by - March 21, 2012 6:55 pm
Marshals Coin ready for Obama signature
The long-awaited U.S. Marshals Commemorative Coin will soon be a reality, with up to $5 million in proceeds from the coin authorized to support a segment of work at the…
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by - March 21, 2012 5:13 pm
Cast set for Listen to Your Mother
ROGERS — When Lela Davidson first heard about Listen To Your Mother (LTYM), a national series of live readings in celebration of Mother’s Day, she knew she had to bring…
by - March 21, 2012 4:44 pm
State biz group supports health care challenge
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas has joined a legal effort to challenge the controversial federal healthcare reform act, but the move is more about seeking an…
by - March 21, 2012 4:05 pm
Arvest promotes four bankers
BENTONVILLE — Arvest Bank announced the promotions of four people serving the bank’s Benton County customers in several capacities. Kurt Brungardt, Lindsay Reeves and Joy Hapeman have been promoted to…
by - March 20, 2012 6:28 pm
AMP lands two more: Hank Williams Jr. and Ted Nugent
FAYETTEVILLE — Tickets go on sale Friday (March 23) for a couple of music icons whose names are so well-known that they don’t even need the long names of the tours…
by - March 20, 2012 5:36 pm
Arvest Bank-Benton County hires England
BENTONVILLE – Arvest Bank announced Jason England joined Arvest Benton County as the new commercial banking manager and senior vice president in Bentonville. England has worked as the senior vice…
by - March 20, 2012 5:21 pm
UpStream Art timely topic as area waters rise
FAYETTEVILLE — This week’s excessive rains have caused many of the area’s municipal storm drains to overflow into parking lots, streets, lawns and the like. What those drains take back with…
by - March 20, 2012 5:10 pm
Opponents question Siloam Springs cable plan
Cox Communications and CenturyLink are just two companies who question the numbers used by Siloam Springs officials to encourage voters to approve the construction of a city-owned cable and Internet…
by - March 20, 2012 4:38 pm
New jobs, new state jobs director announced
There is an interesting footnote to today’s (Mar. 20) jobs announcement from Russellville, which is bringing 25 jobs to a company that services Arkansas Nuclear One. The press release from…
by - March 20, 2012 3:47 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Meat prices move higher
Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged 2 cents a pound, 13-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 4.7% to 198 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 4.8%…
by - March 20, 2012 2:55 pm
Travelers fill the nursing gap
When a hospital needs a nurse to step in immediately but briefly, Sorrel Teuscher answers the call. She is among more than 40 traveling nurses working in Arkansas medical facilities….
by - March 20, 2012 2:18 pm
J.B. Hunt shareholders to meet
Shareholders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services have plenty to celebrate with respect to record $257 million profits in 2011 and a favorable outlook from Wall Street analysts in 2012. The…
by - March 20, 2012 12:59 pm
Student podcasts celebrate Civil War’s 150th
For a generation of tech-savvy kids, the art of the interview has taken new meaning. The winners of a Northwest Arkansas student Civil War sesquicentennial podcast contest have been announced…
by - March 20, 2012 9:17 am
J.B. Hunt CEO Roberts Earns $5.3 Million in 2011
John N. Roberts III, 47, who became president and chief executive officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on Jan. 1, received $5,348,736 in total compensation during 2011, according to the company’s proxy filed Thursday.
by - March 19, 2012 7:15 pm
Move on to combat child sex trafficking in Arkansas
Kirk Rhoads firmly believes Arkansans must fix weak laws against child sex trafficking. So, the Mountain Home activist began an online petition that garnered about 100 signatures in about a…
by - March 19, 2012 5:38 pm
Unveiling of Reeves statue to draw national spotlight
FORT SMITH — James Pickens Jr., the actor who portrays Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC-TV drama series Grey’s Anatomy, is scheduled to participate in a weekend celebrating the long-awaited unveiling…
by - March 19, 2012 4:04 pm
Painted pigs to dot the summer landscape
FAYETTEVILLE — With the Razorback as Arkansas’ mascot, there’s no shortage of pigs in the area. They’re everywhere you look. This summer, pigs of the artful kind will dot the…
by - March 19, 2012 3:11 pm
Siloam Springs readies for cable vote
Siloam Springs may add cable and Internet to the services offered through its city-owned electric utility, but it won’t come without opposition. Some citizens and former city officials question the…
by - March 19, 2012 12:10 pm
Economic Impact of Health Care Subject of First Chamber Program
Dr. Dan Rahn will deliver speech, lead panel discussion.
by - March 19, 2012 11:37 am
Accio.US Looks to Extend Reach with Mesh Network
Company monitors systems remotely, benefits from first-alert status.