by - February 25, 2013 12:10 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has been recognized by Walmart for Innovative Excellence in Transportation for 2012. In a letter of commendation to J.B. Hunt, Rob Kusiciel, vice president Walmart…
by - February 25, 2013 11:57 am
In the 2014 Governor’s race, Republican Asa Hutchinson has an early lead over two potential Democratic rivals, Mike Ross and Bill Halter. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of 675…
by - February 24, 2013 10:09 pm
Dozens of kind, energetic families gathered together Sunday afternoon in the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center to help improve the quality of life for many Arkansan children, where they listened to…
by - February 24, 2013 12:30 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) remains immensely popular with Arkansas voters who give his job performance a supermajority thumbs-up. The Arkansas legislature and U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., remain in positive…
by - February 22, 2013 4:42 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, says fellow legislators are seeking answers on federal Medicaid flexibility from Gov. Mike Beebe’s Friday afternoon meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
by - February 22, 2013 4:12 pm
By the end of our 6th week in session, the Governor signed over 140 bills into law. 76 of those bills originated in the House. Over 450 bills have been filed in…
by - February 22, 2013 4:00 pm
Two pledges totaling $300,000 were recently announced.
by - February 22, 2013 3:38 pm
Calvin Goforth, CEO and founder of Fayetteville-based VIC Technology Venture Development, announced the formation of the VIC Investor Network, a new fund designed to accelerate and expand technology venture development…
by - February 22, 2013 9:48 am
Of the eight metro areas within or connected to Arkansas, only the Fort Smith area saw a GDP decrease in 2011 compared to the beginning of the recession in 2008….
by - February 22, 2013 9:45 am
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals will be holding the annual summer job fair at Arvest Ballpark this Saturday, February 23rd from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. The Naturals will be taking…
by - February 22, 2013 9:35 am
The Naturals are hosting FanFest again this year to celebrate the first day individual tickets go on sale! The event begins at 10 a.m. just as the ticket office opens,…
by - February 22, 2013 9:33 am
by - February 22, 2013 7:42 am
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College survey finds that support for a $125 million bond issue for the state’s first superproject is popular, and legislation to allow faculty members on college…
by - February 21, 2013 8:32 pm
The almost 6,000 people in Northwest Arkansas working for the about 1,300 companies in the area vying for space on Wal-Mart shelves have become a valued resource pool from which…
by - February 21, 2013 8:01 pm
Belinda Williams has been named coordinator of Liberty Bank’s new Joyce Street Banking Center in Fayetteville, according to Howard Hamilton, Regional President and Chief Operating Officer. Williams has more than…
by - February 21, 2013 6:25 pm
John Brown University President Dr. Charles "Chip" Pollard was elected chair of the board of directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) at a board meeting held…
by - February 21, 2013 5:53 pm
Walmart Stores Inc. and Bentonville officials have announced plans for a new Neighborhood Market expected to open this fall. A formal announcement will be made at a press conference Monday,…
by - February 21, 2013 5:27 pm
Each new firm added to portfolio will receive $250,000 in start-up funding.
by - February 21, 2013 5:17 pm
Elizabeth Glassman, CEO and president of the Terra Foundation for American Art, has recently been appointed to the board of directors of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “From the…
by - February 21, 2013 3:51 pm
Ask Jeff Amerine about entrepreneurialism and the potential of creating jobs from university research and he becomes evangelical, passionately moving from one possibility to the next. “There are so many…
