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Fairness, adequacy and tax cuts

As 2013 was undoubtedly proclaimed “the Year of the Republican” in the Arkansas House and Senate, campaign 2014 might be defined as the year of talking about taxes. This past…

The value of goodwill

Almost every homeowner understands the concept of home equity. Home equity is the money you would expect to be left over after you sold your house and paid off the…

Gala audience glimpses Rogers’ history through film

It was the post-World War II era, and business leaders in Rogers knew they wanted to attract more industry to their town. So photographer Hubert Musteen and Chamber of Commerce…

Crystal Bridges’ Artinfusion hosts Halloween in the hollow

Nearly 200 Artinfusion members and guests enjoyed a night of entertainment, music and spooky art history at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Saturday (Oct. 25) during one of the…

Profits roll higher for P.A.M. Transportation

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported net income of $2.39 million in the third quarter of this year. Profits surged 171% from the $880,907 pocketed a year ago. Revenue also rose…

Home BancShares Chairman John Allison at Home on the Road

John Allison, chairman of Home BancShares Inc., relaxes in his RV at Road Hog Park in Fayetteville. Allison, in town for a reception Thursday at the University of Arkansas hosted by Liberty Bank and Centennial Bank, just completed the largest in-state bank merger in Arkansas history.

Arvest Bank opens a Township branch

Arvest Bank recently opened its newest branch location at the intersection of Township and College Avenue in Fayetteville, more than doubling the space of its previous branch site. The…

Tyson Foods halts Canadian cattle buys

Tyson Foods Inc., one of the nation’s largest beef packers, has stopped buying cattle directly from Canadian feeders citing burdensome costs incurred because of U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules, seen…

Sam’s Club, warehouse models face evolution

One of the biggest challenges facing warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club and Costco is a fundamental shift in consumer population as Gen Y, also referred to as Millennials, rise to…

Ross campaigns to reduce manufacturing tax

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross proposed a gradual elimination of the state sales and use tax on partial replacement and repairs of machinery used in manufacturing during a Thursday (Oct….

UA student-athlete graduation rate rise to 74%

University of Arkansas student-athletes that entered school in a four-year period from 2003-06 earned a school record graduation success rate (GSR) of 74% according to a report released on Thursday…

Congress moves closer on Arkansas River support funds

Just a week after the government shutdown ended, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives found a reason to come together and it may result in long overdue improvements to…

Distressed home sales rise in local markets

The number of distressed home sales in Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties continues to rise as these properties trickle back into the marketplace at discounted prices. California-based RealtyTrac reports bank-owned…

Art From the Earth: A Pottery Exhibit

Ethics in Journalism Workshop

Register for a free Workshop on Ethics in Journalism presented by UofA Distinguished Visiting Professor of Ethics, veteran newsman and textbook author, Gene Foreman. A free continental breakfast – including…

Brown Bag Luncheon

Mars to add 42 Fort Smith jobs in $50 million expansion

A U.S. pet industry that has grown an estimated 22% in the past four years may have helped Mars Petcare officials decide on a $50 million expansion of their Fort…

Sen. Pryor supports Obamacare enrollment delay

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., now supports an extension of the individual enrollment sign-up period for the new federal health care law – a position his political opponent Tom Cotton…

Sales tax revenue rises in October

The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas continue to post sales tax revenue growth compared to a year ago. The cumulative collections from Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville rose 4.16%…

Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.2 percent

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September jobs report October 22 about two weeks late, due to the government shutdown.

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