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Newks Inks Deal for Space In Country Club Plaza

Newks Eatery signed a 10-year lease to be the first tenant in the shopping center located in Pinnacle Hills.

Johnelle Hunt Donates $5 Million For NWA Game and Fish Center

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is trying to raise as much as $18 million in eight months to finance the project.

Record Year in FY2015 For Tyson Foods Inc.

The countrys largest meat processor had total sales of $41.37 billion for the 12-month period that ended Oct. 3.

Daisy Exchange Buys Property; Building New Fayetteville Store

The new resale shop is planned to open summer 2016, at the northwest corner of Sycamore Street and College Avenue.

Verizon Wireless to Open Springdale Smart Store

The 6,110-SF building on Sunset Avenue was recently acquired by Greenstone Properties of Atlanta for $1.85 million, and is undergoing renovation.

Arkansas Banks Set Pace in Regional ROA, ROE Rankings

In the third quarter of 2015, the average return on assets for Arkansas banks was 1.25 percent, and the average return on equity was 10.31 percent.

BNSF Logistics Opens New U.S. Headquarters in Springdale

The 30,000-SF, state-of-the-art facility combines the operations of two, separate former locations on South Thompson Street.

Congressional delegation responds to Obama speech

President Barack Obama provided few specifics on how the battle against ISIS must be won, members of the state’s Congressional Delegation said Sunday night. In about a 15-minute address in…

A contrast In fiscal responsibility

Editor’s note: Sam T. Sicard is president and CEO of Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the…

Improving mobility through ‘New Urbanism’ and regional collaboration

Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker and state highway commissioner. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…

Mercy seeks ‘cooling therapy’ cardiology help from Divine Charity Ball fundraiser

Cardiac arrest patients in Northwest Arkansas – which in recent history has included a U.S. Senator – are a step closer to having access to therapeutic hypothermia as a result…

Hogs to play in the Liberty Bowl, ASU Red Wolves off to the New Orleans Bowl

The University of Arkansas has accepted an invitation to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the school and the Southeastern Conference announced Sunday. Arkansas (7-5) will face Kansas State (6-6)…

Surgeon General, Marketplace Director expect two numbers to alter health care policy: 1332 and 1115

State Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Director Cheryl Gardner say two numbers and federal flexibility will dictate reforms to Arkansas’ health care future: 1332 and…

Clinton advisor discusses California shootings, Hillary headlines

Karen Finney, senior advisor to Hillary Clinton, was in Arkansas this weekend to keynote the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Christmas gala. Finney, the former host of MSNBC’s “Disrupt,” appeared on…

Made In America: Jason International appoints new CEO

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. JASON INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS NEW CEO: Jason International Inc. has promoted Paulo Jacuzzi to…

Arkansas developing K-8 computer coding standards, would be first in the nation

Arkansas is developing K-8 standards in computer education that are expected to go into effect for the 2017-18 school year, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday (Dec. 5). Arkansas would be…

Weekend Digest: The sick white people and fishing boats of the dead edition

TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: A mass shooting in California…

Goad Springs Cemetery Placed on Historic Registry

The Goad Springs Cemetery located on Goad Springs Road near Lowell has been listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places.

Tammy Thurow Leaving BBV Chamber For Eureka Springs

Longtime chamber official has been hired as the new president and COO of the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Hosman wins Stanley Reed Leadership Award during Farm Bureau conference

Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson