 10:21 pm
BENTONVILLE — The city of Bentonville became a destination in 2011 as more than 125,000 people visited the world-class Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in its first 100 days…
by - January 24, 2012 9:13 pm
Sebastian County Quorum Court members failed to reach an agreement on the oft-debated Ben Geren Park Aquatics Facility Tuesday night (Jan. 24) at the monthly meeting. However, the deal could…
by - January 24, 2012 7:51 pm
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, startups rose nearly 60% nationally from 2010 to 2011 (from 8-12%). In early January, Price Waterhouse revealed a 22% increase in venture capitalist funds…
by - January 24, 2012 6:11 pm
Arkansas Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, has gained Joint Budget Committee approval for a plan designed to help support regional groups focused on economic development. On Tuesday (Jan. 24), the…
by - January 24, 2012 6:03 pm
Those who have closely watched the administration of Gov. Mike Beebe (D) know that the Governor is rarely stumped. But he says he’s perplexed as to how or if state…
by - January 24, 2012 2:55 pm
Homebuilders and commercial construction firms registered a healthier pulse across Benton and Washington counties last year. The cumulative new building permit values in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and Siloam Springs…
by - January 24, 2012 11:44 am
Walmart executive Jack Shewmaker had a storied career with the Bentonville-based retail giant. His untimely death in late 2010 was unexpected, but it didn’t stop his peers from honoring him…
by - January 24, 2012 11:17 am
An estimated unemployment decline of 3,200 and an estimated employment increase of almost 6,300 resulted in lowering Arkansas’ December jobless rate to 7.7% compared to 7.9% during November. The December…
by - January 23, 2012 9:26 pm
The Van Buren City Council approved an additional $102,490.78 in expenses for the repair of a collapsed sanitary sewer main east of Pointer Trail and Highway 59 at Monday night’s…
by - January 23, 2012 6:29 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) said it would work with statewide collaborators to create the Arkansas Nanomedicine Center (ANC) in the school’s College of Medicine. Nanomedicine, an…
by - January 23, 2012 3:52 pm
Seven banks in Arkansas are still on the hook to the Treasury Department for more than $93 million they took as part of a government initiative in early 2009 known…
by - January 23, 2012 11:38 am
Northwest Arkansas home values tumbled in 2011 as foreclosures and short sale transactions kept a lid on median sales prices from Fayetteville to Bella Vista, according to MountData’s annual report….
by - January 21, 2012 1:31 pm
The $3 million Hope Campus recommended by Dr. Robert Marbut could move closer to fruition if Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC) Vice-President and Director of the Fort Smith Housing Authority…
by - January 20, 2012 11:33 am
Walmart’s Sam’s Club is breaking new ground appointing its first female chief executive officer in company history. Rosalind Brewer, 49, will replace Brian Cornell, 52, who is returning to the…
by - January 20, 2012 7:20 am
Fort Smith Fire Chief Mike Richards voiced his support of the existing 1% tax, up for renewal March 13, and warned that failure to approve would almost certainly jeopardize the…
by - January 19, 2012 4:20 pm
The first physical work associated with a planned $192 million investment in new and expanded medical facilities in the Fort Smith area by St. Louis-based Mercy was recognized Thursday with…
by - January 19, 2012 2:33 pm
When Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford “quashed” plans for a state-run health insurance exchange in early December, he noted that Arkansas would join a federal program with little local input. Not…
by - January 19, 2012 12:34 pm
Fort Smith would move to a centralized human services campus for homeless services if Dr. Robert Marbut had anything to do with it. And with his strategic action plan set…
by - January 19, 2012 12:01 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares and Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. reported fourth quarter earnings on Thursday (Jan. 19), with Home BancShares up and Simmons posting a decline. SIMMONS FIRST One-time…
by - January 19, 2012 11:41 am
The widening of Rena Road, a project 20 years in the making, is finally underway, according to Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman. “AOG and the water and sewer people are…
