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Service-oriented businesses thriving in NWA

It used to be that hiring someone to perform tasks like cleaning a house, fixing the family’s food or taking care of the family pet was a service only the…

Joseph Hayes: Young gun blazes real estate trail

At 28, Joseph Hayes has already garnered a level of success that many of his peers may never see. As a licensed real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney…

Arkansas AG to investigate Exxon oil spill in central Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has asked Exxon Mobil Corp. preserve and maintain all documents and all other information related to Friday’s extensive oil spill and ongoing cleanup efforts in Mayflower. According to published reports, clean up…

Angels and Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th Century American Art

Angels and Tomboys Girlhood in 19th Century American Art June 28- September 30 Admission Adults $5 per person | Free for Museum Members Admission is sponsored for youth ages 18…

Arkansas tax revenue slows in March

Arkansans are possibly drinking more, gambling more and smoking less, based on tax collections related to those so-called vices. Total Arkansas tax collections during March were up just 0.6%, with…

American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life

American Encounters Genre Painting and Everyday Life May 11- August 12 Genre painting flourished in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century. These narrative scenes depicting the everyday activities of…

Mike Ross ups speculation on gubernatorial bid

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, a Democrat, dropped another huge clue that he plans to run for Arkansas Governor in 2014. In an email sent Tuesday (April 2) to employees…

Collective Bias gets $10.5 million to fuel expansion

Bentonville-based Collective Bias has secured $10.5 million in investment to fund an expansion that could add 50 jobs to the company, with 25 of those planned for Northwest Arkansas. The…

Bentonville Company Closes $10.5M Investment Round

Collective Bias concluded 2012 with its third straight year of triple-digit growth.

Natural gas impact focus of The Compass Conference

A review of economic conditions and the potential to move closer to U.S. energy independence with more use of natural gas are the planned highlights of the 2013 The Compass…

More mobile checkout used in NWA, Fort Smith

Mobile technology is changing the face of retail and it is not just companies that cater to a younger clientele joining the trend. Companies, such as Wal-Mart and JCPenney, have…

Legislature overrides Beebe veto of voter ID law

Less than a week after the Arkansas Senate overrode Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of SB 2, a bill that requires a photo ID to vote, the Arkansas House also re-passed…

Bank of the Ozarks boosts dividend

The Board of Directors of Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per common share payable April 19, 2013, to…

Hands Full Consignment Sale April 5-6

HANDS FULL CONSIGNMENT SALE Sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Mothers of Multiples Club WHEN: Friday, April 5, 7am-2pm & 5pm-8pm and Saturday, April 6, 7am-Noon (many items ½ price…

Arkansas home sales tepid in February

Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first two months of 2013 are up more than 8%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 10%,…

Gas discounts return at Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart said Monday (April 1) customers can save 10 cents per gallon on fuel purchases when they use the retailer’s gift card. Savings are bigger for shoppers who pay with…