by - September 13, 2013 10:48 am
Andrew Todd has been hired by the accounting firm Beall Barclay & Company. He will work on the company’s Rogers, Ark., office. Todd is a 2013 graduate of Arkansas State…
by - September 12, 2013 11:58 pm
Six teams in the NWA StartUp Cup competition were announced on Thursday (Sept. 12). The teams faced the judges Thursday and got the nod to move on the next round…
by - September 12, 2013 11:17 pm
John Brown University announced this week that it has begun steps towards creating a nursing program after receiving unanimous prerequisite approval Wednesday (Sept. 11) from the Arkansas State Board of…
by - September 12, 2013 12:13 pm
Wal-Mart Stores won a major victory against labor groups when Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a municipal bill that would have required big box retailers to pay a minimum…
by - September 12, 2013 10:58 am
Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said Wednesday (Sept.11) that the retailer enlisted the help of more than 1,000 kids to test and play with this year’s toy selection ahead of…
by - September 12, 2013 9:42 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced it has joined the Habitat for Humanity’s Adopt A Home program and will be supporting construction of a new home in Benton County early…
by - September 11, 2013 4:40 pm
• Tesco sells Fresh & Easy Britain’s Tesco will lend U.S. billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa investment company roughly $126 million to acquire Fresh & Easy stores, which have been a…
by - September 11, 2013 10:59 am
The University of Arkansas moved up four places among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best National Universities.” The ranking appears in the magazine’s “Best Colleges…
by - September 10, 2013 8:36 pm
Members of the Arkansas River Valley were on hand Tuesday at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to celebrate its 10th anniversary of joining the Arkansas Tech System. Students, faculty, staff and…
by - September 10, 2013 6:38 pm
Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods has named Donna Williams creative director for its Northwest Arkansas office. Williams comes to the agency with more than 25 years of award winning executive creative…
by - September 10, 2013 4:11 pm
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. and Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) president and CEO Jerry Adams signed a partnership agreement that is intended to spur on economic growth opportunities for…
by - September 10, 2013 2:43 pm
For the second year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has named John Brown University as the “Best Value” among regional colleges in the South. Tuition and fees…
by - September 10, 2013 9:17 am
Smart phone users are continually being wooed to trade up to the latest version rolled out by Apple or Samsung and the world’s largest retailer is trying to sweeten the…
by - September 9, 2013 10:13 pm
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 5.1% in September over the same month last year as retailers head into the holiday season, according…
by - September 9, 2013 1:56 pm
Poultry companies like Tyson, Simmons and O.K. Foods should benefit from the U.S. government’s stepped up purchases of dark meat chicken that is now sitting in cold storage. The U.S….
by - September 9, 2013 12:13 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (Sept. 9) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Richard Anderson, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Athletic Commission. Appointment expires July 15, 2015….
by - September 6, 2013 11:14 am
America's Car-Mart Inc. announced the opening of its 128th dealership on Friday (Sept. 6). The dealership is located in Meridian, Miss., and it’s the company’s fifth car lot in Mississippi…
by - September 6, 2013 11:03 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced Friday (Sept. 6) that state officials negotiated a one year extension for the Insure Oklahoma program. The program provides health insurance for nearly 30,000 working,…
by - September 5, 2013 10:19 pm
Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp announced Thursday (Sept. 5) it will relinquish its charter for National Bank of Sallisaw and fold the bank operations into the First National Bank of…
by - September 5, 2013 7:13 pm
Representatives from NorthWest Arkansas Community College, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Arkansas Department of Labor signed an agreement today (Sept. 5) continuing a…
