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Chicken Abuse Prompts Tyson To Cut Ties With Tennessee Poultry Farm

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has ended its business relationship with T&S Farm after an undercover video showed workers there abusing chickens.

U.S. GDP Growth Revised Upward To 3.7%, Puts Fed Policy Meeting Back In Focus

In the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data shows that the U.S. economy advanced at a robust annual…

Northwest Arkansas Job Fair

Startup Talk: The Venture Center Goes ‘Mainstream’

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Kaiser Foundation report praises Arkansas’ Private Option program

Arkansas’ private option has reduced the state’s uninsured ranks, reduced uncompensated care, and strengthened the overall insurance marketplace serving other insurance recipients, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation…

Still on the Hill delights concert goers at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Barefoot children frolicked among picnic blankets and lawn chairs at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) Tuesday (Aug. 25) as more than 400 people gathered on an usually cool…

New Big River Steel CEO Gives Promising Sales Report To Lawmakers In Osceola

Big River Steel has pre-sold nearly a quarter of the steel it is expected to produce over the next seven years, the company’s CEO told a legislative committee Wednesday.

NWA commercial building surge pushes July permits over $101 million

Construction crews across Benton and Washington counties report a busy and productive July with combined residential and commercial permit values exceeding $101.278 million among the region’s four largest cities. This…

Kaiser Foundation Report Praises Arkansas’ Private Option

As Dust Settles, Oshkosh Cheers JLTV Win; Lockheed and AM General Ponder Protests

As Oshkosh Defense cheered the Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that it was the winner of the highly-sought after $30 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, Lockheed Martin officials were left…

Reviews mixed on new Sebastian County property assessments

Depending on who you talk to, new Sebastian County property assessments are either “way out of whack” or are good reflections of property value changes in the past five years…

District Judge OKs Arkansas’ early deadline for independent candidates

An Arkansas law moving up the deadline for independent candidates to present their petition signatures is constitutional because the state has a compelling interest in the earlier date, a district…

New Bentonville project near Wal-Mart HQ will be ‘huge enhancement’

A new multi-million dollar retail and office multi-story development on South Walton Boulevard could be a catalyst for redevelopment of businesses on both ends of the major thoroughfare through the…

Apartments Near Wilson Park in Fayetteville Sold For $1.28 Million

Fayetteville-based firm Specialized Real Estate Group has added another multifamily asset to its portfolio with the purchase of the Wilson Park Apartments.

Rogers Company Named SXSW Eco Startup Finalist

Recycled Hydro Solutions Inc. is one of eight finalists in the water category and will present in front of judges at SXSW Eco in Austin, Texas, in October.

Wal-Mart to stop selling some rifle models

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said Wednesday (Aug. 26) that it would stop selling the AR-15 and some other semi-automatic rifles. The retailer squashed the notion that the decision was based on…

Questions, concerns raised about Fort Smith fire services contracts

Zero Mountain CEO Mark Rumsey is frustrated and concerned about what the city of Fort Smith doesn’t know about a $1,000 a month fire services contract the company has paid…

UA Law Professor Named Chief Justice of Arkansas Supreme Court

Howard Brill will serve out the remainder of the term of Jim Hannah, who is retiring Aug. 31, citing health issues. His term expires at the end of 2016.

The Supply Side: Jobs cuts likely in the Wal-Mart supplier community

The number Northwest Arkansas supplier community jobs has grown in recent years along with Wal-Mart Stores growth. This expansion led a shortage of talent and competition for talent which keeps…

Dianne Curry To Challenge For Second District Congressional Seat

On Wednesday, Democrat Dianne Curry announced she will run for the U.S. Congress in District 2, the seat currently held by first-term Cong. French Hill, R-Little Rock. No other Democrats…