by - April 8, 2019 1:12 pm
“Solar energy means more jobs in Arkansas,” Senator Dave Wallace of Leachville recently told his Senate colleagues. Speaking from the well of the Arkansas Senate chamber on a March afternoon,…
by - April 7, 2019 2:03 pm
In order to move the needle and to be strategic in their work, many organizations focus on certain areas of intervention to improve the lives of their clients. At the…
by - April 5, 2019 10:32 am
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new homebuyer on the block. Millennials, individuals born from 1977 to 1995 according to Nielsen, have showed up in force as homebuyers, and…
by - April 2, 2019 9:53 am
It’s a known fact for lifelong Arkansans that agriculture is the top industry in our state. The Natural State boasts more than 13 million acres of farmland, which is about…
by - March 27, 2019 1:49 pm
A long-standing goal of Arkansas policymakers has been achieving 100% income parity with the U.S. average. A release this week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows how far…
by - March 26, 2019 10:10 am
While housing market headlines can warn of inventory shortages, harder access to financing and higher mortgage rates, the opportunities are still plentiful for Northwest Arkansans. In fact, the most recent…
by - March 18, 2019 12:26 pm
One might credit the crushing defeat of a sales tax funding the U.S. Marshals Museum to an impressive grassroots opposition. Also easy would be claiming a broad anti-tax sentiment for…
by - March 16, 2019 4:50 am
Health care is a pressing issue that continues to challenge every size of business, whether it employs 10 or 10,000. The problems are two-fold: cost and access. The Arkansas General…
by - March 14, 2019 2:17 pm
For 40 years, CJRW has been honored to be the marketing and communications partner for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Through the decades, we’ve told many stories of…
by - March 14, 2019 11:20 am
Putting out the underground fire still smoldering at the property in Bella Vista known as the “Stump Dump” could be the easiest part of resolving a situation that has concerned…
by - March 12, 2019 9:07 am
Bragg City, Missouri was home in my elementary school days. It was a thriving farming community, but things changed quickly in the late-1960s. It didn’t require as many people to…
by - March 10, 2019 4:27 am
Dear Whoever You Are, I can only suppose that your Valentine’s Day holiday was one of the best ever. I would tell you you’re welcome, but you’re not and anyway,…
by - March 3, 2019 4:02 pm
In late 2006, the U.S. Marshals Selection Team arrived in Fort Smith to measure it against Staunton, Va., the other finalist among 60 American cities hoping to land the U.S….
by - March 1, 2019 10:48 am
For most taxpayers, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) should provide a welcome reduction to their tax bills. Taxpayers should see the act’s immediate impact as they work…
by - March 1, 2019 5:49 am
Competition for tourists’ dollars has always been fierce. And with the advent of social media, the battle between states has become even more challenging. Today, many visitors, particularly Millennials and…
by - February 25, 2019 2:45 pm
Surviving and thriving in today’s business climate isn’t about keeping up. It’s about being ahead and leading change, instead of responding to it. That holds true for communities as well…
by - February 16, 2019 11:32 am
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative was formed in 1939 to deliver life-changing electricity to people in unserved rural areas. With access to electricity came running water, refrigeration, electric-powered farming equipment and…
by - February 12, 2019 3:55 pm
Before joining the Oklahoma legislature in 2008, I was a small business owner for 22 years. During that time, I learned firsthand how things like red-tape and high taxes could…
by - February 11, 2019 5:53 pm
His music was patriotic and subversive. He told us “The One On The Right Is On The Left.” He talked social justice for Native Americans and minorities and folks in…
by - February 10, 2019 1:39 pm
There has been amazing growth and activity in the commercial real estate (CRE) market in Northwest Arkansas consistently over the past decade. In fact, according to data from Costar, in…
