by - May 9, 2012 11:32 am
Volunteer fair set for May 24
The NWA Business and Leadership Council is hosting a volunteer fair from 3 to 6 p.m. on May 24 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. The public is…
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by - May 9, 2012 10:23 am
Sparks now using ‘World’s Smallest Heart Pump’
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith has added a new technology to its portfolio of treatment options for critically ill heart patients. On April 6, cardiologists at Sparks successfully…
by - May 9, 2012 10:19 am
Arvest reports 97% jump in mortgage activity
Arvest Mortgage Company reported May 8 originations of more than $548 million in new mortgage loans for both purchases and refinancing during the first quarter of 2012, up 97% over…
by - May 9, 2012 10:15 am
Eureka Springs joins Main Street Arkansas network
Eureka Springs has joined the Main Street Arkansas network of cities actively revitalizing their historic commercial cores, and Warren, Clarksville, Wynne and Arkadelphia have joined the Arkansas Downtown Network (ADN)….
by - May 9, 2012 7:10 am
Democrats return Wal-Mart gift cards
BLOOMBERG — The Democratic National Convention is returning $50,000 in gift cards donated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has been accused of bribing Mexican officials to speed expansion there. The…
by - May 8, 2012 5:19 pm
Leadership Fort Smith set to graduate new class
The Leadership Fort Smith 2012 Commencement Banquet and Community Leadership Awards Ceremony is set for May 10, 2012. The event will be held at the Fort Smith Convention Center, Hall…
by - May 8, 2012 3:06 pm
Development director named for UA libraries
FAYETTEVILLE – Dani Porter-Lansky is the new director of development for the University of Arkansas Libraries. She comes to Arkansas from Las Vegas, Nev. Porter-Lansky reports to the dean of…
by - May 8, 2012 2:23 pm
Tyson hog supplier accused of animal abuse
BLOOMBERG NEWS — Tyson Foods Inc. buys pigs from an Itoham Foods Inc. facility in Wyoming that keeps pregnant sows in undersized cages and abuses the animals, the Humane Society…
by - May 3, 2012 1:00 pm
OG&E first-quarter earnings up 59.9%
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. beat analysts estimates with first quarter 2012 earnings of $47.5 million from revenue of $840.7 million. During the first quarter of 2011, the energy company…
by - May 2, 2012 9:29 pm
Murphy Oil earnings up on higher revenue
A tightening belt and improved earnings in its exploration and production business helped Murphy Oil offset sliding losses in its refinery and downstream operations. The El Dorado-based oil and gas…
by - May 2, 2012 4:05 pm
New UA director of nursing school named
FAYETTEVILLE. – Pegge Bell becomes the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 15. "This is an incredibly exciting time in…
by - May 1, 2012 1:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas ‘Honor Flight’ set for May
More than 80 World War II veterans will visit memorials dedicated in their honor during a trip to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 5, as part of the fifth Northwest…
by - May 1, 2012 12:08 pm
Alice Walton to give UA’s all-university commencement
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas’s undergraduate and graduate classes of 2012 will receive diplomas in seven commencement ceremonies on May 12. Those seeking a law degree will graduate May 19….
by - May 1, 2012 11:37 am
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Retailers keep pork prices high
Beef U.S. beef packers lost $14.40 per head processed, versus a $7.79 deficit a year ago, according to Stephens Inc. analyst Farha Aslam. She reports cattle slaughter was down 1.6%,…
by - May 1, 2012 9:17 am
Fort Smith Museum of History pushes $1 million campaign
The Fort Smith Museum of History will announce a Capital Campaign Kickoff on May 2, 2012, to raise $1 million to “dramatically transform the Museum’s architectural appeal while reorganizing and…
by - April 30, 2012 2:30 pm
40/29 adds new meteorologist
Arkansas native Laura Huckabee has been named meteorologist for KHBS/KHOG-TV. An NWA-sealed meteorologist, Huckabee will bring 20 years of television forecasting experience to 40/29 News Sunrise, the station’s 4:30 –…
by - April 30, 2012 12:13 pm
Summit Medical named a trauma center, wins awards
Summit Medical Center has been designated a Level III Trauma Center, and has won two awards from the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC). The trauma designation was made after…
by - April 30, 2012 11:21 am
Federal jury sides with Tyson Foods
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. won a class action lawsuit heard in an Iowa courtroom last week. A federal jury sided with the meat giant in a suit that alleged Tyson…
by - April 27, 2012 5:09 pm
Gosack named president of ACMA
Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has been elected president of the Arkansas City Management Association for the organization’s 2012-2013 fiscal year. The ACMA is an adjunct organization of the…
by - April 27, 2012 2:37 pm
Tyson Foods’ Sedalia plant expansion will add jobs
As part of an effort to be the best-in-class protein supplier, Tyson Foods Inc. recently began work on a multi-million dollar improvement and expansion project at its poultry complex in…