Northwest Arkansas

by Michael Tilley -

Recycled memory

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. — H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…

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Pryor moves

Most observers are well aware the so-called Buffett rule has approximately zero chance of winning approval anytime soon in our plainly partisan, seemingly rudderless U.S. Senate, especially during this presidential…

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Busyness

Busyness in a small business can be the enemy of its success. I'm an expert in busyness. I own a CPA firm where preparation of income tax returns is a…

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“Mod” about Crystal Bridges

BENTONVILLE — The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art turned back the clock on Thursday night (April 19) for another Young Patrons membership event. Guests enjoyed a Mad Men-inspired evening of…

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Talk: 9/11 memorial trees

FAYETTEVILLE — Matthew Donham, a partner at PWP Landscape Architecture in Berkley, Calif., will be in town Monday (April 23) to talk about his firm’s work with the National September…

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Regional homebuilding rebounds

Homebuilders across Northwest Arkansas were busy slinging hammers and making deals in the first three months of 2012. The cities of Fayetteville, Springdale, Siloam Springs, Rogers and Bentonville together issued…

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Arkansas jobless rate dips to 7.4%

Arkansas’ jobless rate during March fell to 7.4%, with the estimate of employment during the month totaling more than 26,000 compared to March 2011. The March report also shows that…

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NWA tourism campaign unveiled

It sounds like a simple concept: Explore Northwest Arkansas. But regional business leaders hope the new marketing campaign will resonate with folks traveling to the region this year. The marketing…

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Inside: Nuptials at Crystal Bridges

BENTONVILLE — Brooke Burckart wasn’t even engaged when the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened on its famous date, Nov. 11, 2011. Her fiance, Robert Sanderson, proposed on Friday the…