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Attorney General Warns of Widespread Scam

The scammers use automated telephone calls and text messages in attempts to mislead consumers into believing that their credit cards have been locked by a bank.

Crossmark acquires PromoWorks

Crossmark continues to expand the breadth and reach of its services to retailers and suppliers recently acquiring Schaumburg, Ill.-based PromoWorks.  Terms of this deal were not disclosed by either party….

Walmart.com investigates pricing mistakes (updated)

A technical problem at Walmart.com on Wednesday (Nov. 6) caused certain products such as computer monitors and treadmills to be priced incorrectly as $33 and $9, respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. blamed…

Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas

ONE NIGHT HOLIDAY SHOW AT WALTON ARTS CENTER! Cherish the Ladies has grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation, literally the most successful and sought-after…

An Evening with Ronnie Milsap

ONE NIGHT PERFORMANCE AT WALTON ARTS CENTER! Ronnie Milsap ranks as the pre-eminent country soul singer of his generation. He also represents much more than any simple definition can convey:…

Wal-Mart, P&G discuss joint business planning

On any given day Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is doing business with between 16,000 and 20,000 suppliers, but perhaps none larger than consumer product giant Procter & Gamble. This business relationship…

Empty Bowls help fill funds for LifeSource programs

More than 200 people piled into the Mt. Sequoyah Retreat Center dining hall Tuesday evening (Nov. 5) to enjoy gourmet soup, bread and dessert at the Empty Bowls event, which…

HMA Opens Service Center in Fort Smith

The center will support 23 hospitals in eight states, 150 physicians, an ambulance company and rural health clinics.

Tusk to Tail: The wheels on the bus go round and round … to Ole Miss

It has been a year of firsts for Tusk to Tail and for the Razorback football team we follow. We witnessed the Hog’s first game in several generations to be…

Reser’s expands recall over Listeria concerns

Reser’s Fine Foods based in Beaverton, Ore., has expanded the recall of products manufactured at its Topeka plant to include beef, chicken and ham processed between Sept. 5 and Oct….

Layoffs Looming at Bentonville Call Center

A call center operated by Georgia-based computer software company NCR will close at the end of November, leaving more than 100 employees out of work.

Ozark Mountain Poultry Expands With Opening of Batesville Facility

OMP will employ approximately 250 people from the Batesville area when it begins operations Nov. 11.

Arvest donated $100,000 to U.S. Marshals Museum

Arvest Bank announced Tuesday (Nov. 5) that it is donating $100,000 as a founding donor gift to the U.S. Marshals Museum. In January 2007, the U.S. Marshals Service selected Fort…

Numbers up for Arkansas home sales, September prices dip

The number of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas continues to rise, but the average home sale price declined during September in the state’s two largest metro areas….

Witt enters 4th District race, opposes Obamacare

Confirming speculation that has been swirling for weeks, Democrat James Lee Witt made official today that he would seek his party's nomination for Congress in Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. Witt,…

Cheaper corn pushes chicken production higher

A three-year low price in corn this week is helping to fuel the competitive fires among Tyson Foods Inc. and other major chicken processors as they seek to gain marketshare…

UAMS admissions weighting may be reviewed

It may come as a surprise to many young Arkansans applying for medical school that their MCAT scores are not the only item to be weighted in the admissions process…

Homes for the Holidays Bazaar

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Eric Pianalto Named President of Mercy Hospital Northwest

Pianalto has served as interim president since former president Scott Street stepped down in July.

Mercy Hospital NWA names Pianalto as president

Eric Pianalto has accepted the position of president, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas after serving in the interim since July 31. He will manage the next phase of Mercy’s community growth…

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