by - March 26, 2014 2:27 pm
ERC to Break Ground April 4 on Downtown Bentonville Development
The 44,000-SF mixed-use development will have 62 residential units, with 1,760 SF of bottom-floor space available for commercial use.
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by - March 26, 2014 10:47 am
30th Anniversary Open House
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County is celebrating 30 years of student success! We want you to help us celebrate! We are opening our doors and inviting members of…
by - March 26, 2014 10:34 am
Wal-Mart presence grows in Silicon Valley with new tech center
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. planted more seeds in Silicon Valley recently by opening a technology center in Sunnyvale, Calif., that is dedicated to growing the retailer’s digital sales. Located about 30…
by - March 26, 2014 10:13 am
Wal-Mart recalls dolls due to burn hazard
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued an immediate recall of the My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Dolls sold exclusively at its store since August 2012. The dolls were…
by - March 25, 2014 6:56 pm
Arkansas River study requested; River operator says real fix needed
The Congressional delegations from Arkansas and Oklahoma released a letter Tuesday (March 26) requesting funding for a study that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fix a…
by - March 25, 2014 6:45 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court pulls docket from Judge Mike Maggio
The fallout from the investigation into the online activities of Faulkner County Circuit Judge Mike Maggio continues, as the Conway judge's current docket has been reassigned. Maggio, who until early…
by - March 25, 2014 6:06 pm
Growth in 2013 Arkansas personal income falls below U.S. average
Combined personal incomes in Arkansas during 2013 grew 2.2%, below the 2.6% U.S. average, with the state’s per capita average of $36,086 pushing the state’s national ranking from 45 in…
by - March 25, 2014 5:21 pm
Disney vacation costs outpace middle-class income growth
A Disney World theme park vacation may be every kid’s dream, but with the escalating costs of a one-day ticket such a fairy tale trip could be out of reach…
by - March 25, 2014 4:03 pm
NWACC to offer online credit courses for high school students
High school students can meet Arkansas’ new digital learning requirement and earn college credit at the same time through an offering of NorthWest Arkansas Community College. NWACC was one of…
by - March 25, 2014 3:05 pm
Journalist talks about culture of Clinton-hating he helped create
A journalist who sparked a wave of negative publicity for Bill and Hillary Clinton in the ’90′s shared his “cautionary tale” of fostering Clinton-hating and his conversion to supporting the…
by - March 25, 2014 12:59 pm
Startups to Watch: Picasolar, Overwatch plan for production
The past few months have been a blur of activity for execs at Silicon Solar Solutions/Picasolar and Overwatch, both tagged as startups to watch in 2014 by The City Wire….
by - March 25, 2014 12:40 pm
Rep. Mullin faces ethics investigation over his plumbing business income
U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, Okla., could be in hot water now that the House Committee on Ethics has received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics regarding outside…
by - March 25, 2014 11:44 am
The Supply Side: CPG growth shifts to smaller companies
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry reported total sales growth of 1.5% in 2013, down from 2.8% in 2012 and lower than the 3.4% in 2011. Last year’s growth was…
by - March 24, 2014 6:49 pm
Group has worked more than 2,100 tax filings in NWA, Fort Smith area
Tax filers the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas who have waited until the last few weeks of tax season do not have to go it alone. According to Susan…
by - March 24, 2014 4:47 pm
Simmons First to buy Delta Trust for $66 million
Simmons First National Corp. will acquire Little Rock-based Delta Trust & Banking Corp. for roughly $66 million. The Pine Bluff-based bank said it has entered into a definitive agreement and…
by - March 24, 2014 3:01 pm
January weather hurts NWA March sales tax revenue reports
Businesses across Benton and Washington counties collected 9.8% less in sales tax in January across the region’s four largest cities. Total sales tax revenue slid to $3.938 million in March,…
by - March 24, 2014 2:49 pm
ATLAS promotes Chris Oswald
ATLAS Technology Group recently promoted Chris Oswald to vice president of engineering for the Bentonville-based retail tech service supplier. Oswald has been with ATLAS for 18 months as director of…
by - March 24, 2014 2:38 pm
Jake Owen
For chart-topping vocalist Jake Owen, 2013 was filled with golden times; earning his fourth consecutive #1 with “Anywhere With You,” drawing a crowd of over 20,000 for a Nashville summer…
by - March 24, 2014 2:37 pm
Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers feat. Edie Brickell
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell recently announced upcoming spring and summer tour dates. The Grammy Award®-winning collaborators will bring their celebrated live show to major…
by - March 24, 2014 2:36 pm
Willie Nelson & Family, Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas, and Jason Isbell
Willie Nelson is an iconic singer-songwriter who has had an unparalleled six-decade-long career. Nelson rose to prominence at the end of the 1960s and spearheaded the "outlaw country" subgenre, which…