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ACH Selects Design Team For Springdale Hospital

Arkansas Childrens Hospital plans to break ground on the new facility in spring 2016.

JBU receives $1.5 million challenge grant from Mabee Foundation

John Brown University was awarded a $1.5 million challenge grant by the Mabee Foundation, with funds supporting the construction of its new health education building and nursing endowment, the renovation…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital awards design contracts for Springdale facility

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has selected FKP Architects of Houston and Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects of Fayetteville and Little Rock to help develop its vision of a new campus in Northwest Arkansas….

Independence County Judge Switches To GOP

A Northeast Arkansas county judge on Thursday announced he was switching political parties, with Republican state party officials optimistic of more numbers. In a statement, state GOP officials announced that…

Bentonville Civic Leader John Shores Dies at 75

John Shores, a prominent civic leader and former business owner in Bentonville, died Sept. 20 in Fayetteville. He was 75.

UA names its interim Title IX coordinator

Nicole Ferguson has been named the interim Title IX coordinator for the Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance at the University of Arkansas. She will work with university administration, departments,…

Caterpillar Restructuring Affecting 10,000 Workers, No Word On NLR Operations

Manufacturing and farming giant Caterpillar Inc., which operates a large motor grader plant in North Little Rock with several hundred workers, announced a major across-the-board restructuring and cost reduction Thursday…

Startup Talk: Little Rock Lands In Top 10 Cities With Lowest Startup Costs

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BioDetection Instruments Receives Grant

Fayetteville-based BioDetection Instruments was recently awarded a Small Business Innovation and Research Phase I grant by the Food and Drug Administration. Awarded on September 10, 2015, the $150,000 grant will…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Selects Architects For NWA Campus

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has selected FKP Architects of Houston and Arkansas-based Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects to help design its new Northwest Arkansas facility. The hospital will be located off…

Euler joins Beall Barclay & Company as audit senior manager

Katherine Euler has been hired by Beall Barclay & Company as an audit senior manager. She will work in the accounting firm’s Fort Smith office. She will oversee audits and…

Energy In-depth: Wal-Mart Joins Global Movement To Use 100% Renewable Energy

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Rumors Continue About Deep Job Cuts At Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club HQ

Rumored corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club offices in Bentonville persist, with sources saying the retail giant could begin handing out pink slips as early as this Friday.

Razorback Athletic Program One Of Few In The Country To Turn A Profit

The University of Arkansas is one of only 24 programs out of 346 Division I athletic departments that generated more revenue than they spent in 2014, according to the “NCAA…

After Strong 2013, GDP Growth In Most Arkansas Metro Areas Slows In 2014

Five of the state’s eight metropolitan areas experienced flat or weaker business growth in 2014 as Arkansas’ economic output fell well below the rest of the nation last year, according…

After strong 2013, GDP growth In most Arkansas metro areas slows in 2014

Five of the state’s eight metropolitan areas experienced flat or weaker business growth in 2014 as Arkansas’ economic output fell well below the rest of the nation last year, according…

Downtown Jonesboro BBQ And Music Festival This Saturday

The weather in Northeast Arkansas is expected to be good this weekend and so will the barbecue being cooked in downtown Jonesboro, according to festival organizers.

Medical Board Committee Advances Relaxed Telemedicine Rules

Patients in Arkansas could establish a relationship with a doctor through a real-time audiovisual visit instead of an in-person visit under proposed regulations described by the State Medical Board Telemedicine…

Public Forums On Jonesboro Sales Tax Election Announced

The dates for a series of public meetings to discuss the Nov. 10 Jonesboro sales tax election have been set, Jonesboro city communications director Fritz Gisler said Wednesday. A public…

Rumors continue about deep job cuts at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club HQ

Rumored corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club offices in Bentonville persist, with five sources each telling The City Wire on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that the retail giant will begin…

Doula Alliance of Arkansas appoints executive director

St. Bernards Healthcare to take over management of Mississippi County Hospital System

Honored Anthony building houses University of Arkansas wood, housing research

UA survey shows more Arkansans suffer from depression