by - August 15, 2012 3:37 pm
NWA home prices rise as market improves
Despite record heat in July, agents across Northwest Arkansas say they are busy selling homes and statistics indicate the local market is healthier than it’s been in years as home…
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by - August 15, 2012 1:29 pm
Factory output in U.S. climbs, homebuilder confidence rises
Manufacturers are turning out more cars and computers, homebuilders are gaining confidence and prices are little changed, showing the U.S. economy is expanding with inflation contained. Production at factories, mines…
by - August 15, 2012 2:44 am
A&E Advisory for Aug. 15-21:
Aug. 17-19 Music: Bluegrass tradition continues EUREKA SPRINGS — This year’s Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival begins as it always has, with a free concert and watermelon for the bluesgrass-lovin’ public in…
by - August 14, 2012 11:13 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Meat production decreases
Beef U.S. beef packer margins were negative $15 per head last week, improving to a positive $12 by Tuesday (Aug.14), on higher beef cutout prices, according to Hedgers Edge. The…
by - August 14, 2012 8:50 pm
AquaFire replacing 1936 Club on Dickson Street
FAYETTEVILLE — As 1936 Club owner Peter Steinhart was whooping it up with friends last Saturday night (Aug. 11), celebrating his retirement from the restaurant business, the eatery’s new manager and…
by - August 14, 2012 8:33 pm
Table Matters: Say it loud and proud — ‘Honky tonk!’
FORT SMITH — Shannon Gilliaum sold his successful roofing business to open what he hopes will be a successful bar and live music venue, the Longhorn Saloon, at 6400 U.S. 71….
by - August 14, 2012 8:26 pm
Cabela’s brings the great outdoors to NWA
ROGERS — Much like Ray Kinsella’s converted cornfields in the cult hit “Field of Dreams” – if you build it they will come. Anglers, hunters, master marksmen and outdoor enthusiast…
by - August 14, 2012 6:58 pm
Simmons First announces CEO retirement, succession plan
Simmons First National Corp. announced the anticipated retirement of Chairman and CEO J. Thomas May to be effective December 2013. May has had health issues, but has continued to lead…
by - August 14, 2012 6:25 pm
The community college solution
About 13 million Americans are looking for work. An additional 8 million have settled for part-time jobs. Yet almost half of U.S. employers have said they have difficulty filling positions….
by - August 14, 2012 6:21 pm
Parsons appeals dismissal from NWACC
Marty Parsons, the former chief financial officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, filed an appeal of termination on Aug. 9. Parsons is requesting a hearing with NWACC's Board of Trustees…
by - August 14, 2012 5:28 pm
Economist: Lessons to learn from Beebe’s frustration
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe: 1) What the Governor thinks probably doesn’t matter to Whirlpool…
by - August 14, 2012 3:41 pm
University of Arkansas, NWACC sign student transfer agreement
University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials today (Aug. 14) signed a collaborative agreement that is intended to increase the number of college graduates in Arkansas. The agreement…
by - August 14, 2012 1:27 pm
Retail sales in U.S. jumped more than forecast
Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in July, reflecting broad-based gains that ease concern elevated unemployment will cause consumers to retrench. The 0.8% advance, the biggest since…
by - August 14, 2012 7:11 am
Fracking hazards obscured in failure to disclose wells
Seeking to quell environmental concerns about the chemicals it shoots underground to extract oil and natural gas, Apache Corp. told shareholders in April that it disclosed information about “all the…
by - August 13, 2012 10:52 pm
Cancer claims the life of Gary Combs
Gary Combs, a local real estate developer that owned Basic Construction and Basic Block brick company in Springdale, died Saturday from cancer complications in a California hospital. Sources say Combs…
by - August 13, 2012 10:42 pm
Fayetteville A&P picks new commissioner
FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission voted Ching Mong, a Fayetteville restauranteur onto the commission during a regularly scheduled meeting Monday. The vote fills a vacancy left by the…
by - August 13, 2012 8:13 pm
Northwest Health System welcomes Drs. Hudson and Sills
An expanding Northwest Health System recently added two new doctors in Bentonville. Robin Hudson, M.D. and pediatrician, comes to Northwest Health from Louisville, Ky. where she served as a Children’s…
by - August 13, 2012 7:46 pm
Refinance rebuilds U.S. savings as growth delayed
Americans’ drive to rebuild savings and pay down debt may mean the gains from the current mini boom in mortgage refinancing will accrue over years rather than have a more…
by - August 13, 2012 7:37 pm
London games draw 219.4 million viewers, tops Beijing
The London Olympics drew 219.4 million U.S. viewers, overtaking the 2008 games in Beijing as the nation’s most watched television event, as Internet buzz and gold-medal U.S. performances bolstered ratings….
by - August 13, 2012 7:31 pm
Medical marijuana push submits 74,000 more signatures
A group pushing to legalize medicinal marijuana turned in an additional 74,406 signatures today in what supporters hoped would be enough to qualify the proposal for the November ballot. The…