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Lilygren Promoted to EVP of Corporate Affairs

Sara Lilygren had been Tyson’s senior vice president of external relations for the past three years.

Mona Lisa secrets coming to Fort Smith

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum will present "The Secrets of Mona Lisa," which is billed as a “unique exploration” of the world's most famous painting. The work will open…

NWA Children’s Shelter welcomes new board members

The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter announced that its board of directors welcomed two new board members tapped from the local Wal-Mart supplier community in recent months. Arist Mastorides, Vice President…

Enplanements up at Arkansas airports through October

Enplanements at Arkansas’ three largest commercially-served airports are up for the year, with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport on a path to avoid two consecutive years of enplanement declines. The…

Wal-Mart fires supplier unauthorized to use Bangladesh factory

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fired a supplier that made garments at a Bangladesh factory where more than 100 people died in a blaze on Nov. 24. “The Tazreen factory was no…

Harding constructing new professional center

Flexibility, affordability and providing the programs that teaching professionals need have been the biggest contributor to consistent growth at the Harding University Northwest Arkansas Professional Center in Bentonville. Enrollment rose…

Arkansas home sales improve in October

Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up more than 8% in October, ending four consecutive month of declines and showing huge gains in home prices. The average home…

UA changes focus on moving ideas to the market

Jeff Amerine is confident that a reorganization of technology offices at the University of Arkansas will increase the speed at which research reaches the marketplace. It was announced Monday (Nov….

Sales tax revenue shows healthy increase

Consumers opened up their wallets and purses in September and spent more money across Benton and Washington counties, according to city tax records. The top four commercial districts in Northwest…

UA Technology Licensing Office Reorganizes

Move is designed to strengthen commercialization efforts.

Hudlow Hired by City of Lowell

Jerry Hudlow, who is suing the city of Rogers and mayor Greg Hines for wrongful termination, has been hired by Lowell mayor Eldon Long to serve as the city’s finance director.

The City Wire, Talk Business expand supplier coverage

The City Wire and Talk Business Arkansas are pleased to announce an expansion of their content partnership. For years, the two media groups have combined forces to offer exclusive and…