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The SOB watch continues

It’s just another day, really. Another week. Another month. Another year, one hopes, above the daisies and dirt. But this calendar shift comes with an unavoidable remembrance that, honestly, best…

More than 700 gather at Crystal Bridges to celebrate the New Year

At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, more than 700 people celebrated the dawning of the new year with more than standard-issue champagne and fireworks. The museum held its inaugural…

Campbell’s recalls Prego sauce

The Campbell Soup Company announced late Tuesday (Dec. 31) a voluntary recall of 300 cases of 24-ounce jars of Prego Traditional Italian sauce because they habe been linked to possible…

Retailers offer free prescriptions for healthcare enrollees

On Monday (Dec. 30) Walgreens announced it would provide 30-day supplies of free prescriptions to the backlogged Obamacare customers who have not yet received a plan identification number. A day…

13 of 16 Arkansas publicly held companies see stock gains in 2013

The equity markets were kind during 2013 to Arkansas’ publicly-held companies, with shareholders of 13 of the 16 companies seeing a price gain during the year. Arkansas’ trucking companies saw…

Gov. Beebe asks Lt. Gov Darr to resign; Darr says no (Updated)

Gov. Mike Beebe, D-Ark., did not mince words today as he said it was time for Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, R-Ark., to resign. Beebe's statement to the media Tuesday morning…

U.S. hog crop shrinks, prices rise

Pork is one, if not the most popular meat choices across the globe, particularly in China and throughout South America, which has helped buoy the demand for U.S. pork producers…

P.A.M. Transportation announces tender results

Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation continues to move closer toward private ownership as the dry van carrier, already a thinly traded and closely held company, recently completed a $13.8 million tender offer….

Gov. Beebe Expected to Ask Darr to Resign

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr settled with the Arkansas Ethics Commission on Monday, accepting a fine of $11,000.

Cal-Maine reports stronger profits

Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg distributor in the U.S. announced an 8% increase in net sales for its second quarter ended Nov. 30. Cal-Maine owns Benton County Egg company located…

China, U.S. talk about relaxing beef ban in 2014

Recent talks between trade officials with the U.S. and China have spawned new optimism for relaxed export requirements that could mean good news for Tyson Foods and the U.S. beef…

Northwest Arkansas rings in the New Year with art and hiking

There are plenty of opportunities in Northwest Arkansas to usher in 2014 with a little partying and a little hiking. • Crystal Bridges' NEW 365 Bash Crystal Bridges Museum of…

NWA sales tax revenue rises slightly in December

The largest cities in Northwest Arkansas saw their tax revenue rise slightly in December. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville received more than $4.277 million in sales tax revenue this month….

Arkansas home sales down in November, up 10.74% year-to-date

The pace of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas fell almost 5% in November but the sector is on track to end the year with a double-digit gain…

The Supply Side briefs: Confection companies shake-up holdings

A number of companies that create sugary confections recently announced they are mixing up their brand holdings as 2013 winds to a close. Godiva, DeMet,and Snackwell are among the brands…

Peas and prosperity

I doubt there is anything really scientific to the New Year’s tradition of eating black-eyed peas for prosperity. But you can bet they will be served in lots of places…

David Banks, former Beverly Enterprises CEO, has died

David Banks, the former president and CEO of what was for many years Fort Smith-based Beverly Enterprises, has died at his San Diego residence. He was 76. Banks, who would…

Valentines Pops Concert, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA)

Valentines Pops Concert Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) February 15, 2014 at 7:30pm Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall 495 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.sonamusic.org…

Four Arkansas physicians gain ‘clinical informatics’ certification

Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…

Online holiday sales see double-digit gains, U.S. store traffic falls

U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…

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