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WalmartLabs acquires two tech startups

The technology arm of Walmart Global eCommerce known as WalmartLabs has acquired two tech startups that should enhance the retailer’s cloud computing infrastructure and software services portfolio. The first was…

Wal-Mart goes its own way in Bangladesh safety issue

Wal-Mart said it will not sign an accord with European retailers over factory safety in Bangladesh, but has opted to conduct its own inspections at 100% of the factories in…

Child Safety Awareness Week at Van Buren Library

The Mayor of Van Buren, Bob Freeman, will deliver a Proclamation at the Van Buren Library to kick off Child Safety Awareness Week on Monday, May 20th at 1:30 PM….

Local Author’s Event

The Van Buren Public Library is hosting a local author's event, Friday, May 31st from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. If you are a published author and would like to reserve…

Education support focus of Botanical Garden ‘greening’

Ladies in wide-brimmed hats and floral dresses clutch bottled Coca-Colas, laughing and chatting with each other underneath white peaked tents as men in bow ties strolled across crayola-green grass and…

Chester Farmers’ Market and Poultry Swap

To be held every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month May-October, 2013, from 8:00 -12:00 p.m. This Saturday May 18th, the Market will feature Danny Brewer, VP, of the…

NWA real estate market favors sellers

It’s been seven years since the local real estate market has favored sellers to the extent seen last month as buyer demand outpaced inventory levels, according to industry analyst Paul…

Razorback baseball sets new attendance record

The Arkansas baseball team set a school record for average paid attendance during the 2013 regular season as an average of 8,335 fans saw the Razorbacks play during the team’s…

‘Fly Away’ Foundation names advisory board members, announces scholarship

The I’ll Fly Away Foundation has announced the appointment of Tim Fink and Brittany Schaffer to their Advisory Board. Fink and Schaffer join Duane Allen, Bob Brumley, Sheri Clark, Hank…

Tyson and Wal-Mart honor WW II veterans

More than 70 World War II veterans will visit memorials dedicated in their honor during a trip to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 18, as part of the sixth Northwest…

Fayetteville’s Burger Life to close May 19

Hyper competitive lease rates have helped put two local restaurants out of business. Burger Life in Fayetteville will close May 19, a little more than two weeks behind its sister…

Wal-Mart expected to report slower growth

Wall Street anxiously awaits word from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. before the sunrises on Thursday (May 16) for a glimpse into the overall health of the U.S. economy. The retail giant…

Speaker Carter: ‘A political kind of guy’

The success of the recently completed regular session of the 89th General Assembly has many wondering what Arkansas House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, will do next. He has fresh political…

Talk Business: Arkansas’ Top 10 legislators

So who stood out in the 89th General Assembly? Before the session, we offered our picks of ones to watch, but there were surprises in our post-session analysis. We give…

Burger Life in Fayetteville Closing May 19

Fayetteville restaurant Burger Life, the popular restaurant on Joyce Boulevard near the Malco Razorback Cinema, will not re-open next week.

Wal-Mart still working to meet the China challenge

Wal-Mart has spent the past 17 years trying to perfect its business model in China, garnering about 8% of the retail marketshare in this massive nation of 1.3 billion consumers….

Regional hospitals prepare for new healthcare laws

As the major implementation of the Affordable Care Act looms in the near future, area hospitals are working to prepare. The City Wire contacted the large hospital networks in Northwest…

Politics: Guns, ‘golden’ names and gubernatorial money

Politico Senior Reporter Jonathan Martin says he doesn’t believe U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., will have to take another vote on the controversial Manchin-Toomey gun control legislation. Martin, appearing on…

Robert Cox to end 26 years as Hog tennis coach

Longtime Arkansas head men’s tennis coach Robert Cox will step down from his coaching position at the completion of the current season he announced on Monday. Cox is finishing his…

Christian Brothers Automotive opens in Springdale

Walton Family Foundation to provide over $3 million for public projects

Walton Family Foundation releases workforce study, more than $12 million invested

Air show to return to Fort Smith in May 2027