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Everett Adds Second Springdale Dealership

Central Arkansas car dealer now has three locations in Northwest Arkansas.

Beck, Cancer Treatment Physician, Published in Medical Journal

The analysis is on a new treatment option for explicit cases of breast cancer and examines a trial of the treatment.

Realtors on the Move

Some notable names have left Coldwell Banker to join Keller Williams.

Arvest Building KC Brand

The bank paid an undisclosed amount for the naming rights to the historic Midland Theatre in downtown Kansas City.

UFC Gym Franchise Opening in Johnson

Franchisee is a Baptist preacher as well as a MMA fighter.

Tusk to Tail: Sunrise and vodka, throwing the ‘A’ and driving to Jersey

I think somebody put something in my drink. Oh wait. That was me. I've used P.J. O'Rourke's line here before, but in a game where the run wasn't just the…

It’s a New Day!

A new day is how the U.S Department of Health and Human Services describes Jan. 1, 2014 “for the 19% of Arkansans who don’t have insurance, or Arkansas families and…

Rep. Womack’s fashion statement

Ah, that pesky First Amendment. It cuts both ways, or so we learned this week from Arkansas’ 3rd District Congressman Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and a self-proclaimed “Mexican-American” student named Yardley…

Arkansas Democratic Party leaders meet in Northwest Arkansas

For the first time in seven years, the Democratic Party of Arkansas on Saturday (Sept. 14) held their quarterly state committee meeting in Northwest Arkansas. The meeting, held at the…

Retail sales growth misses the mark in August

The National Retail Federation reports retail sales grew at a snail’s pace 0.01% from July to August, rising 3.9% unadjusted year-over-year. These sales have stripped out automotive, gas stations and…

Toys R Us wooing shoppers with cash rewards

Toys R Us is offering a 10% cash reward up to $100 on certain toy purchases through Oct. 31 for its rewards card members and will extend the deadline for…

Neighborhood Market coming to Siloam Springs

Wal-Mart has set its sights on Siloam Springs for a new Neighborhood Market expected to open next fall. The retail giant is scaling up its grocery format to 500 stores…

Todd joins Rogers office of Beall Barclay & Company

Andrew Todd has been hired by the accounting firm Beall Barclay & Company. He will work on the company’s Rogers, Ark., office. Todd is a 2013 graduate of Arkansas State…

Former Bank Employee Sentenced for Theft

Mary Kay Newman was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling $559,000 from an elderly bank customer in 2011.

Increasing Optimism Predicted for Northwest Arkansas Economy

Small business was a popular topic at Thursday’s Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon in Fayetteville.

Six teams advance toward NWA StartUp Cup

Six teams in the NWA StartUp Cup competition were announced on Thursday (Sept. 12). The teams faced the judges Thursday and got the nod to move on the next round…

JBU gets approval for nursing progam

John Brown University announced this week that it has begun steps towards creating a nursing program after receiving unanimous prerequisite approval Wednesday (Sept. 11) from the Arkansas State Board of…

China is a land of opportunity for poultry growth

In the five years through 2013, revenue for China’s poultry farming industry has grown at an average annualized rate of 7.7% to $75.3 billion and two U.S. meat giants are…

Arkansas must fight for manufacturing jobs

The last two decades have not been kind to manufacturing, once Arkansas' largest private industry sector. Manufacturing peaked at 247,300 in February 1995, and has shed 93,400 jobs – an unprecedented…

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