Regions

Ribbon Cut on Expansion Project at HealthSouth

The Fayetteville hospital added on 9,250 SF and 20 new private patient rooms.

Springdale Chamber Hosts Regional Workforce Summit

The Nov. 17 event is a meeting of educators, human resources professionals and business leaders.

Startup Junkie Names Companies For SBA-backed Accelerator

The startup consulting company has selected 14 businesses for the 16-week program.

Los Angeles Investor Pays $7.53 Million for Bentonville Apartments

AndMark Investment Advisers LLC has made three multifamily residential property purchases in Northwest Arkansas during the past three months.

Doughertys Medical Inventions Are on the Market in Europe, on the Way in US

In addition to being on the cutting edge of orthopedic surgery in Arkansas, Dr. Chris Dougherty is an inventor.

Kansas City Royals owner David Glass Celebrates World Series Victory

The former Walmart CEO, now 80, led a Lets Go Royals chant at the teams downtown victory parade.

Kansas Firm Pays $3.22M for Section 8 Housing Development

An LLC Linked to Tyson Foods Purchased a 17,000-SF building on Emma Avenue

Tyson has also offered to buy the Discount Corner Flea Market down the street.

Saddlebock Brewery Owners Split Property

The co-owners and ex-spouses signed a property agreement in July, giving Steven Rehbock ownership of the brewerys raw materials, packaging and marketing materials and Carolyn Rehbock ownership of the land, the properites and equipment.

McMillon Makes Forbes Most Powerful People List

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon came in near the middle, at No. 32.

Tusk to Tail: We spend all this time and money to follow the Hogs for ‘moments like that’

story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fourth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…

Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek merge to form $23 billion company, no word on Arkansas impact

Weyerhaeuser Company and Plum Creek, both companies with vast operations and long histories in Arkansas, announced on Sunday (Nov. 8) a deal to create the largest timber, land and forest…

Arkansas candidate filing period ends Monday, more Congressional filings expected

Voters will likely know by the end of Monday who will be on the ballot for the March 1 primary as well as the November 2016 general election. However, the…

Woods drops out of Northwest Arkansas Senate race; Eads announces run for the open seat

State Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, announced Saturday (Nov. 7) he is not running for re-election to his Senate District 7 seat. Later that day, Rep. Lance Eads, R-Springdale, announced he…

Fayetteville and Benton County historic bridges set to get rehab work

A dam and three historic bridges, including the iconic War Eagle bridge, in Northwest Arkansas will receive some much-needed attention with repairs coming in the next year to two years….

Raymond and Veterans Day

Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…

Rep. Womack: Ryan can ‘unify’ GOP, leave email server investigation to Justice Department

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, argues that new House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, can unify the House Republican conference, defended his vote for last week’s budget bill, and explained that a…

Talk Business & Politics Roundtable: Asa in Asia and the Arkansas Poll

In two separate roundtables on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, pundits discussed Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s latest announcement that he’ll travel to China and Japan, the Arkansas Poll…

Made In America: Toyota to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence, robotics

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. TOYOTA TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS: Japanese auto giant Toyota…

Two doctors join Mercy Clinic Pulmonology in Fort Smith

Drs. Yazan Abdeen and Daphne MacBruce have joined Mercy Clinic Pulmonology in Fort Smith. The two doctors diagnose and treat breathing problems, such as pneumonia, asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension and…