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Hudson Finds Calling Centers Around Service

Fundraising remains a focus for past Forty Under 40 honoree.

Ribbons and Rankings for Retailer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. receives year-end kudos from Fortune magazine.

Petes Presence Will Increase

IberiaBank is preparing to step up its efforts in Northwest Arkansas.

Renaissance Reflux Involves Bankruptcy

East Square Development has until Jan. 11 to submit a complete schedule of creditors.

BioBased Bought by Rhino Linings Corp.

Alliance should allow Springdale firm to focus on renewable and sustainable products for the chemical industry.

Bentonville Plaza Topped by Tata

India-based group expands presence to the tune of 30,000 SF.

Teenage politics

The older of the young ladies in the Fort Smith branch of the Tilley family is in the process of morphing into a teenager. There is a new sense of…

Are you an ID theft contributor?

Give me your name, address, birth date, and Social Security number and I can become you. That is identity theft. If I can get your credit card or your bank…

Hillbilly Run series begins at Lake Fort Smith State Park

What could one do if bored today? How about run a 5K, 10K, or a 15K at Lake Fort Smith? Despite the cooler temperatures and a few snow flurries early…

Scholarships serve as lifeline for single parents

More than 150 single parents received scholarships in various amounts Saturday at the annual Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County at the Shewmaker Center in Bentonville. Some of the…

Competitors take issue with Wal-Mart ads

Competitors tired of being singled out by Wal-Mart touting lower prices in television ads have decided to fight back in several states, according to a report by Wall Street Journal….

Asa Hutchinson will run for Governor in 2014

Former 3rd District Congressman Asa Hutchinson says he will be a candidate for the 2014 Arkansas Governor’s race. Hutchinson was defeated in the 2006 race for the office by Gov….

Air Force Chief to visit 188th

Arkansas’ Congressional delegation say the door remains open to save the mission of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith, although recent approval of federal legislation outlining future U.S. defense…

Mitchell Communications acquired by Dentsu

Seventeen years ago Elise Mitchell’s dream of starting a world class public relations firm was born at her kitchen table in Fayetteville. She had high hopes at a time well…

New director named for Arkansas Department of Heritage

Attorney and former lobbyist Martha Miller is the new director of the Arkansas Department of Heritage, according to a statement from the office of Gov. Mike Beebe. Miller replaces Cathie…

Japanese Firm Acquires Mitchell Communications Group

Dentsu Network Inc. touts itself as the No. 1 agency brand in the world, and says adding the Fayetteville-based company is its first step in building a global public relations network.

Convenience stores chip away marketshare

The convenience store market has exploded with enormous growth across the country and around Arkansas in recent years. Since 2005, more than 8,100 C-stores have been added from coast to…

Online sales grew 14% during the holiday season

Consumers spent $42.3 billion online between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, which marked a 14% increase from the same period in 2011, according to comScore. The latter portion of…

New counsel named against Wal-Mart in bribery charge

Robin Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was recently appointed as lead counsel against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the pending class action suit brought by the City of Pontiac General Employees’…

Beebe names judicial appointments and boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe has announced the following judicial appointments and boards and commissions. Amy Brazil, Conway, as Circuit Judge in the 5th Division Court of the 20th Judicial District. …

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

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