by - July 17, 2015 12:20 am
E-tail Giants From Alibaba To Walmart.com Face Growing Consumer Expectations
Running an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task.
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by - July 17, 2015 12:14 am
NWA, Fort Smith Area Foreclosure Filings Continue To Wind Down
Foreclosures across the region, state and much of the nation are returning to their pre-crisis levels according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The data marketing firm reports local foreclosures are down…
by - July 16, 2015 11:32 pm
Last Saturday July: Randall Shreve, Troy Gittings, Orenda, and Goose
Last Saturday Fayetteville is a monthly variety extravaganza which showcases local performers, entertaining you in 10 minute featurettes. Our spotlight artists for this month are: Randall Shreve – solo…
by - July 16, 2015 9:26 pm
Termination notices sent to 25,000 Arkansas Private Option recipients
Arkansas Medicaid officials have sent notices of termination to 25,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, almost all of them recipients of the state’s private option, informing them that they are losing their eligibility…
by - July 16, 2015 8:45 pm
Arkansas Groups Join Call To Fix Aviation Infrastructure, Cut Taxes On Flyers
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau were among 117 major travel-related companies and organizations urging congressional leaders to cut taxes on air travelers and move to a user-fee model for infrastructure financing as part of the forthcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
by - July 16, 2015 7:29 pm
Insurance Execs: Private Option Recipients Use ER Five Times More Often
Enrollees in the state’s private option visit the emergency room at five times the rate of the rest of the Blue Cross population and are less likely to use their…
by - July 16, 2015 7:24 pm
Termination Notices Sent To 25,000 Private Option Recipients
Arkansas Medicaid officials have sent notices of termination to 25,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, almost all of them recipients of the state’s private option, informing them that they are losing their eligibility because they did not respond to a request for income verification.
by - July 16, 2015 7:07 pm
PSC Approves Final Petition To Intervene In Entergy Rate Case
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted special status for Scenic Hill Solar LLC to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case “on the condition that it…
by - July 16, 2015 7:03 pm
AG Rutledge Files Comments On EPA’s Proposed Regional Haze Plan
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that her office has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Arkansas’ proposed Regional Haze plan following rejection of the state’s…
by - July 16, 2015 7:00 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Talks Economic Development, Prisons, Foster Children In Jonesboro
The attempt to bring major industry to a state can often start with a phone call or a knock on a door to show that a state is interested, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of Craighead County attorneys Thursday. And, he had much more to say.
by - July 16, 2015 6:51 pm
Senate Approves No Child Left Behind Overhaul
The state’s two U.S. senators voted in the affirmative Thursday as lawmakers approved an education reauthorization bill. The bill, called the Every Child Achieves Act, was approved by an 81-17…
by - July 16, 2015 5:17 pm
Core Public House brew company set to open in downtown Fort Smith (Updated)
Springdale-based Core Brewing and Distilling Co. plans to open on Friday (July 17) its first pub in Fort Smith. The location is 701 Rogers Ave. in downtown Fort Smith, just…
by - July 16, 2015 4:57 pm
Quarterly earnings up 19% for Centennial Bank parent company
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 2:59 pm
Amazeum director says museum attracts ‘young and the young-at-heart’
After giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors on Wednesday (July 15). The expansive…
by - July 16, 2015 2:46 pm
Report says Arkansas ranks high in foster care, mistreated children
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Home Bancshares Reports Record Profits On Loan Growth, Earnings Jump 19% From 2014
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 12:30 pm
UA Study: Consumers prefer county-of-origin labeled meats
Meat industry lobbyists succeeded in getting the county-of-origin labels for beef, pork and poultry repealed by the U.S. Congress, but it seems that consumers preferred them. A study by the…
by - July 16, 2015 11:18 am
Early 1900s Photographer and Newspaper Columnist
Shiloh Museum photo archivist Marie Demeroukas will discuss the life and work of Marion Mason, an early 1900s photographer and newspaper columnist from the Washington County community of Johnson, Wednesday,…
by - July 16, 2015 11:14 am
E-tail giants from Alibaba to Walmart.com face growing consumer expectations
Running an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task. Just ask e-commerce behemoth Alibaba who came into the U.S….
by - July 16, 2015 10:56 am
NWA, Fort Smith area foreclosure filings continue to wind down
Foreclosures across the region, state and much of the nation are returning to their pre-crisis levels according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The data marketing firm reports local foreclosures are down…