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UA and UAPB form partnership for poultry

The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff have agreed to form a partnership they hope will help fill a need for more graduates in the…

Theatre@UAFS – “Lend Me a Tenor”

Mistaken identity and hilarious mishaps mark this Tony Award-winning comedy about a one-night show gone giddily wrong. Tito Merelli, the greatest operatic tenor of his generation, receives a double dose…

Theatre@UAFS – “Lend Me a Tenor”

Memphis

TURN UP THAT DIAL … From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tenn., comes a multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible…

Audra McDonald

After completing four seasons on television’s Private Practice and collecting her record-tying fifth Tony Award (for her lead role in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess), Grammy Award-winning soprano Audra McDonald…

Arkansas bankers meet with a Dodd-Frank regulator

The head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, met with about 15 Arkansas bankers on Monday night in Arkansas to discuss concerns related to the Dodd-Frank financial…

Fort Smith Board debates stop sign placement

Twenty-three minutes. That is how long the Fort Smith Board of Directors spent discussing a stop sign. And that was why Director Keith Lau spoke up during the Board's discussion…

Tusk to Tail: Are you ready for 1,286 miles of pure punishment?

Not since the erstwhile Hog recruit and aspiring scribe Vin Ascolese wrote of the Razorbacks “balls of steel” and of our purported desire to “end the competition’s life” on the…

Former Whirlpool plant manager part of pollution lawsuit

The latest twist in the saga resulting from Whirlpool's disclosure that it contaminated its manufacturing site and a surrounding neighborhood with trichloroethylene (TCE), a potentially cancer-causing degreasing chemical, has arrived…

UAFS to build $15.5 million visual arts facility

A $15.5 million grant from a Siloam Springs-based foundation will help the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith construct a 58,000-square-foot visual arts building that will include a 150-seat film…

USA Truck adds two to exec management jobs

Van Buren-based USA Truck has hired Russell Overla as executive vice president, Truckload Operations, and Jeff Lester as executive vice president, Safety and Risk Management. Lester and Overla have a…

All Arkansas metro areas post 2012 GDP gains

The Jonesboro metro area posted the largest percentage increase in real GDP growth among the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, with Northwest Arkansas posting the best GDP…

Tepid growth forecast given for holiday sales

Consumer confidence is registering "positive" heading into what will be an extended holiday shopping period. But analysts predict retailers will have to work overtime to earn their share of sales…

Van Buren Chamber hosts annual golf tournament

The sixth annual Van Buren Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament got underway on Monday (Sept. 16) at Eagle Crest in Alma. More than 100 players took part in the four-person…

InvoTek marks 25 years of overcoming barriers

An Alma company that began with a desire to make handicap-accessible toys during the late 1980s has turned into a company on the forefront of innovation for people with severe…

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Van Buren accepts land for Colley Wilderness Park

The city of Van Buren has recently developed a plan to expand parks and recreation and tonight (Sept. 16), the city was able to add a brand new park to…