by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
MedExpress Urgent Care Opens First Arkansas Center
The facility at 1160 S. 40th St. in Springdale opened to patients on July 9.
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by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Crossmark Opens Cutting-Edge Collaboration Center in Bentonville
The Plano, Texas-based sales and marketing services provider opened the center near the headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the companys biggest clients.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Southern Swim Co-Branding With Backroad Anthem
The Fayetteville-based online swimwear company is sponsoring the bands Southern Concert Tour, which will take place at college campuses throughout the South.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Twin Arch Faces Uncertain Future
The Fayetteville motel is on the market for $235,000, and depending on who buys it, may or may not survive.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Fayetteville Businesswoman Heading To Washington D.C.
Carolyn Crook, founder and owner of Pack Rat Outdoor Center, will be in the capital July 29-30 to participate in the Retail Advocates Summit, the National Retail Federations fly-in event that provides participants an inside look at the political process.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Launch Retreat Offers Insight, Support For Companies at Any Stage
Participants will spend three days and nights in a secluded lodge, working one-on-one with experienced entrepreneurs on a custom business-development program.
by - July 20, 2014 9:36 pm
Another historic marker for Northwest Arkansas
It may just initially be two trucks from a municipal water department, but the move this past week by Springdale officials toward acquiring and testing utility vehicles powered by compressed…
by - July 20, 2014 9:28 pm
Gala helps Safety Center preserve children’s dreams
Chris Thornton sees child abuse as the thing no one wants to talk or think about. But in his role as president of the board of directors for the Children’s…
by - July 20, 2014 5:50 pm
Bill Kristol opines on Pryor-Cotton race, talks about Clinton in 2016
The Weekly Standard founder, publisher and editor Bill Kristol says Arkansas is “almost” a must-win for Republicans if they are to take back the U.S. Senate. Appearing on this week’s…
by - July 20, 2014 5:16 pm
The finances of lottery offices
We shall watch and see if the move to relocate the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Redemption Center from Springdale to Fayetteville results in a firestorm of protests in the political world…
by - July 20, 2014 1:33 pm
Fort Smith included in National Geographic ‘Face of Hunger’ feature
A recently released feature from National Geographic Magazine titled, “The New Face of Hunger,” documents hunger programs in Iowa, New York and Texas and also includes a four-minute video of…
by - July 20, 2014 9:24 am
Bill Kristol On Clinton, Cotton And 2016
The Weekly Standard founder, publisher and editor Bill Kristol says Arkansas is “almost” a must-win for Republicans if they are to take back the U.S. Senate. Appearing on this week’s…
by - July 19, 2014 9:26 am
Weekend Edition: The ‘Staying Connected On Vacation’ Edition
For our weekend business and political readers: ARCHIE’S DEAD You know the comic-book Archie. We’re not talking figuratively here, but literally, if you can take the murder of a fictional…
by - July 18, 2014 7:35 pm
Still No Consensus On U.S. Senate Debate
After months of consideration, Tom Cotton and Mark Pryor still haven’t agreed to a one-on-one political debate in Arkansas’ high-profile U.S. Senate race.
by - July 18, 2014 6:01 pm
Sen. Pryor Meets With Manufacturers
Democratic Senator Mark Pryor held a panel discussion with representatives from Arkansas manufacturing companies on Friday to tout his recent efforts to focus on economic issues by keeping blue collar…
by - July 18, 2014 2:49 pm
Tickets Remain For Forty Under 40 Event in Rogers
The event, sponsored by Intrust Bank, will be held Aug. 19 at the Embassy Suites in Rogers.
by - July 18, 2014 9:49 am
Arkansas’ labor force down in June, jobless rate dips to 6.2%
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 6.2% in June, with the number of employed virtually flat compared to June 2013 and the labor force size shrinking by almost 20,000 in the…
by - July 18, 2014 9:24 am
Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls To 6.2% As Labor Force Shrinks Again
The 6.2% June unemployment rate in Arkansas is the lowest it has been since November 2008, when it stood at 6.1%.
by - July 18, 2014 9:00 am
Cox Communications announces it will boost some Internet speeds
Cox Communications has announced it will double the speeds for its most popular Cox High Speed Internet packages in Arkansas. Customers who subscribe to the company’s Preferred package will see…
by - July 17, 2014 8:34 pm
Arkansas Tourism Tax Collections Up 6.5%
On the strength of a record March and April, collections of Arkansas’ two percent tourism tax are up more than six percent for the year.