by - December 6, 2012 4:14 pm
NWACC Board Approves Contract for Jorgenson
New president will assume role on July 1.
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by - December 6, 2012 3:09 pm
Tusk to Tail: Bret Bielema is a walking football party
Hiring a new football coach is always interesting. Did Arkansas find the next Nick Saban, or did we get Houston Nutt’s playbook combined with Bobby Petrino’s ego and libido? Read…
by - December 6, 2012 2:45 pm
Marshals Museum CEO ready for national campaign
With around $9.8 million in cash and pledges, Jim Dunn says the U.S. Marshals Museum fundraising effort is “starting to meet with some success,” and is optimistic a soon-to-be launched…
by - December 6, 2012 12:33 pm
Will the cows come home? Part 1
Can we rebuild the beef cow herd? That was the question posed to me by a producer in response to my recent article suggesting that two years of drought liquidation,…
by - December 6, 2012 10:27 am
Dollar stores gain marketshare with consumables
Value discounters Dollar General and Family Dollar have flourished in a challenging economy between 2010 and 2012. The secret to significant sales increases nipping marketshare from traditional grocers and mass…
by - December 6, 2012 9:41 am
America’s Car-Mart opens dealership No. 118
America's Car-Mart Inc. announced Thursday (Dec. 6) the opening of dealership No. 118 located in Enterprise. Ala., the eleventh store in that state. "Alabama has been a great state for…
by - December 5, 2012 10:15 pm
JBU honored for its educational fundraising efforts
SILOAM SPRINGS – The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) selected John Brown University as a winner of two CASE’s 2012 Educational Fundraising Awards. JBU was one of…
by - December 5, 2012 8:45 pm
Analyst: Outlook brighter for larger poultry firms
With three large poultry companies located in Northwest Arkansas and another one just a few miles south in Fort Smith, concerns of drought and persistently higher grain costs have been…
by - December 5, 2012 6:52 pm
UA’s Financial Resources Key in Attracting New Football Coach
Bret Bielema made the move from Wisconsin to Arkansas in part due to the school’s deeper coffers.
by - December 5, 2012 5:34 pm
Target hires Razorfish to optimize e-commerce
Target has selected digital agency Razorfish to work on its lackluster e-commerce business, according to a report from Ad Age. Insiders say the Minneapolis-based mass retailer has been reviewing pitches…
by - December 5, 2012 3:48 pm
Crystal Bridges expands collection, tells story of America
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s inaugural exhibition of its collection featured more than 450 works of art, representing nearly half of its entire holdings at the time of the…
by - December 5, 2012 3:19 pm
Curtain call: Planning NWA’s theater programs
When the final curtain call brings audiences to their feet for a standing ovation, the applause is for the music, the acting, the scenery—and how all of those elements came…
by - December 5, 2012 3:06 pm
‘Billy Elliot’ musical shows big heart, inspires hope
FAYETTEVILLE — A mineworkers union strike in the 1980s in a village in northern England sounds like a fine scenario for a theatrical piece. But when it’s woven together with…
by - December 5, 2012 2:48 pm
Matt Smith: Landscape Painting Workshop
March 28-30, 2013 9 AM – 4 PM Fort Smith Regional Art Museum 1601 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72901 In this intense three-day indoor workshop students will work on…
by - December 5, 2012 1:05 pm
The Compass Report: NWA economic growth strong
Third quarter 2012 economic conditions in the Northwest Arkansas metro area were improved compared to the third quarter of 2011. Ongoing job growth and consistent gains in area sales tax…
by - December 5, 2012 12:14 pm
Gov. Beebe talks fiscal cliff, coaching carousel
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said his Tuesday meeting (Dec. 4) with President Obama and Vice-president Biden regarding the “fiscal cliff” being debated in Washington, D.C. was an effort to promote…
by - December 5, 2012 11:28 am
New Hog Coach pay begins at $3.2 million a year
The University of Arkansas on Wednesday morning (Dec. 5) released the contract terms for Bret Bielema, who was announced on Tuesday as the new Head Razorback football coach. During his…
by - December 5, 2012 10:57 am
UA, Bielema Agree to 6-Year Deal
Offer letter reveals $3.2 million annual salary, other perks and guidelines for new football coach.
by - December 5, 2012 10:39 am
Warehouse clubs gravitate toward more food
Warehouse clubs as a retail channel actively shifted space from general merchandise – hardlines and pharmacy – to edible grocery through 2011, according to a comprehensive space planning study released…
by - December 5, 2012 9:53 am
Wal-Mart nixed paying Bangladesh suppliers to fight fire
At a meeting convened in 2011 to boost safety at Bangladesh garment factories, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. made a call: paying suppliers more to help them upgrade their manufacturing facilities was…