by - October 22, 2012 3:52 pm
Child Protection Training Center Receives Major Gifts
Donations to the center on the NWACC campus include $1.3 million from Melba Shewmaker.
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by - October 22, 2012 3:29 pm
UA site of ‘River and Trails’ program office
The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service is establishing its first office in the state of Arkansas. It will be located alongside the Fay Jones…
by - October 22, 2012 3:03 pm
Drug Court receives $975,000 federal grant
FAYETTEVILLE – Washington/Madison County Drug Treatment and Diversion Court received a $975,000 federal grant to be paid over the next three years. The state's U.S. Senators and 3rd District Congressman…
by - October 22, 2012 12:51 pm
Millennials labeled the ‘giving’ generation
There has been much written about the accomplishments of the Baby Boomer generation but executives tasked with hiring college graduates today say the “Millennial Generation,” also known as Gen Y,…
by - October 22, 2012 11:17 am
Jeff Hankins Resigns As President, Publisher of Arkansas Business Publishing Group
Olivia Farrell, chairman and CEO of Arkansas Business Publishing Group of Little Rock, announced today that Jeff Hankins, president and publisher, has submitted his resignation.
by - October 22, 2012 9:52 am
Poll shows shift on marijuana, road tax proposals
Arkansans may be shifting their support on medical marijuana and a more than $1.8 billion sales-tax financed highway improvement plan, according to poll results released Monday by Talk Business-Hendrix College….
by - October 21, 2012 1:58 pm
Pay equality politics
For me the highlight of the October 16 presidential debate wasn’t the WWF-style verbal histrionics both candidates insisted on practicing throughout the evening. And it wasn’t the challenger’s gaffe about…
by - October 21, 2012 10:33 am
CCFA walk raises money to ‘Be Heard’
On Saturday, (Oct. 20), The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) held its third ‘Take Steps, Be Heard’ walk at the J.B. Hunt corporate campus in Lowell. Crohn’s Disease…
by - October 21, 2012 9:48 am
McGovern’s libertarian legacy
The venerable former senator and failed presidential candidate George McGovern, who died today (Oct. 21) at 90, is being remembered by many friends and foes alike as the archetypal ultraliberal….
by - October 20, 2012 3:49 pm
Thousands ‘get away’ at War Eagle
Thousands of people descended down War Eagle Road into a small valley filled with the smell of fresh kettle corn, indian tacos, and funnel cakes in search of arts and…
by - October 20, 2012 9:29 am
‘Light Up the Night’ Gala attracts large crowd
The two-year process of creating a documentary inspired by talks made by a prominent Fayetteville businessman came to ahead at the Fayetteville Public Library Friday night. The event to premiere…
by - October 19, 2012 9:24 pm
Simmons First acquires failed Sedalia bank
Simmons First National Corp. announced today, (Oct. 19) it has expanded its presence within the state of Missouri by acquiring approximately $201 million in assets of Excel Bank of Sedalia…
by - October 19, 2012 8:31 pm
Four candidates vie for NWACC President
BENTONVILLE — The field of candidates for NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s third president was narrowed to four finalists during a special NWACC Board meeting Friday afternoon (Oct. 19). The four…
by - October 19, 2012 4:19 pm
Northwest welcomes new family medicine doctor
BENTONVILLE—Families in the Bentonville area have another option for a family physician with the addition of Ryan A. Heuter, D.O. Heuter joined the staff at Northwest Medical Plaza at Sugar…
by - October 19, 2012 4:15 pm
Willow Creek offering 3D mammography
SPRINGDALE—A new technology available in Northwest Arkansas helps doctors detect breast cancer earlier and reduced the number of unnecessary callbacks for additional testing. Northwest Breast Imaging Center at Willow Creek…
by - October 19, 2012 4:14 pm
SEC Football Week 8: Gators and Gamecocks
While the entire Southeastern Conference league was buzzing with Thursday’s release of the 2013 league schedule, Arkansas and Ole Miss continued to rest up for next weekend’s showdown in Little…
by - October 19, 2012 3:47 pm
Gevo, Syntroleum Vye for biofuel military supply contracts
Gevo Inc., Syntroleum Inc. and Solazyme Inc. may be among a “small set” of biofuel producers vying for supply contracts from the U.S. Defense Department, the world’s largest consumer of…
by - October 19, 2012 3:30 pm
Sales of existing homes fall in U.S. as supply dwindles
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes decreased in September from the highest level in two years, restrained by a lack of supply that may keep pushing prices up. Purchases fell…
by - October 19, 2012 11:20 am
Smucker’s recalls some ‘Uncrustables’
Schools across the country have been asked if they have any Smucker's "Uncrustables" sandwiches with possible salmonella contamination linked to peanut butter. The J.M. Smucker Co. used peanut butter that…
by - October 19, 2012 10:21 am
Arkansas’ jobs trend positive in September
September marked the 44th consecutive month Arkansas’ jobless rate has been above 7%, but if employment trends continue that streak could soon come to an end. The September jobless rate…