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Houston Couple Donates $3 Million to UA

Gift will create an endowed department head chair within the College of Engineering.

Tusk to Tail: Lessons from a 9,000-mile Hog trek

Coming into Friday's game at LSU, Tusk to Tail had traveled more than 9,000 miles to follow the Razorback football team this season. Five of us had made it to…

A nod to the traveling man

Lots of folks retire to keep from being on the road, but not Richard Hudson. Hudson, the vice chancellor for government and community relations at the University of Arkansas, will…

55 floats featured in Christmas Parade of the Ozarks

It was a cacophony of Christmas carols, lights and Santa hats as hundreds of people lined Emma Avenue in Springdale Saturday night (Nov. 30) for the 17th annual Christmas Parade…

The megasite message

Arkansas must use every available tool at our disposal to highlight our state's economic advantages in a competitive global marketplace. Companies looking to call Arkansas home need and want easy…

2014 New Year’s Eve Party

This New Year's Eve Party, taking place in Fayetteville, benefits local charities who work with children with special needs. Find out more here.

The Artists’ Eye at Crystal Bridges

In 1949 Georgia O’Keeffe donated 101 works of art, ranging from African masks to Modernist paintings, to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the objects had been collected by…

Tusk to Tail: Hoping for Razorback pride in ‘Red Stick’

Wow. What a season for the Hogs and for Tusk to Tail. We will most likely finish with only three wins, two to three fewer than most of us predicted. …

NWACC legal coordinator elected to national board

Mary Hatfield Lowe was elected to the board of directors of the American Association for Paralegal Education at the annual conference in Phoenix on Nov. 8. Lowe is the…

Tesco’s Fresh & Easy sold to Yucaipa

Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. is now the owner of 150 Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores auctioned off in bankruptcy court. The California-based grocery was owned by British retailer Tesco,…

Canned Food Drive at The Jones Center

During the month of December visitors will only have to pay one dollar in addition to a canned food donation to access the pool during public swimming sessions. “We realize…

NWA November sales revenue slumps

The economy across Benton and Washington counties slumped in September, after a fairly robust spring and summer. The dip in consumer spending was evident in the 3% decline in sales…

APEI Announces $4.2 Million in New Research Contracts

Sen. Mark Pryor attended an announcement Monday in Fayetteville.

Christmas events and ugly sweaters fill NWA calendar

Christmas may still be a few weeks away, but the holiday events in Northwest Arkansas are in full swing and include ugly sweaters, train rides and symphonic sounds.   • "An…

NWA Council notes military impact on the regional economy

The U.S. military’s impact on Northwest Arkansas exceeds $150 million annually, according to a report issued Tuesday (Nov. 26) from the Northwest Arkansas Council. “The Military in Northwest Arkansas” economic…

New 365 at Crystal Bridges Museum

Celebrate our planet’s endless cycle of renewal at the party of the year with Crystal Bridges. The revelry features music by Leah & the Mojo Doctors and DJ Havok, dancing,…

NWA home building slows, commercial pace rises

It’s been a good year for home builders across Northwest Arkansas, but the residential construction pace in the region’s four largest cities continues to taper with a 15% reduction in…

Hogs reduce games in Little Rock, announce 2014 schedule

The University of Arkansas will reduce from two to one the number of Razorback football games played in Little Rock beginning in 2014, with the change including a payment of…

UA Reduces Little Rock Football Schedule

The Razorbacks will play one game each season at War Memorial Stadium, starting in 2014.

Escobar named VP at Stone Bank

Arkansas Community Foundation board selects Smiley, Ronnel to lead

Brent Morgan to lead Central Arkansas region for Farmers & Merchants Bank

Franklin, Logan County courthouses receive state preservation funds