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Student Body Anchors Fayettevilles Residential, Commercial Construction

The city is in for a busy 2014 in the construction industry.

IPG, Duck Dynasty and a Happy New Year

Infinity Product Group, a Rogers-based headwear and apparel company, reaps the benefits of a Duck Commander partnership.

Nonperforming Loans In Arkansas Drop in 3Q

Arkansas banks collectively had a nonperforming loan ratio of 2.31 percent, down from 3.06 percent for the same period in 2012.

Walton Family Foundation Gifts UA $2.1M for Diversity Education

This grant is the largest in university history going to diversity programs.

Bentonville Seeks Public Input For Long-Term Planning

Planning projects are under way to determine the future of downtown Bentonville and the city as a whole.

Northwest Health System Assists Insurance Enrollees

The hospital system has an application counselor to guide enrollees through the process of signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Market Expansion Has Begun

Local experts believe commercial real estate is firmly in the recovery stage after the Great Recession and is on the cusp of entering the expansion phase of the real estate cycle.

Walmart Grabs Market Land in Siloam Springs for $2.17 Million

The retail giant recently purchased property to build a Neighborhood Market store.

Putting Others First Yields Success for HMA Leader

Shannon White, assistant vice president of revenue services at Health Management Associates, credits her success to her upbringing and co-workers who have acted as mentors.

Core Store

Core Brewing Co. of Springdale is expanding into Fayetteville.

Cigar Chic

Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal for having a smoking room in his home.

Elkins Expansion

Collier Drug Stores will soon open a location in Elkins.

Zweig Moves

An empty College Avenue office building owned by Fayetteville businessman Mark Zweig is soon to get a new life, courtesy of a renovation effort in excess of $1 million.

Senior hunger in Fort Smith attracts National Geographic attention

It's not every day that Fort Smith, Ark., is in the national spotlight. It's not every day that a film crew from a world-renowned publication makes a visit to this…

Resolutions, gratitude and saying ‘no’

What is it about the human species that compels us at the beginning of each year to make New Year’s resolutions? Everybody means well but within a few weeks resolutions…

Looking for ethics

While the year began with earth-shaking election results from November 2012, the Arkansas Republican Party held majorities in the state Senate and House. It was a rather tricky year to…

University of Arkansas, NanoMech Install Prestigious R&D 100 Award

The plaque signifies NanoMechs inclusion in R&D Magazines 2013 list of the years top technological innovations.

Negative jobs trend continues for Arkansas’ economy

Arkansas’ jobless rate was 7.5% in November, unchanged compared to October, but above the 7.2% in November 2012. Arkansas was one of just seven states to post a year-over-year jobless…

More Warhol pieces coming to Crystal Bridges

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced Friday (Dec. 20) a series of new acquisitions of works by artist Andy Warhol that includes two gifts and a recent purchase. Warhol’s…

The Friday Wire: Downtown Bentonville, and a Duck dilemma

Prepping for more growth in downtown Bentonville, the Duck Dynasty controversy and its potential impact on Wal-Mart, and the potential loss of a corporate headquarters are part of the Northwest…

Wing: Cutting PBS ties necessary, more local shows coming

Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms named to prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholar program

AG Griffin creates new role to advise on AI

Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set on A-State campus