by - October 16, 2014 4:08 pm
With a partial solar eclipse visible in Northwest Arkansas on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 23, Northwest Arkansas Community College and Sugar Creek Astronomical Society will host a watch party….
by - October 16, 2014 2:54 pm
Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Butch Calhoun says he will retire effective December 31, 2014. Calhoun submitted a letter of future resignation to Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Oct. 16). “It has…
by - October 16, 2014 2:53 pm
The Bentonville-based company announced a partnership Thursday with Verizon, the nations largest wireless company.
by - October 16, 2014 2:47 pm
Georgia-Pacific announced it would invest $37 million at its Gurdon, Ark., lumber operations on Thursday (Oct. 16). The Atlanta-based conglomerate said the new investment would expand the production capacity of…
by - October 16, 2014 2:42 pm
Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Democrat John Burkhalter both want to use the lieutenant governor’s office to encourage job-creating and workforce training policies, while Libertarian Christopher Olson said the…
by - October 16, 2014 2:22 pm
Here we go again, hoping for an end to what seems like 40 years of wandering in the SEC wilderness. Let my people go … to a Bowl game. Can…
by - October 16, 2014 1:32 pm
Award luncheons, Halloween Festivities and the Big Night Gala will fill NWA's calendar in the coming weeks, as the region hosts the Excellence in Free Enterprise award Luncheon, Crystal Bridges'…
by - October 16, 2014 12:58 pm
Freight tonnage moved along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is down 4% for the year, but a local port operator said it is not necessarily resulting in reduced business…
by - October 16, 2014 12:27 pm
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or 41 cents diluted earnings per share. One year ago, the Conway-based financial institution reported…
by - October 16, 2014 12:13 pm
Recent John Brown University alumnus Marcel Guadrón received the Grand Prize for Short Film for his film, “Undercover,” at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s regional conference. Developed as Guadrón’s…
by - October 16, 2014 10:58 am
The 35th edition of Arvest Bank’s Skyline Report for Benton and Washington counties was released Thursday, with continued evidence of steady, incremental growth in the residential real estate market.
by - October 16, 2014 8:53 am
by - October 16, 2014 8:39 am
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per share. One year ago, the Conway-based financial institution reported $18.4…
by - October 16, 2014 6:12 am
Foreclosures are not the factor they once were in local real estate markets across the state and nation. The local rates continue to decline faster and farther than the nation…
by - October 15, 2014 10:08 pm
Land that once fostered agriculture will cultivate a different kind of growth now that NorthWest Arkansas Community College purchased 20 acres in Springdale to construct an instructional center. The land,…
by - October 15, 2014 10:01 pm
With a month to go, voters get a look at the September monthly contribution and expense reports from statewide GOP and Democratic candidates.
by - October 15, 2014 9:26 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling and overturned a controversial voter ID law passed in the 2013 General Assembly. The Republican-led legislature passed the voter ID…
by - October 15, 2014 9:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling and overturned a controversial voter ID law passed in the 2013 General Assembly. The Republican-led legislature passed the voter ID…
by - October 15, 2014 9:07 pm
Republican Leslie Rutledge said she is the only attorney general candidate who will stand up to President Obama’s “overreaching federal government,” while Rep. Nate Steel, D-Nashville, touted his legislative package…
by - October 15, 2014 8:28 pm
Greg Foran has had an “unvarnished” view of store operations at Walmart U.S., and he said restoring balance between inventory and sales is needed to improve lackluster margins. He admitted…
