by - April 7, 2015 10:51 am
The volunteer auxiliary at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville seeks new socks and underwear donations for disadvantaged children in the area. Dubbed Operation Sock-It-To-Me kicked off this month and will…
by - April 6, 2015 5:16 pm
AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Rogers-based Stitt Energy Systems have been recognized for their energy efficiency achievements through the Energy Star program. On Monday the U.S. Environmental Protection…
by - April 6, 2015 5:10 pm
Operations in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas are among the six finalists for the 2015 Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award. The winner will announced later this month as part of Earth…
by - April 6, 2015 11:49 am
Pat Lockridge was appointed president of Atlas Technology Group of Bentonville. The local startup is one of the fastest growing third party suppliers in the region with 32 employees in…
by - April 2, 2015 4:59 pm
The Northwest Arkansas housing sector continues its economic expansion at a steady and sustainable pace, according to the Arvest Bank sponsored Skyline Report that examined data from the second half…
by - April 2, 2015 3:51 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart has opened its 140th car dealership which is located in Carrollton, Ga., the company reported Thursday (April 2). The Carrollton location marks the sixth corporate dealership…
by - April 2, 2015 10:46 am
University of Arkansas System President Don Bobbitt has named Dan Ferritor as interim chancellor to take over the flagship university’s top position when UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart retires on…
by - April 1, 2015 4:43 pm
The Walmart Foundation awarded a $693,750 grant to Mercy’s Behavioral Health Services. The money will be used to fund additional staffing and program ramp up. Mercy is planning to hire…
by - April 1, 2015 4:27 pm
Tyson Foods made a $55,000 grant to the Samaritan Community Center in Springdale that will go toward its SnackPacks for Kids program. SnackPacks are designed to send home with students…
by - March 31, 2015 3:52 pm
Tyson Foods and workers at its Emporia, Kan., beef packing facility have reached a preliminary settlement regarding overtime pay dating back to 2006, according to federal court records. The meat…
by - March 31, 2015 12:36 pm
Alumnus William T. Dillard II and philanthropist Johnelle DeBusk Hunt will be recognized as Chancellor’s Medal recipients at the University of Arkansas Towers of Old Main event on April 10….
by - March 30, 2015 11:13 am
The Fayetteville Montessori School is holding it annual art auction fundraiser on Friday, April 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fayetteville Town Center on the town square. The…
by - March 30, 2015 9:56 am
Food giant ConAgra Foods recently posted a net loss in the latest quarter due to weakness in its private brands business. However; the company also raised its full-year forecast on…
by - March 27, 2015 11:18 pm
The bankruptcy trustee of Quantum Foods, a former Tyson Foods customer, is suing the Springdale-based meat company to recover $25.7 million. The trustee claims the money was a preferential debt…
by - March 27, 2015 4:01 pm
Tyson Foods announced the closure of a poultry processing facility in Buena Vista, Ga., and discontinuation of the third shift at its Dawson, Ga., plant as it works to streamline…
by - March 27, 2015 3:31 pm
Walmart will hire up to 95 associates to work at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market slated to open this summer in Bentonville located along N. Walton Boulevard. A temporary hiring…
by - March 27, 2015 12:31 pm
Despite bird flu implications in Tyson Foods’ home state of Arkansas, Wall Street analysts with Stephens Inc. have raised their fiscal second-quarter earnings forecast for the Springdale-based meat giant. Farha…
by - March 25, 2015 1:35 pm
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of its 139th dealership, the fifth new lot opening this fiscal year. The dealership is located in Valdosta, Ga., also the fifth Car-Mart lot in…
by - March 25, 2015 1:17 pm
Two of Wal-Mart’s largest suppliers, H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods, have entered into a merger agreement creating the third largest food company in North American and the fifth largest…
by - March 25, 2015 11:40 am
The U.S. Marshals Museum has the 2015 spring lecture series titled The Gallery Lecture Series. Boston-based Brent Johnson Design is in the process of designing exhibits for the future museum….
