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Mattingly Named Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year

Bo Mattingly, host of the statewide Sports Talk With Bo radio show, was given the 2013 Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year Award by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

BancorpSouth Opens New Fayetteville Location

An official grand opening for the new branch, located at 3390 Futrall Drive, will be Jan. 31.

Discount Giant Builds Beer Portfolio

Dollar General will start selling beer at several Northwest Arkansas locations.

Houston Nutts Old Horse Farm Now Winery

Insurance executives Gene and Cheryl Long are building the wine and wedding paradise on a 16-acre spread on the banks of Sassafras Springs at 6461 Guy Terry Road in northeast Fayetteville.

Springdale Business Leader Stan Bedford Dies in Hospice

Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse, a longtime friend, said Bedford was a tremendous Godly example of what a businessman should be.

David Banks, Ex-LTC Industry Leader, Dies at 76

A memorial service for the former chairman of long-term care giant Beverly Enterprises was held Jan. 4.

Expand Your Team With a Business Banking Partner

A bank should act as a business partner, especially for small business owners.

Idaho Company Acquires Courtyard by Marriott For $13M

Ball Ventures LLC, a privately held real estate investment and development company in Idaho, bought the 114-unit hotel at 3678 N. Mall Ave. in Fayetteville.

Centennials New NWA President Values Personal Connections

Scott Hancock believes the personal bond between the bank and its customers is important, even as online banking and mobile banking tools continue to evolve.

Bank Customers Encouraged To Winterize Accounts

Like many people winterize their cars and homes, Bank of Arkansas customers are being encouraged to prepare their bank accounts for winter storms.

Watkins Star Still Rising At Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Spelman College graduate Latriece Watkins is proud of her success at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but she is also excited about the next phase in her career.

Clarification

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently purchased from The Bank of Siloam Springs about 2.5 acres of undeveloped land south of the bank building at 1660 Highway 412 for $525,000.

Crunch Time

Local tech company DataRank continues to play in the big leagues.

Tangled Crowd

Tanglewood Branch Beer Co. owner J.T. Wampler took to the Internet to save his business.

Apple Blossom Special

A Tennessee company has purchased 25 Northwest Arkansas independent living facilities for $491 million.

Carolina Bound

John Andrews, co-founder and former CEO of Collective Bias, is the new chief marketing for a social media marketing agency in North Carolina.

Wedding Worries

The power of the press and the Internet are demonstrated by one former Northwest Arkansas residents experience.

The real battle for healthcare

The success of Obamacare depends on my son and those in his demographic, or we have been told. He is a healthy male in his 20’s whose health insurance premium…

A bad move by the Game & Fish Commission

The high and mighty Arkansas Game & Fish Commission announced so very routinely at a commission meeting last week that public information and input meetings are a thing of the…

Tux on the Run 5K supports Mercy YMCA programs

More than 100 people enjoyed cool weather and a cloudless sky while they ran in the 13th annual Tux on the Run 5K, which benefitted the Northwest Arkansas Mercy Family…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson