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WAC: AMP Construction on Track for June Opening

The WAC hosted a topping-off ceremony March 31 to give an update on the project, recognize its sponsors and announce additional concert dates.

Saatchi X Earns 10th Effie Shopping Marketing Award

The Springdale ad firm recently won two Shopper Marketing Effie Awards for campaigns for Procter & Gamble products sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Clarity Pointe Memory Support Community Opens in Fayetteville

The assisted living community dedicated solely to dementia care will start moving in residents April 21.

Rausch Coleman Plunks Down $1.8 Million for 39 Residential Acres

The builder looks to develop Morningside subdivision, a 39.1-acre development in Centerton, into 109 residential lots.

Restaurant Buzz

Just weeks after closing Italian eatery Mezza Luna amid financial issues and after failure to pay taxes, chef Juan Barcenes plans to open a new, Southwest-themed restaurant.

Market Catapult

Scott Caldwell, the senior vice president of marketing services at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, has left the firm to accept a position at Catapult Marketing in Rogers.

Hog Home

University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long has put his Fayetteville house up for sale.

Flying Home

Now that the Fayetteville Flyer is on a sturdy foundation of Ozark limestone, the owners are ready to launch into a new industry: real estate.

Dykes Decision

We here at Whispers were scratching our heads when we heard former ESPN basketball analyst Jimmy Dykes had been named head coach of the womens basketball team at the University of Arkansas.

Ethics-term limit proposal not popular with Arkansas voters

A legislative-referred proposed constitutional amendment is opposed more than two-to-one by voters, in large part due to a proposed change in the state’s term limits law. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix…

Pryor-Cotton and U.S. Senate control, part I

6 is the ‘magical’ number that will dominate the national political discourse throughout this electoral year. 6 is the ‘magical’ number of additional seats that national Republicans will have to…

The conservative test of Private Option

While the group known as Conservative Arkansas proudly on April 7 posted their endorsements in mostly GOP races for the upcoming May 20 Preferential Primary, there are still troubling questions…

Sunshine School gathers at night to shed light on the organization

Under a partially full moon and before a lunar eclipse, about 450 people gathered Saturday (April 12) to support the Sunshine School & Development Center, located in Rogers, at their…

More banks sue Dennis Smiley and former employer Arvest

Three more banks filed counter complaints against former bank executive H. Dennis Smiley in Benton County Circuit Court on Friday (April 11). Smiley was the president of Arvest Bank Benton…

Wal-Mart’s African unit Massmart undergoes management change

Massmart, Wal-Mart’s joint partner in South Africa, announced a top management change on Friday (April 11). Grant Pattison resigned as CEO of Massmart Holdings after seven years. Pattison oversaw the…

Three Weeks Remain to Submit 2014 Forty Under 40 Nominations

Nominations can be made until June 6 for this year’s Forty Under 40 class.

Attorney General McDaniel to appeal 12-week abortion ban ruling

At the behest of Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling on a controversial 12-week abortion ban. The law was…

Civil and criminal charges mount against former Arvest banker

The Bank of Fayetteville won’t likely be the last one to file suit against H. Dennis Smiley Jr., who owes more than $4.5 million to about 20 Arkansas banks. The…

Walmart Aims to Disrupt Organic Food Market with Low-Cost Brand

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced April 10 it will begin carrying Wild Oats organic foods and will price them at least 25 percent less than other natural-food products.

Cemetery Preservation Success Stories

The Washington County Cemetery Preservation Group will meet Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Nancy Feroe, president of the Benton County Cemetery Preservation…

Executive Summary: Slowing down, listening a part of Gehrig’s leadership

Then and Now: Brandenburg manages through global uncertainty

Water system needs, budget priorities part of Fort Smith Board strategy session

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Van Buren High School Hall of Honor, and a MASH program at Mercy