by - May 7, 2012 7:48 pm
ROGERS — If the 2012 Color of Hope Gala is as successful as its signature martini is delicious, then Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Northwest Arkansas fundraiser should continue to climb. A VIP…
by - May 7, 2012 5:56 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — A rush of hungry munchers at the end of last weekend’s Northwest Arkansas Cheese Dip Classic helped push attendance toward the 1,000 mark, making it a success for a…
by - May 7, 2012 5:42 pm
BLOOMBERG — The beef industry is defending a practice of binding assorted pieces of meat into a single cut using an enzyme derisively called “meat glue.” The American Meat Institute,…
by - May 7, 2012 5:31 pm
“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the…
by - May 7, 2012 10:26 am
Tyson Foods benefited from higher meat pricing which pushed second quarter profits well past Wall Street expectations today (May 7). The Springdale-based protein giant pocketed $166 million in net income…
by - May 7, 2012 10:01 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale expects to gain momentum through the fiscal year.
by - May 7, 2012 9:16 am
Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…
by - May 6, 2012 4:48 pm
Be thankful. It’s a thought that was on my mind as I rode public transportation all the way from Fayetteville to Bentonville and back one recent afternoon. I was aboard…
by - May 6, 2012 4:43 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Joe Fennel’s signature greeting — “How is it?" — signaled he was in the house. Hopefully, he and partner Doug Allen have enough chips, salsa and swirls left…
by - May 5, 2012 12:51 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The third annual Artosphere festival kicked off at the Walton Arts Center Thursday (May 3) with the opening of the Structuring Nature exhibit and a conversation and book signing…
by - May 4, 2012 5:28 pm
BENTONVILLE — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s first major traveling exhibit will be a tough act to follow, given the history and complexity of the works included. The Hudson River…
by - May 4, 2012 4:23 pm
BLOOMBERG — A fresh application from TransCanada Corp. to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline assures that the project, strongly opposed by environmental groups, will remain an issue through the…
by - May 4, 2012 3:02 pm
BLOOMBERG — American employers added fewer workers than forecast in April and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell as people left the labor force, adding to concern the economic expansion is…
by - May 4, 2012 1:44 pm
Pegge Bell will start her new job as director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing on July 15.
by - May 4, 2012 10:40 am
‘Bread and butter’ sectors see year-over-year gains.
by - May 4, 2012 6:56 am
BLOOMBERG — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s board was sued by a California pension fund over its mishandling of allegations that the world’s largest retailer bribed Mexican officials to help fuel the…
by - May 3, 2012 5:48 pm
BLOOMBERG — Service industries in the U.S. expanded less than projected and consumer confidence weakened, signaling the world’s largest economy may be cooling. The Institute for Supply Management said today…
by - May 3, 2012 5:44 pm
EUREKA SPRINGS — Rosie the Riveter (a.k.a. Heather Marie Wells) will serve as grand marshal of Saturday’s (May 5) Artrageous parade in this landmark arts town. The parade is a kickoff…
by - May 3, 2012 5:15 pm
Officials with Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. are not commenting on a Reuters report that they are in talks to buy a logistics company that could deliver more than $140…
by - May 3, 2012 4:40 pm
BENTONVILLE — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said he was glad he didn’t have to judge entries from student artists in his district for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition. “No…
