by - April 17, 2012 9:57 pm
The effort to adopt “wet” county liquor laws in Benton County is funded primarily by members of the Helen and Sam Walton family, with one political observer curious how the…
by - April 17, 2012 9:57 pm
The Organization of Women in International Trade hosted a local forum in Bentonville tonight (April 17) that featured three women entrepreneurs running Arkansas companies. Christine Meier, co-owner of Canvas Corp.,…
by - April 17, 2012 6:32 pm
University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Tuesday received a $1.25 million pat on the back for his “courageous leadership” during the recent scandal that resulted in the firing…
by - April 17, 2012 5:09 pm
Energy budgets for Arkansas homeowners and motorists should get a little bit of relief over the next several months as pump prices and local electric and gas bills smooth out…
by - April 17, 2012 5:03 pm
Beef U.S. beef packers lost $108.39 per head processed, versus 47 cents pocketed a year ago. Cattle slaughter was down 9.8%, while beef production fell 6.5% from a year ago….
by - April 17, 2012 4:06 pm
Smith, Reynolds Foundation honor Long with hefty gift.
by - April 17, 2012 4:00 pm
Former First Western president will work alongside Scott throughout vetting process.
by - April 17, 2012 11:45 am
Teri Hawkins has worked with the likes of Lee Iacocca, Bill Gates and Liz Claiborne. Why in the world would she be interested in local entrepreneurs looking to grow their…
by - April 17, 2012 10:41 am
On the first floor of Mercy Tower in Fort Smith, just past the elevators and a slight turn to the left, there is a simple door cut into the wall….
by - April 17, 2012 10:08 am
The greens have greened earlier and golfers are hitting it hard. A mild winter and unseasonably warm spring have sent vegetation skyward and people outside to enjoy the weather. Golf…
by - April 17, 2012 9:45 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The City of Fayetteville’s Transportation Division will begin making restorative repairs to the roadway surface on a section of Joyce Boulevard between Vantage Drive and Old Missouri Road from…
by - April 16, 2012 10:58 pm
FORT SMITH — Nearly a dozen people worked for several hours creating early 1900s period hats during the Hats of the Titanic workshop held Sunday (April 15) at Clayton House. The…
by - April 16, 2012 8:22 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Music Pavilion’s winged white tent looks the same, though the location has changed. And there’s nothing at all ordinary about the lineup for the AMP’s 2012…
by - April 16, 2012 7:38 pm
Seven years ago, then-Walmart CEO Lee Scott laid out an ambitious agenda for the world’s largest retailer to improve its sustainability efforts globally. It took nearly two years to formulate…
by - April 16, 2012 7:23 pm
The residential real estate market in Northwest Arkansas continues to show marked improvement with home sales rising 11.41% in March from the prior year. Agents in Benton and Washington counties…
by - April 16, 2012 12:15 pm
It’s been an incredible ride for entrepreneurs John James M.D., and partner Terry Turpin, who started and sold five companies between them before their 35th birthdays. So it should come…
by - April 15, 2012 10:24 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — It was a homecoming of sorts for former U.S. President Bill Clinton Sunday (April 15) as he returned to Fayetteville paying homage to his longtime friends and mentors…
by - April 15, 2012 7:33 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Last night (April 14) at Walton Arts Center, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas under the baton of Paul Haas offered Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor as an…
by - April 15, 2012 6:14 pm
As a disclaimer, I promise this column will not provide opinion on whether Bobby Petrino should have held onto his job as the University of Arkansas head football coach. That…
by - April 14, 2012 10:01 pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination was in Fort Smith on Saturday and joked that part of his visit was to do “a bit…
