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Obamacare will hit bottom line say business owners

While there may still be a lot of unknowns associated with the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, one thing is for certain – local businesses are going to…

Arkansas tax changes coming July 1

A slew of tax changes are on tap July 1 and beyond for Arkansas shoppers and businesses. The state of Arkansas has revised its sales tax rate sheet for the…

Leverage game promotes savings and growth at Wal-Mart

Perhaps no other retailer is as laser focused on leveraging assets as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The mega big box has the scale to garner huge returns with the tiniest of…

Grammy Award-Winning R&B and Gospel Artists Free Concert

Grammy Award-winning artists Maxwell, Estelle, Trey Songz and Hezekiah Walker will headline ‘The Road to Essence Festival,’ a free concert sponsored by Walmart, which will take place on Friday, June…

Arvest Mortgage reaches $1 billion in record time

Arvest Bank said Wednesday (June 12) it originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 11th consecutive year and achieved this milestone in record time. The bank cited…

Bradford-Barnes: Sen. Pryor ‘hurt my feelings’

It was a day that shook Arkansas politics to its core. Aug. 13, 2008. That day, a gunman walked into the Democratic Party of Arkansas headquarters in downtown Little Rock…

Homebuilders blazing with new permits in May

Homebuilders in the region’s four largest cities received 201 permits last month to start new building new homes in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville. These cumulative new residential permits were…

‘Private option’ opponents get OK for ballot push

Voters may get a chance to decide whether or not to keep the “private option” plan approved by state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Beebe (D). Tea Party…

The Supply Side: Dole takeover bid, General Mills boosts forecast

• Dole Food CEO launches takeover bid The Dole Food Company, one of the world's biggest fruit largest producers, received an unsolicited buyout offer from 90-year-old CEO David Murdock. The…

CEO Andrews exits Collective Bias

John Andrews, one of the founders and CEO of Collective Bias has exited the company, according to a company press release on Tuesday. “John is an entrepreneur at heart and…

Experts scrutinize the value of college degrees

The cost of a college degree has never been higher in times of near-flat inflation like those seen in the past few years. Conversely, incomes have also been stagnant and…

Burkhalter, Curry to seek Democratic nod for Lt. Gov.

In the span of five hours, two Democrats stepped forth to challenge for their party's nomination for Arkansas Lt. Governor in 2014. Little Rock businessman and Arkansas Highway Commissioner John…

GOP legislative primary already set in NWA

It's not even close to 2014 and there is already a Republican primary in State House District 87, which extends from Siloam Springs to just past Tontitown. Lucas Roebuck, a…

UAFS grad is first ‘Hammerschmidt fellow’

Jordan Hale, a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, is the first fellow in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Fellowship program offered by the office of U.S. Rep….

Schmieding Center hosts retirement seminars

The Schmieding Centers in Springdale and Bella Vista will host two seminars around the topic of “Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits”. There are at least 560 different ways to…

NWACC names student center after Paneitz

NorthWest Arkansas Community College will name a college building in honor of Dr. Becky Paneitz, Ric Clifford, chairman of the college’s board of trustees said Monday (June 10). Clifford read…

U.S. Senate approves $955 billion farm bill

The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a five-year farm bill by a 66-27 vote, with U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Boozman, R-Ark., voting for the legislation that would…

NWA events include wine, music, wine and Fleur

The Northwest Arkansas calendar during the next few weeks features wine, chamber music, wine, Shakespeare, wine and a French-themed event in Eureka Springs. Did we mention that the event schedule…

Consumers expected to spend $13 billion on Dad

Father’s Day is June 16 and retailers expect consumers to dole out $119.84 per person for dear ole dad. Spending is expected to total roughly $13.3 billion, up slightly from…

Retailers remain cautious on merchandise imports

Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.1% in June over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report…

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