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Cole Chosen as Fast 15 Speaker

Alan Cole of Collier’s International in Bentonville will address this year’s class of honorees on May 17.

Farmers to plant more corn, less cotton and soybeans

Commodity traders and large buyers like Tyson Foods Inc. anxiously awaited the annual pre-planting report released Friday (Mar. 30) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Acreage devoted to corn will…

Rivers of Recovery coming to the Natural State

Veterans from the Natural State area who suffered psychological or physical injury in the Afghanistan or Iraqi wars will soon have a new chance to find healing. Rivers of Recovery,…

Sentiment mixed for Siloam Springs cable initiative

SILOAM SPRINGS – About 45 people came to learn more Thursday night (March 29) about the city’s proposal to invest $8.3 million to run fiber optic cable directly to residents’…

Real estate tide turns: Grand opening for Grand Valley

It’s been a long time coming, but there’s life again at Grand Valley Estates in east Springdale. Legacy National Bank and builder Jeff Whorton teamed up to make sweet lemonade…

Outsiders make it “in” to Crystal Bridges

BENTONVILLE — It’s been said in art and tourism circles that the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will bring people to Bentonville who might never otherwise take the initiative to visit….

Beebe approval numbers remain high

Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe still enjoys immense support from Arkansas voters despite a recent confrontational budget battle with Republicans and an increasingly partisan tone at the state capitol. The latest…

Fayetteville wants public to help pick parking spot

The City of Fayetteville is asking the public for input in picking the site for a new parking deck to be constructed in Fayetteville’s Dickson Street entertainment district. The city…

The Jones Center announces new partnerships, fees

SPRINGDALE – The Jones Trust continues to attract key partnership agreements and recently approved a fee hike to help fill the $2.16 million annual operating deficit at The Jones Center…

XyloBag garners national attention

Ever wonder what happens to the millions of plastic shopping bags that leave grocery stores every day? They go to landfills, rivers, oceans and sewage systems. They kill wildlife and…

Venture capital topic intrigues budding entrepreneurs

Venture capital is the lifeblood of ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to be the next big thing. But Alan Taetle of Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners said it’s not the ticket for all start-ups….

Arkansas incomes grow in 2011, below national average

Arkansas' per capita personal income rose 3.7% in 2011 — below the national state average growth rate of 4.6% — to settle at $34,104. The latest statistics were released Wednesday…

Big Screen Peter: The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence came to prominence as 17-year-old Ree Dolly, the primary caregiver for her mentally ill mother and two younger siblings in Winter's Bone. The rustic poverty and unforgiving landscape…

Kickstarter helps fund budding artists

FAYETTEVILLE — Clearly, there is money to be made from artistic endeavors, but at what cost to the artist? Although artists may have opportunities to be seen and heard that were…

Car-Mart opens 113th dealership

America's Car-Mart Inc. announced the opening of its 113th dealership located in Tupelo, Miss. "Tupelo is our second dealership in Mississippi. We recently opened a dealership in Columbus, Miss. and…

Downtown Bentonville now a preferred destination

BENTONVILLE— Downtown Bentonville is growing and anyone who has visited the city square in the last five months has undoubtedly noticed. Much of that growth is attributed to Crystal Bridges…

5NEWS, The City Wire launch new TV show

5NEWS (KFSM TV 5 and KXNW TV 34) and The City Wire have teamed up to produce a weekly one-hour news show designed to provide more indepth information about business,…

St. Jude reaching out to new friends

ROGERS — Ruth’s Chris Steak House was the site of the first Northwest Arkansas “friend raiser” for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. If attendance and interest are an indicator, there will…

New FHA rule will affect credit for homebuyers

Experts say a new ruling by the Federal Housing Administration is likely to rule out thousands of potential buyers from securing a government-backed mortgage when it comes into force next…

Tax credit available for certain homebuyers

At least 20 lenders across Arkansas have a new arrow in their quiver helping them hunt for first- time homebuyers. The mortgage credit certificate program provided by the Arkansas Development…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson