by - June 19, 2012 4:50 pm
A sentence from the Cass Freight Index well summarizes a collection of reports that track economic health through trucking industry activity: “Overall, still positive growth, but many ups and downs.”…
by - June 19, 2012 4:30 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Alex Vasquez has named Randy Lawson, a former chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Education, to lead the search committee seeking…
by - June 19, 2012 9:45 am
Duane Highley was named as the new CEO of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas in November 2011. Since coming on board with the state’s second largest electric utility, Highley has…
by - June 19, 2012 9:13 am
The Bridgewater Estates home of Bobby Petrino sold for $1.7 million.
by - June 19, 2012 8:58 am
The classical depiction of “getting an education” meant finishing high school, going to college, and picking up, at the very least, a bachelor’s degree. But a Georgetown University Center on…
by - June 18, 2012 10:11 pm
Michael Ferguson has joined Liberty Bank of Arkansas as vice president for lending. He will office at 4706 S. Thompson Ave. in Springdale. “We are excited to have Michael join…
by - June 18, 2012 8:06 pm
USA Poultry & Egg Export Council recently announced its new board members for 2012 – 2013. Two poultry executives from Northwest Arkansas were among those elected. Neil Carey of Simmons…
by - June 18, 2012 7:05 pm
“Tell me something cheerful” is how Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, has started most of the conversations I’ve had with him over the past 20 years….
by - June 18, 2012 5:35 pm
Priority Bank, based in Ozark with its largest branch and lending office in Fayetteville, was put on notice by federal regulators last month for “unsafe and unsound banking practices” with…
by - June 18, 2012 4:43 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Two-time Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist Carl Jackson will headline a Saturday (June 23) concert of several well-known acoustic acts at a popular point in Fayetteville: the Mount Sequoyah Retreat…
by - June 18, 2012 3:16 pm
Could a collapse of the Greek economy, which is just a little larger than the economy of Washington state in terms of GDP, really push the U.S. into another recession?…
by - June 18, 2012 2:09 pm
The Arkansas Best acquisition of Panther Expedited Services will help diversify the company and provide a revenue boost, but it won’t help the Fort Smith-based transportation holding company improve its…
by - June 18, 2012 11:59 am
BLOOMBERG — In the next two weeks, John Roberts will sit in his high-backed, black leather chair in the U.S. Supreme Court’s marble courtroom and tell a hushed crowd that…
by - June 18, 2012 11:15 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club became the “Daddys & Girls” club for a few hours Friday night (June 15) during Northside Rotary’s second annual Father Daughter…
by - June 17, 2012 11:16 pm
ROGERS — Rogers Little Theater presented The Rant, the last in its 2nd Stage Diversity Unites series, over the weekend (June 15-17) at RLT’s historic home, Victory Theater in downtown Rogers….
by - June 17, 2012 3:23 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — For 21 years, the Northwest Arkansas community has come outdoors to Washington Regional Hospice’s annual summer garden party. This year’s Southern Soiree put an elegant down-home flair on the…
by - June 17, 2012 3:14 pm
A friend related to me a conversation he had a few years back with a yellow pages salesman. The salesman was explaining to him the difference, in his opinion, between…
by - June 17, 2012 3:02 pm
This past June 5 saw the Fayetteville City Council take action on a resolution supporting the “Move to Amend” coalition that is campaigning for passage of a constitutional amendment to…
by - June 15, 2012 5:44 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has again admitted to three recent late payments to the Internal Revenue Service, saying it will appeal the fines of approximately $5,500. Dr. Becky Paneitz, president…
by - June 15, 2012 4:46 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The central figure in the Ozark Literacy Council’s ongoing PIGShibition community art project and fundraiser was revealed during a preview party at Ella’s restaurant Thursday night (June 14). Fayetteville…
