by - May 22, 2015 2:35 pm
Kids Fishing Derby
Kids Fishing Derby The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host a free fishing derby for kids Tuesday, June 16, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Murphy Park Pond in…
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by - May 22, 2015 9:50 am
NWABJ Office Closed for Memorial Day
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal office in Springdale will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen on 8 a.m. Tuesday for regular business hours.
by - May 22, 2015 8:03 am
Stacy Hurst: Take Time To Celebrate Heritage Year-Round
Editor’s note: Stacy Hurst, the author of this guest commentary, was appointed director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage in January 2015 by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Even as the annual…
by - May 22, 2015 8:00 am
Downtown Bentonville Inc. Names New Executive Director
Monica Kumar has been selected to serve as the new executive director at Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI). Brenda Anderson, president of the DBI Board, announced the appointment Thursday (May 21)…
by - May 22, 2015 7:56 am
Sam’s Club Under Pressure To Do Better, Pushes Out New Strategy
The retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a cautious outlook as the wholesale club tries to reinvent itself to better compete. What’s at work?
by - May 22, 2015 7:47 am
Moskal Speaks To Jonesboro Inventors Group
A man whose first job as a child was running a landscaping business said Thursday that future inventors and entrepreneurs should know the lay of the land before working on…
by - May 22, 2015 5:39 am
Energy In-depth: Clean Power Group Proposes Plan For States That Don’t Comply With EPA’s Carbon Emission Rules
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 21, 2015 11:30 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 5.21.15
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - May 21, 2015 8:46 pm
Fort Smith Mayor vetoes Board action changing city budgeting method
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders has vetoed an ordinance approved Tuesday (May 19) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors that changes how the city manages a more than $42 million…
by - May 21, 2015 7:43 pm
Car-Mart reports nearly 40% annual earnings growth in fiscal year (Updated)
It’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The buy here, pay here car dealer reported net earnings for fiscal 2015,…
by - May 21, 2015 7:07 pm
Car-Mart Reports Nearly 40% Annual Earnings Growth In Fiscal Year
It’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The “buy here, pay here” car dealer reported net earnings for fiscal 2015,…
by - May 21, 2015 5:03 pm
Downtown Bentonville Inc. names new executive director
Monica Kumar has been selected to serve as the new executive director at Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI). Brenda Anderson, president of the DBI Board, announced the appointment Thursday (May 21)…
by - May 21, 2015 3:39 pm
UA Calls For Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Nominees
Deadline for nominations is set for July 1.
by - May 21, 2015 3:34 pm
Gov. Hutchinson outlines $87 million bond deal, agency mergers
Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but also took the time before heading into the…
by - May 21, 2015 3:09 pm
Hutchinson Calls Attention To ‘Questionable Matters’ During Beebe Administration
In a surprise announcement that came in the middle of a media briefing to explain an $87 million bond issue to help Lockheed Martin win a $30 billion superproject in…
by - May 21, 2015 3:06 pm
The Video Wire: Happy pigs and shoveling behind horses
A somewhat “sexier” Dawson Meadow talks about Bass Reeves, Arkansas’ healthy tourism sector, what really makes a pig happy and an erroneous report that Fort Smith Directors will clean up…
by - May 21, 2015 2:58 pm
Westerman Bill Would Fund Highways With Private Option Dollars
A bill filed in Congress Thursday by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman would transfer part of the money used to pay for Arkansas’ private option to the Highway Trust Fund. The…
by - May 21, 2015 2:55 pm
Hytrol To Expand Jonesboro Location
A company with nearly 70 years of work in Jonesboro announced plans Thursday to expand its facility on Arkansas 18, company officials said. Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. announced the $12…
by - May 21, 2015 2:46 pm
Sam’s Club under pressure to do better, pushes out new strategy
The retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a cautious outlook as the…
by - May 21, 2015 2:42 pm
NWACC signs agreement with Missouri Southern
Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson, president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and Dr. Alan Marble, president of Missouri Southern University in Joplin, recently signed an agreement that will facilitate transfer students taking…