by - May 30, 2012 5:04 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $9.87 per head last week, according to Hedgers Edge. A year ago packers were just breaking even. June fed cattle traded at $119 per…
by - May 30, 2012 4:38 pm
BLOOMBERG — Daimler AG’s Freightliner unit demonstrated a heavy-duty truck that got 9.3 miles per gallon under realistic driving conditions, becoming the first company in the U.S. to reach fuel-economy…
by - May 30, 2012 3:13 pm
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…
by - May 30, 2012 2:26 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The 1940 U.S. Census was recently released to the public, which has caused excitement among historians and genealogists. Beginning in 1790, the United States has conducted a national census…
by - May 30, 2012 12:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ economy appears to be back to full speed, with federal figures released Wednesday indicating the region’s jobless rate fell to 5.3% in April and the workforce size set…
by - May 30, 2012 10:32 am
Joyce and George Redden borrowed $700 from an insurance policy and gathered up money in savings to in 1971 place a bet on an upstart company. At the time, the…
by - May 29, 2012 6:02 pm
BLOOMBERG — Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in May to the lowest level in four months as optimism about employment prospects faded. The Conference Board’s index decreased to 64.9…
by - May 29, 2012 5:02 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — A 12-minute film produced by a trio of students in the University of Arkansas’ honors college will be screened Thursday (May 31) and again Saturday (June 2) at the…
by - May 29, 2012 3:21 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — From where artist Patrick Dougherty was staying on an upper floor of The Dickson high-rise, he could see people moving through and around his “stickwork” sculpture in front of…
by - May 29, 2012 3:07 pm
BLOOMBERG — A U.S. government entitlement program is headed for insolvency in four years, and it’s not the one members of Congress are talking about most. The Social Security disability…
by - May 29, 2012 2:54 pm
Arkansas’ two largest metro areas announced Tuesday (May 29) a partnership with the Arkansas Film Commission to create the Arkansas Production Alliance — an effort to recruit and retain a…
by - May 29, 2012 2:04 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Memorial Day weekend was a big one for food in Fayetteville. The city was host to the Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, a reality TV series featuring…
by - May 29, 2012 9:37 am
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…
by - May 29, 2012 1:17 am
From float trips and camp outs along the Big Sugar Creek near Noel, Mo., in the early days of Wal-Mart and ice cream socials at the Walton’s Bentonville homestead, the…
by - May 28, 2012 6:50 pm
Many metro areas around the country have what was once referred to as a “good suits” club — a collection of well-resourced business decision makers able to build or sustain…
by - May 28, 2012 6:21 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Through the month of June, faculty in the University of Arkansas art department will be displaying their work on campus in the Fine Arts Center. It represents is a…
by - May 28, 2012 6:07 pm
Thousands of shareholders and Walmart employees from the four corners of the globe will descend on Bentonville this week to celebrate the retail giant’s golden anniversary and annual meeting at…
by - May 28, 2012 10:53 am
Ah, summer. Memorial Day often marks the start of longer days, vacations, relaxed schedules and sun-kissed skin. The latter may more accurately be described as a “pre-cancerous glow,” according to…
by - May 28, 2012 10:49 am
U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, used his Memorial Day to renew a call for passage of legislation he claims “will avoid drastic cuts” within the U.S. Postal Service. Ross, a…
by - May 28, 2012 10:22 am
If proponents of a higher severance tax gather enough signatures, that measure may be presented to Arkansas voters on the November background. The severance tax proposal, if approved, will raise…
