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Apple Inc. legend Wozniak: ‘Love what you’re doing’

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak made his first-ever trip to Arkansas over the weekend, but he was not here to enjoy all the natural beauty the state has to offer or…

George Brothers Promoted, Will Share Executive Responsibilities

Gary George will remain as the company’s chairman.

Prepaid mobile grows and Wal-Mart wants its share 

Consumers converting to smart phone technology continues to rise, but the revenue derived from traditional postpaid customers is not keeping pace, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It seems prepaid…

Springdale ‘GearHogs’ a winner in robotics challenge

After three days of feverish competition at the University of Arkansas Barnhill Arena, organizers of the Razorback Regional FIRST Robotics Competition crowned the winners of the science and engineering challenge…

NWA beer distributor Bob McBride dies

Robert Owen “Bob” McBride, the longtime owner of Fayetteville-based McBride Distributing Inc., died April 4 in his Fayetteville home. He was 72. McBride assumed ownership of the Anheuser-Busch distributorship in…

Mental Wrestling Federation

Love Trivia? This is your chance to prove you really do know it all, and make a whole lot of cash proving it. 64 Teams. 6 Weeks. 1 Belt. $15,000!…

Beef packers shuffle: JBS acquires competitor’s property

JBS S.A. announced plans to complete its acquisition of Brooks, Alberta-based XL Foods' US beef processing operations. The plant located in Brooks was formerly owned by JBS USA competitor, Tyson…

Expanded food recall of Farm Rich frozen products

Rich Products Corp. is recalling more than 10.5 million pounds of products produced at its Waycross, Ga., facility due to possible contamination with E. coli O121. This recall is rated…

Acumen Brands Gets $83 Million Investment

E-commerce firm plans to move into new facility, according to report.

Arkansas Senate approves ‘private option’ insurance

On a 24-9 vote with two GOP lawmakers not voting, the Arkansas Senate approved SB 1020, The Health Care Independence Act of 2013. All 14 Democrats in the Senate voted…

Job losses hit transport sector in March

Transport Topics reports a loss of 6,900 trucking industry jobs during March, despite adding 5,700 jobs in February. Trucking remains a somewhat volatile industry fiercely dependent on retail orders, manufacturing,…

NWACC plants seeds for scholarships

Many times, students never meet the people who provided them with scholarships, but at the 10th annual Plant a Seed Gala, benefactors got to know students of the NorthWest Arkansas…

Tyson Foods resolves EPA concerns over ammonia releases

Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span…