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Walk, Run or Dye 5K Color Run

It’s time again for the Walk, Run or Dye 5K Color Run in Poteau, Oklahoma! We want to make sure you get in early enough to be guaranteed a t-shirt…

Investor Relations Exec Carol Schumacher To Exit Wal-Mart

Carol Schumacher, vice president of Investor Relations for Wal-Mart Stores, is exiting the retailer effective Aug. 21, after more than a decade. She has accepted another job and will relocate…

Hutchinson Announces Appointments To Boards And Commissions

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Tyler West, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council. Appointment expires June 4, 2019. Audrey House, Altus, to the Arkansas Alternative Energy…

CHI St. Vincent, Conway Hospital Ink Deal, Form Indie Group

CHI St. Vincent and Conway Regional Health System have signed a five-year management agreement and created the Arkansas Health Alliance, a new corporate entity for independent hospitals to affiliate with CHI St. Vincent.

Health Beat: Google’s Alphabet Gambit Bodes Well For Healthcare Industry

Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. GOOGLE’S ALPHABET…

Wal-Mart Investor Relations exec Carol Schumacher to exit the company

Carol Schumacher, vice president of investor relations for Wal-Mart Stores, is exiting the retailer effective Aug. 21, after more than a decade. She has accepted another job and will relocate…

Jonesboro Finance Committee Approves Sales Tax Election Request

The idea of economic development and better roads go hand-in-hand, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin told a city council committee Tuesday night. When the dust settled, the committee agreed to put…

Arkansas, U.S. Pump Prices To Ratchet Downward In Fourth Quarter

Arkansas and U.S. motorists will likely see pump prices continue to move lower for the rest of the year, and may well see local gas prices ratchet down near the two dollar level ahead of the holiday season, according to the latest energy forecasts.

ARK Challenge On Hiatus As Funding Ends, Program Praised For Laying ‘Roots’

The ARK Challenge, a business accelerator program that has helped companies like Q-Box, MineWhat and Overwatch get off the ground in recent years, has been discontinued because of lack of…

Accident involving Wal-Mart truck and Tracy Morgan attributed to driver fatigue, speeding

The high profile accident involving actor Tracy Morgan last year was deemed to have been avoidable, according to a 64-page investigative report released Monday (Aug. 11) by the National Transportation…

Corning Area Healthcare To Receive Nearly $1 Million In Federal Funding

A new clinic with ties to Northeast Arkansas will receive $983,403 in Affordable Care Act funding to help 2,825 patients, officials announced Tuesday. Corning Area Healthcare, Inc. received the funding…

Walton Family Helps NWACC Expand Culinary Program With $15 Million Grant

The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program (CAHM) got a shot in the arm from the Walton Family Foundation that will infuse more than $15 million…

Acxiom Launches New Ad Campaign Services For Small-to-Medium Sized Businesses

Acxiom Corp., which is currently restructuring its core business operations, announced Tuesday (Aug. 11) that it has launched a self-service portal for small-to-medium business owners and marketers to build and…

New CNG Buses Join Public Transit Fleet In Central Arkansas

David Monteith with our content partner, KUAR FM 89 News, reports: 15 new buses running on compressed natural gas are rolling onto the streets of central Arkansas this week. The…

10 ideas to reduce student loan debt

On Monday, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed increasing federal spending by $350 billion to provide college student debt relief. Here are a few ways to lower student debt for…

Fort Smith Board changes bond sale shift, Director cites threat over vote

The Fort Smith Board of Directors met in a special meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 11) to determine the future of its 2005B Series Bonds with regard to underwriting allocations between…

Sarmiento resigned post on NWACC board

Geovanny Sarmiento of Bentonville resigned his position on the board of trustees for NorthWest Arkansas Community College last month as he is relocating outside the area. He told the board…

ARK Challenge on hiatus as funding ends, program praised for laying ‘roots’