by - July 25, 2012 3:20 pm
Chefs In The Garden
A Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Event: Honorary Chair Maudie Schmitt Thursday September 13th from 6-8:30 pm Enjoy the richness of the harvest season at the Botanical Garden of the…
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by - July 25, 2012 2:03 pm
5th Annual Swing for the Cure
5th Annual Swing for the Cure Golf Tournament Shadow Valley Country Club Rogers, AR Saturday October 6th 8:30 am and 1:30 pm shotgun starting times
by - July 25, 2012 10:39 am
Time Running Out for Forty Under 40 Tickets
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual event will be held Aug. 21.
by - July 25, 2012 9:13 am
The recession changed university financing
The latest recession will probably be seen as a turning point for college and university financing. Indeed, the initial reaction by many youths to soaring unemployment was to stay in…
by - July 24, 2012 11:42 pm
Exhibit explores methods of printmaking
FAYETTEVILLE — The current exhibition 50 Places, featured in the hallway of the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, represents 100 of the most respected and prominent printmakers/educators working in all…
by - July 24, 2012 7:44 pm
Amazon picks state sales-tax winners as Congress sits
When Texas sent Amazon.com Inc. a $269 million sales-tax bill in 2010, the world’s biggest online retailer shrugged. As lawmakers forced the issue last year, the company closed a warehouse…
by - July 24, 2012 7:17 pm
Economist: Student debt tied to U.S. home sales lag
U.S. student loan debt totaling more than $900 billion may be hurting home sales, said Neal Soss, chief economist at Credit Suisse in New York. Soss, in a radio interview…
by - July 24, 2012 7:10 pm
Apple falls short of analysts’ expectations
Apple Inc.’s profit and sales fell short of analysts’ projections for only the second time since 2003 as customers held off on iPhone purchases while waiting for a new model…
by - July 24, 2012 7:04 pm
Organizer to ‘suspend’ severance tax campaign
Sheffield Nelson said he would “suspend” his campaign to raise the state’s severance tax to a flat 7%. Nelson, whose organization is called the Committee for A Fair Severance Tax,…
by - July 24, 2012 6:29 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Drought worsens
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $4.58 per head last week, recovering to $11.50 by Tuesday (July 24), according to Hedgers Edge. Steve Kay of Cattle Buyers Weekly said margins…
by - July 24, 2012 6:05 pm
Sports and history buffs joined by historical photos
FAYETTEVILLE — It was standing-room only in the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room of Mullins Library Monday night (July 23) as historians and sports enthusiasts gathered for an evening of discussion…
by - July 24, 2012 4:31 pm
Wal-Mart touts plan to benefit diabetics
BENTONVILLE – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a new initative to save diabetes patients in the U.S. up to $60 million annually with the retail giant’s exclusive ReliOn brand of diabetes…
by - July 24, 2012 3:52 pm
Wal-Mart, retailers oppose ‘swipe fee’ settlement
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is asking all merchants to reject the proposed $7.2 billion settlement between credit card issuers and millions of merchants over swipe fees. Retailer Target also…
by - July 24, 2012 3:19 pm
Walton College Professors Named to Leadership Posts
Dean Eli Jones has appointed three UA faculty members to interim positions.
by - July 24, 2012 9:54 am
Dr. Eli Jones joins Arvest’s Fayetteville board
FAYETTEVILLE — Arvest Bank tagged Dr. Eli Jones, newly appointed dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M….
by - July 24, 2012 8:58 am
Voters not sold on highway tax plan
Two tax proposals to raise money for road construction both trail among voters, and public sentiment has not changed dramatically for either measure since March. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College…
by - July 24, 2012 8:33 am
Arkansas home sales up year-to-date, down in June
Homes sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas are up 2.19% for the first half of 2012, but ended the period with June sales that were down more than 3%. There…
by - July 24, 2012 7:05 am
Higher education needs a financing overhaul
“This hat cost me $110K.” That was the message a 2012 graduate displayed on her mortarboard at her university commencement. The recent flare-up over huge student-loan balances, especially among jobless…
by - July 24, 2012 12:55 am
Bella Vista reclassifes Oldham Drive amid opposition
Again Monday (July 23) the Bella Vista City Council faced concerned residents who don’t want a Walmart Neighborhood Market built along Oldham Drive. And again the council voted to pave…
by - July 23, 2012 11:30 pm
A&E Advisory for July 24-29: Fosse and Trike’s first try
ROGERS — Everyone’s tired of talking about how hot it is outside. It’s time for folks to start talking about how hot it is inside — inside Victory Theater, that is….