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Hackers swipe patient data from Community Health Systems

Northwest Health Systems and Willow Creek Women’ facility in Northwest Arkansas are among dozens of health providers within Community Health System’s operations to recently have their computers hacked. Records from…

Sparks, Summit Clinics Not Affected By Community Health Systems Breach

Northwest Health System officials did confirm, however, in a news release that some of its data was involved in the cyber attack.

Teacher Of The Year: Make Teachers Leaders

The formula for keeping and attracting good teachers is simple: Let them be leaders. That’s the message of Jonathan Crossley, Arkansas’ Teacher of the Year. Crossley, 26, teaches 11th and…

Alcohol, minimum wage groups submit more signatures

Supporters of raising the minimum wage and a group wanting a statewide vote on expanding alcohol sales have both turned in additional numbers of signatures to potentially qualify their measures…

Dollar store wars rev up with Dollar General bid for Family Dollar

Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling and Board of Directors have entered a bidding war for rival Family Dollar with a $9.7 billion offer announced Monday (Aug. 18.). The bid to…

Arkansas operations not changed in Kinder Morgan $70 billion deal

Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…

New Ads From Hutchinson, Burkhalter, Steel

A slew of new TV ads are warming up the August airwaves in Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson, the GOP nominee for Governor, unveiled a new ad on Monday that spotlights his…

Kinder Morgan $70 Billion Deal Won’t Affect Arkansas Operations

Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…

Have You Ever Wanted To Learn to Kayak?

Have you ever wanted to learn to kayak? Here is your chance to learn from a kayak instructor for the American Canoe Association (ACA). Participants will learn all aspects of…

Alcohol Expansion, Minimum Wage Signatures Turned In

Supporters of raising the minimum wage and a group wanting a statewide vote on expanding alcohol sales have both turned in additional numbers of signatures to potentially qualify their measures…

Arkansas Unemployment Falls To 6.2% In July, Labor Force Continues Slide

Arkansas” unemployment rate continued to move in a downward trajectory, but so did the state”s civilian labor force. The state”s jobless rate in July fell one-tenth of a point to…

Communication: Triumph Over the Tricky (OPINION)

A few techniques can ensure effective communication.

Private Option Working for Arkansas Communities, Economy (OPINION)

The private option helped Arkansas reduce its rate of uninsured by 10.1 percent, while also giving the states hospitals a fighting chance to keep their doors open.

Call Em (OPINION)

Is the University of Arkansas move to trademark the Hog Call legitimately necessary to curtail unauthorized commercial use, or is it a ploy for headlines to keep attention on the Razorbacks during the summer?

California Investors Take Rogers Retail Center For $3.3M

The 17,850-SF retail center on Walnut Street, near a Walmart Supercenter, was built in 2003.

At 20-Year Mark, Simpson Still Trucking at J.B. Hunt

The chief marketing officer for the Lowell-based trucking company loves the variety of her job and the people she works with.

Introducing the 2014 Class Of Forty Under 40 Honorees

The 40 men and women we will introduce to you in this issue are being recognized on the basis of their leadership in companies and organizations across Northwest Arkansas.