by - October 17, 2014 11:35 am
New York Standards Quartet
Quartet Brings Innovative Jazz Fusion to Walton Arts Center There will be two performances Fri., Nov. 7, 2014 at 7 pm and 9 pm. Single tickets go on sale today…
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by - October 17, 2014 11:23 am
Arkansas Nature Photography
Arkansas Nature Photography Nature photographer Tim Ernst will present a slide program entitled, "Arkansas Nightscapes: Wilderness Photos from Twilight till Dawn," Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Shiloh…
by - October 17, 2014 11:21 am
Native Plant Lore
Native Plant Lore Justin Nolan, professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, will discuss local native plants used historically for making food and medicine in a program entitled, "Pennyroyals,…
by - October 17, 2014 11:20 am
African American Cemetery Documentary
A screening of Oak Cemetery: A Forgotten Place a documentary on Fayetteville’s historic African-American cemetery by filmmakers John Cooper and Tiffany King, will be shown Saturday, November 1 at 10:30…
by - October 17, 2014 10:01 am
Title IX survey approved for NWACC students, high school survey tabled
The committee tasked with assessing the student demand and community interest for a proposed sanctioned sports program at NorthWest Arkansas Community College hit some opposition from the college administration and faculty at…
by - October 17, 2014 12:44 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Alcohol Petition Challenge
Matt Mershon with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports: The Arkansas Supreme Court denied a petition Thursday to strike a statewide liquor sales initiative from the November ballot. Justices…
by - October 17, 2014 12:13 am
Agri Harvests, Lock Work Cause Decline In Arkansas River Tonnage
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 17, 2014 12:09 am
ArcBest Expands Corporate HQ Footprint, Names New ABF Freight Boss
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. (formerly Arkansas Best Corp.) is buying an additional 30 acres for its corporate headquarter expansion at Chaffee Crossing. The transportation holding company also announced Thursday that…
by - October 16, 2014 9:17 pm
NWA home sales down in September, but sales value up 4.2%
The days of runaway prices and easy profits in local real estate are gone for Northwest Arkansas, but economists and real estate experts agree the steady pace seen in 2014…
by - October 16, 2014 7:40 pm
Arkansas gubernatorial debate includes coal, taxes and health care
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 16, 2014 7:24 pm
Governor’s Candidates Discuss Coal, Health Care, Taxes
Asa Hutchinson (R) and Mike Ross (D) both want the state to join a lawsuit by 12 other states against proposed EPA regulations that would reduce carbon emissions by coal…
by - October 16, 2014 4:39 pm
Pinnacle pushes Arkansas’ only broad 1 gigabit Internet service
Through what have been more than $6.55 million in investments that began in 2006, Pinnacle Communications is now offering one gigabit Internet service to its about 1,000 customers in and…
by - October 16, 2014 4:19 pm
John Brummett To Partner With Talk Business & Politics
John Brummett, award-winning political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will join Talk Business & Politics as a contributor to its magazine, television and radio platforms. Brummett will remain a full-time…
by - October 16, 2014 4:08 pm
Partial Solar Eclipse Watch Party
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 To Retire
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
Movista Broadens Reach by Partnering With Verizon
The Bentonville-based company announced a partnership Thursday with Verizon, the nations largest wireless company.
by - October 16, 2014 2:47 pm
Georgia-Pacific To Invest $37 Million In Gurdon Lumber Mill
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
Lt. Governor Candidates Take Center Stage In AETN Debate
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
Tusk to Tail 2014: 7 predictions from Highly Effective Tailgaters, week 8
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
NWA to host Orchestral Spectacular, Halloween in the Hollow, and Big Night 2014
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'…