by - April 6, 2012 12:53 pm
Tyson requests label for LFTB
The nations two largest beef packers, Tyson Foods and Cargill Meat Solutions confirmed with The City Wire, they have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve new labels for…
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by - April 6, 2012 12:13 pm
Club Sports: A growing trend at UA
FAYETTEVILLE – When the University of Arkansas sport club baseball team meets its first opponent next spring, 7,900 fans will not fill Baum Stadium to watch them play. The RBI…
by - April 5, 2012 8:10 pm
Slimy news
What’s the difference between a media report and pink slime? One is perfectly fine to ingest, while the other can leave thousands of people without jobs and raise the price…
by - April 5, 2012 7:58 pm
Wal-Mart launches ‘Women in Factories’ program
On Thursday (April 5), Walmart revealed a “Women in Factories” program, a five-year initiative that it says will “empower 60,000 women working in factories that supply products to Walmart and…
by - April 5, 2012 6:41 pm
Health care closely linked to regional economy
ROGERS – One in four people across the "Natural State" is uninsured and a higher number also lack the financial wherewithal to cover out-of-pocket costs associated with coverage that may…
by - April 5, 2012 4:56 pm
25-year-old female with Petrino during wreck (Updated)
Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave while University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long investigates details of an April 1 motorcycle wreck involving…
by - April 5, 2012 2:27 pm
Entree NWA: The Airport Cafe
On a recent Tuesday, we decided to treat our four-year-old daughter. Rather than taking her to the usual kid fare of Chuck E. Cheese or McDonald’s, we headed to one…
by - April 5, 2012 12:04 pm
Big gains seen in area tourism sector
The tourism and business travel sector in the Fort Smith/Van Buren area is building on gains seen in 2011 by entering the first two months of 2012 with double-digit growth….
by - April 5, 2012 11:11 am
Walmart gifts topped $958 million last year
BENTONVILLE – Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announced $958.9 million in cash and in-kind contributions around the globe during the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2012. The company’s U.S. giving…
by - April 5, 2012 10:51 am
Pinwheels raise child abuse awareness
Some 416 colorful pinwheels decorate the lawns of city police stations across Benton County. But a sign posted in their midst tells why, and instantly erases the smiles of those…
by - April 5, 2012 9:37 am
Bentonville Hotels Sold to Little Rock Group
Future of former Clarion Inn still to be determined.
by - April 5, 2012 7:17 am
Opera fans clamor for brush with Italian star
FAYETTEVILLE — Opera fans attending a rare U.S. performance by Italian opera singer Anna Caterina Antonacci were still talking about the star’s Moon River encore as they were filing in the…
by - April 5, 2012 7:03 am
An Italian diva in Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — There is controversy over exactly where Anna Caterina Antonacci's voice belongs. Mezzo? Soprano? On Tuesday night (April 3), it belonged to Arkansas. In a rare American performance at University…
by - April 5, 2012 12:15 am
Grubs, WAC parking lot top choices for parking deck
The city of Fayetteville’s search for a downtown parking deck site includes an expensive site that’s more flexible and a preferred site that comes with lots of complications. About 15…
by - April 4, 2012 9:06 pm
McDaniel approves ethics initiative
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) approved a proposed ballot initiative that would change campaign and ethics laws in Arkansas. The measure can now pursue collection of at least 62,507 valid…
by - April 4, 2012 8:32 pm
Big Screen Peter: Mirror Mirror
This past Sunday was April Fools' Day. And the list of corporate and political pranks perpetrated by various entities this year is lengthy. If your first instinct each morning is…
by - April 4, 2012 8:13 pm
Easter sales strong despite high gas prices
With just three shopping days to go until families don their Sunday best or play Easter Bunny for the kids, retailers say sales are good. High gas prices weren’t enough…
by - April 4, 2012 5:23 pm
Natural gas consumer rates fall statewide
The falling price of natural gas may be tough on energy companies, but it’s providing a source of cheaper energy for customers of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. Also,…
by - April 4, 2012 3:21 pm
Alternative to the alternative: Kid Cudi at Barnhill April 29
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas students will get first dibs Saturday (April 7) on tickets to alternative hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, booked for Barnhill Arena April 29. Any remaining…
by - April 4, 2012 2:19 pm
Best Buy placed on credit watch
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its 'BBB-' corporate credit rating and other ratings on Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy Co. Inc. on CreditWatch with negative implications. This rating is one…