by - September 18, 2015 1:36 pm
Gospel Singing School
Gospel Singing The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will hold an old-time singing school Friday, October 23, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Led by Robert…
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by - September 18, 2015 1:32 pm
Life of Searcy County Woman
Life of Searcy County Woman Brooks Blevins, professor of Ozarks studies at Missouri State University, will present a program entitled, "The Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Minnie: A Searcy County Woman…
by - September 18, 2015 1:30 pm
Sunny Side of Leadership Breakfast
by - September 18, 2015 1:21 pm
Windstream Adopts Poison Pill, Says Not An Anti-Takeover Plan
Windstream Holdings Inc.’s board of directors on Friday announced that the Little Rock telecom has adopted a poison pill plan in order to protect a tax benefit the company received…
by - September 18, 2015 1:14 pm
Arkansas jobless rate falls to 5.4% in August, nonfarm jobs set record
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 5.4% in August thanks to a year-over-year gain of more than 43,000 jobs. Also, the number of unemployed declined by 4,825 in August compared to…
by - September 18, 2015 12:31 pm
Sen. Boozman Talks Highway Funding At Jonesboro Chamber
It may be a question of literally where the rubber meets the road on funding issues for a highway bill as lawmakers continue to discuss the future of the federal…
by - September 18, 2015 11:30 am
Two e-commerce execs exit Wal-Mart
In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart. Gibu…
by - September 18, 2015 10:49 am
Arkansas’ Jobless Rate Drops To 5.4%
Arkansas’ jobless rate in August dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in tandem with the national unemployment rate as the state’s labor pool rose by 1,400 to a robust 1,338,300…
by - September 18, 2015 7:14 am
Wal-Mart To Build Two E-commerce Fulfillment Centers In Central Florida
Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery at its lowest possible cost.
by - September 18, 2015 6:50 am
Energy In-depth: Top Privately Held Oil Company Files For Chapter 11 Protection
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by - September 18, 2015 6:47 am
Arkansas Researchers To Lead Solar Project To Fuel NASA Space Missions
Two University of Arkansas researchers working on a promising new material to create more efficient solar cells will lead a corps of Arkansas scientists chosen to develop the next generation…
by - September 17, 2015 5:45 pm
National bank chief seeks financial protections for community banks
Former Oklahoma governor and American Banking Association CEO Frank Keating told an audience of mostly legal and financial professionals on Thursday (Sept. 17) that overly burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations implemented since…
by - September 17, 2015 5:33 pm
Wal-Mart to build two e-commerce fulfillment centers in central Florida
Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery…
by - September 17, 2015 5:13 pm
Arkansas health reform report to include ‘out of the box’ ideas
The consultants who are preparing a report that will guide Arkansas’ health reform efforts are “absolutely in writing mode” as they near an expected Oct. 1 completion date, the firm’s…
by - September 17, 2015 4:33 pm
BAGGO & Brisket Benefit to Raise Funds for Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation Through BAGGO Tournament
Fayetteville, Ark.- The BAGGO & Brisket Benefit, hosted by WhyteSpyder, will hold a BAGGO tournament and brisket cookout at WhyteSpyder’s office located at 1023 E. Millsap Road, Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday,…
by - September 17, 2015 4:31 pm
Sens. Boozman, Cotton Vote To Break Cloture On Iran Deal, But Vote Fails
A pair of cloture votes Thursday drew the support of Arkansas’ two United States Senators, but fell short of passage. Senators voted 56-42 on a bill against a nuclear deal…
by - September 17, 2015 3:57 pm
Tusk to Tail: 7 Predictions from Highly Effective Tailgaters, Week 3
The post-Toledo debacle predictions are in and this group of Hog fans remain optimistic, with one predicting the Razorbacks will beat Texas Tech by a score of 48-13. One might…
by - September 17, 2015 3:52 pm
Early Childhood Education Hub Eyes New Location in Bentonville
Michelle Barnes, executive director of the nonprofit Helen R. Walton Childrens Enrichment Center, announced Thursday that the center has raised almost 90 percent of a $14.3 million capital campaign to pay for the construction of a new 35,000-SF facility in Bentonville.
by - September 17, 2015 3:26 pm
ABF Freight, Panther Logistics make top truckers list for 2015
ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics have been named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 Truckers list for 2015. The two operations are subsidiaries of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. Each year,…
by - September 17, 2015 3:00 pm
Walton Foundation supports new ‘Childhood Initiatives’ center in Bentonville
Bankers, builders, philanthropists, civic leaders, business and education professionals convened early Thursday (Sept. 17) in Bentonville to celebrate the legacy of Helen Walton and her vision for Northwest Arkansas’ youngest…