by - June 5, 2012 3:07 pm
Job creation and investment related to the Fayetteville Shale Play have topped 2008 predictions of $17.9 billion in economic activity between 2008 and 2012. A study released Tuesday (June 5)…
by - June 5, 2012 2:07 pm
The nation’s largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., confirmed Tuesday (June 5) that its Finney County, Kansas, beef plant has been temporarily removed from the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service…
by - June 5, 2012 1:30 pm
First quarter 2012 economic conditions in the Northwest Arkansas metro area saw improvements compared to the first quarter of 2011. The gains were primarily the result of higher employment and…
by - June 5, 2012 11:51 am
FAYETTEVILLE – As the world’s largest retailer readied Bud Walton Arena on Thursday (May 31) in anticipation of Wal-Mart Shareholders’ Meeting, the less fortunate gathered just a few blocks away…
by - June 5, 2012 9:43 am
HIGHFILL — Officials at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) plan to recommend that the airport’s board approve The Harper Co. as the contractor to make much-needed repairs to XNA’s main…
by - June 4, 2012 4:36 pm
A May 11 ruling from U.S. District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes is expected to unplug a bottleneck of foreclosure filings that began in the fall of 2011 when a…
by - June 4, 2012 3:32 pm
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. economy looks set to deliver a repeat performance in 2012: for the third straight year, it may suffer a swoon yet not slip into a recession….
by - June 4, 2012 2:41 pm
Discontent with Wal-Mart’s top executives hit historic levels when thousands of shareholders pledged to vote against CEO Mike Duke and former CEO Lee Scott among other directors linked to the…
by - June 4, 2012 2:18 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. promises “always low prices” at its 4,000 U.S. stores. That may not be the case for nearby homes, according to a study published by the National Bureau…
by - June 4, 2012 1:54 pm
Will Whiting is the new assistant director of development for University Initiatives at the University of Arkansas. Whiting returns to the university — where he previously held the role of…
by - June 4, 2012 12:29 pm
Sales tax collections in Arkansas were up 4.7% in May, with the month marking the sixth straight month of gains the collections that are a good measure of consumer spending….
by - June 4, 2012 11:22 am
SPRINGDALE — Christine Meier, co-owner of Springdale-based Canvas Corp., was bitten by the entrepreneur bug early in life. This savvy business woman left a profitable job as a craft buyer…
by - June 4, 2012 10:51 am
FAYETTEVILLE – It was hard for the perky strawberry blonde to contain her excitement. The tiniest green buds had just burst through on the healthy sweet bell pepper plant. The…
by - June 3, 2012 3:57 pm
ROGERS — A lot of knowledge and a little luck were required to take home one of 20 prizes offered at the Rogers Trivia Night, a fundraising and membership event presented…
by - June 3, 2012 2:55 pm
President Barack Obama garnered nearly 60% of the vote in last month’s Democratic primary — enough to place first place, of course, but enough to embarrass too. A Tennessee lawyer…
by - June 3, 2012 2:45 pm
A month or so ago, I mentioned to a friend and colleague that we needed to plan the direction of our firm over the next couple of years. He responded…
by - June 3, 2012 1:44 pm
ROGERS — Rogers Little Theater continues its 26th year of musicals and plays with the presentation of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. The show opened this…
by - June 3, 2012 10:35 am
Sandy Rowles' Clone S.Rolx is debuting his new sounds. All improv live looping digital-analog music combining strings, keys, pads, and MILLIONS and MILLIONS of buttons and effects. Genre- Whatever's clever….
by - June 1, 2012 5:33 pm
Several dozen analysts had an hour with Wal-Mart executives following the retail titan’s annual shareholder meeting Friday (June 1) in Fayetteville. While Wal-Mart executives eagerly reiterated the company’s strong financial…
by - June 1, 2012 4:53 pm
Some 14,000 shareholders managed to give Wal-Mart one heck of a 50th birthday celebration Friday (June 1) despite the threat of protests. The historical event was a balance of old…
