by - June 5, 2012 11:51 am
FAYETTEVILLE – As the world’s largest retailer readied Bud Walton Arena on Thursday (May 31) in anticipation of Wal-Mart Shareholders’ Meeting, the less fortunate gathered just a few blocks away…
by - June 5, 2012 9:43 am
HIGHFILL — Officials at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) plan to recommend that the airport’s board approve The Harper Co. as the contractor to make much-needed repairs to XNA’s main…
by - June 4, 2012 4:36 pm
A May 11 ruling from U.S. District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes is expected to unplug a bottleneck of foreclosure filings that began in the fall of 2011 when a…
by - June 4, 2012 3:32 pm
BLOOMBERG — The U.S. economy looks set to deliver a repeat performance in 2012: for the third straight year, it may suffer a swoon yet not slip into a recession….
by - June 4, 2012 2:41 pm
Discontent with Wal-Mart’s top executives hit historic levels when thousands of shareholders pledged to vote against CEO Mike Duke and former CEO Lee Scott among other directors linked to the…
by - June 4, 2012 2:18 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. promises “always low prices” at its 4,000 U.S. stores. That may not be the case for nearby homes, according to a study published by the National Bureau…
by - June 4, 2012 1:54 pm
Will Whiting is the new assistant director of development for University Initiatives at the University of Arkansas. Whiting returns to the university — where he previously held the role of…
by - June 4, 2012 12:29 pm
Sales tax collections in Arkansas were up 4.7% in May, with the month marking the sixth straight month of gains the collections that are a good measure of consumer spending….
by - June 4, 2012 11:22 am
SPRINGDALE — Christine Meier, co-owner of Springdale-based Canvas Corp., was bitten by the entrepreneur bug early in life. This savvy business woman left a profitable job as a craft buyer…
by - June 4, 2012 10:51 am
FAYETTEVILLE – It was hard for the perky strawberry blonde to contain her excitement. The tiniest green buds had just burst through on the healthy sweet bell pepper plant. The…
by - June 3, 2012 3:57 pm
ROGERS — A lot of knowledge and a little luck were required to take home one of 20 prizes offered at the Rogers Trivia Night, a fundraising and membership event presented…
by - June 3, 2012 2:55 pm
President Barack Obama garnered nearly 60% of the vote in last month’s Democratic primary — enough to place first place, of course, but enough to embarrass too. A Tennessee lawyer…
by - June 3, 2012 2:45 pm
A month or so ago, I mentioned to a friend and colleague that we needed to plan the direction of our firm over the next couple of years. He responded…
by - June 3, 2012 1:44 pm
ROGERS — Rogers Little Theater continues its 26th year of musicals and plays with the presentation of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. The show opened this…
by - June 3, 2012 10:35 am
Sandy Rowles' Clone S.Rolx is debuting his new sounds. All improv live looping digital-analog music combining strings, keys, pads, and MILLIONS and MILLIONS of buttons and effects. Genre- Whatever's clever….
by - June 1, 2012 5:33 pm
Several dozen analysts had an hour with Wal-Mart executives following the retail titan’s annual shareholder meeting Friday (June 1) in Fayetteville. While Wal-Mart executives eagerly reiterated the company’s strong financial…
by - June 1, 2012 4:53 pm
Some 14,000 shareholders managed to give Wal-Mart one heck of a 50th birthday celebration Friday (June 1) despite the threat of protests. The historical event was a balance of old…
by - June 1, 2012 3:51 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Singer and actor Justin Timberlake handled Friday’s Wal-Mart shareholders meeting much like a Saturday Night Live guest appearance, walking on stage in a grass skirt and a halo made…
by - June 1, 2012 2:05 pm
BLOOMBERG — The American jobs engine sputtered in May as employers added the fewest workers in a year and the unemployment rate rose, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama’s…
by - June 1, 2012 1:56 pm
Emmanuel Gardinier will work from a pre-opening office while the museum is under construction.
