by - September 18, 2013 4:39 pm
Denise Garner of Fayetteville and Sam Sicard of Fort Smith have been appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to the Vision 2025 Legislative Commission on the Future of Higher Education. The…
by - September 18, 2013 4:28 pm
Retail stocks rose 1.1% on Wednesday (Sept. 18) following the surprise announcement by the Federal Reserve to stay the course on its asset purchases for the near term. The S&P…
by - September 18, 2013 4:23 pm
It may seem odd to hear of a shortage in manufacturing workers following a decade which saw a nearly 25% decline in the number of manufacturing jobs available in Arkansas,…
by - September 18, 2013 3:53 pm
Mountain biking is a great way to get out and explore with the whole family. On Saturday October 5th, Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area along with the Ozark Off…
by - September 18, 2013 3:28 pm
Commercial real estate firm Sage Partners is broadening the scope of their services with the formation of a new company, Sage Assets Solutions. Tommy Van Zandt, one of the founders…
by - September 18, 2013 2:56 pm
The global commercial robotics industry could be a $20 billion market by 2016, fueled by uses that range in Northwest Arkansas from precision surgery to cooking French Fries. The International…
by - September 18, 2013 2:24 pm
A leading advertising industry trade publication, AdWeek, has named Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods as the “Top Shop” in Arkansas. In its September 16, 2013 edition, AdWeek identified its selections for…
by - September 18, 2013 2:20 pm
Economic conditions remained positive in Northwest Arkansas during the second quarter of 2013, and are stronger than the second quarter of 2012 thanks to continued gains in employment and building…
by - September 18, 2013 1:56 pm
Dollar General is off to the races recently reporting stellar same-store sales growth of 5.1% in its second quarter ended Aug. 2. These gains are linked to increased traffic and…
by - September 18, 2013 10:56 am
Arvest Bank released its Skyline Reports on multifamily and commercial real estate in Northwest Arkansas for the first six months of 2013.
by - September 18, 2013 10:27 am
The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff have agreed to form a partnership they hope will help fill a need for more graduates in the…
by - September 18, 2013 8:47 am
Brenda Chase was previously chief operating officer at Mercy Hospital Hot Springs.
by - September 18, 2013 8:27 am
The event begins at 5:30pm, and Chancellor Gearhart will speak shortly after. We will have complimentary hors d’oeurves, beer and wine.
by - September 18, 2013 8:20 am
Those who wish to learn the basics of fly fishing will want to attend the Fly Fishing 101 workshop to be held at the Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area…
by - September 18, 2013 8:10 am
You cannot beat Mother Nature and Beaver Lake. What a great way to spend an evening with your family on the last day of summer. Take a lake cruise on…
by - September 18, 2013 8:06 am
A 2.9-mill increase passed Tuesday with 8,132 votes, 70.3 percent of those who voted.
by - September 18, 2013 6:29 am
The head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, met with about 15 Arkansas bankers on Monday night in Arkansas to discuss concerns related to the Dodd-Frank financial…
by - September 17, 2013 7:19 pm
Not since the erstwhile Hog recruit and aspiring scribe Vin Ascolese wrote of the Razorbacks “balls of steel” and of our purported desire to “end the competition’s life” on the…
by - September 17, 2013 2:41 pm
• ConAgra sells LightLife brand Packaged food giant ConAgra is divesting one of its smaller brands — LightLife — to private equity fund Brynwood Partners. LightLife provides vegetarian-based burgers, hotdogs other…
by - September 17, 2013 2:22 pm
The Jonesboro metro area posted the largest percentage increase in real GDP growth among the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, with Northwest Arkansas posting the best GDP…
