by - December 16, 2014 2:58 pm
Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest private employer, was hit with a $188 million order this week by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court over failure to allow workers their full meal and…
by - December 16, 2014 2:10 pm
Wachter Inc., a national provider of electrical, data, communications, automation and other building systems, will expand its facility in Lowell, Arkansas. The company said it will invest $2 million in…
by - December 16, 2014 9:17 am
Most Arkansans and fellow consumers in neighboring states have held off making major household purchases over the last half of 2014 and have no plans to splurge on big ticket…
by - December 16, 2014 9:09 am
At least nine months of work came down to several minutes Monday night as a key Jonesboro City Council committee approved the city’s proposed 2015 budget. The council’s finance committee…
by - December 16, 2014 8:47 am
Spring Creek Centre, Steele Crossing sold to a New York investment group for a combined $43.9 million.
by - December 16, 2014 8:00 am
Caution is reflected in increased savings rate among respondents to the Fall 2014 Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey.
by - December 16, 2014 6:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - December 15, 2014 11:41 pm
For the second straight year, a graduate of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program received a perfect 800 score on the National Physical Therapy Assistant Examination. The program…
by - December 15, 2014 9:29 pm
The leadership of the Arkansas House of Representatives convened all new members last week for the Legislative Institute. It’s a weeklong series of events meant to prepare for the approaching…
by - December 15, 2014 9:22 pm
A report presented Monday night (Dec. 15) to the Fort Smith Board of Education appears to throw a wet blanket on previous talk among school officials to soon build a…
by - December 15, 2014 8:37 pm
With a solid majority in the U.S. Senate, Arkansas’ two senators have received their committee assignments. U.S. Sen.-elect Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, has been named to the Armed Services Committee; Select…
by - December 15, 2014 7:57 pm
With two weeks to go before consumers ring in 2015, real estate agents and economists say there is reason for optimism in the housing market based on the growth recorded…
by - December 15, 2014 7:40 pm
Student debt has become a trillion dollar problem in 2014, but experts say those on the hook for massive amounts of debt aren’t all 20-something-year-old college graduates or dropouts.
by - December 15, 2014 6:27 pm
Arkansas will receive $13.5 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help with the state’s water infrastructure and inspection. The money will be used by two state agencies…
by - December 15, 2014 5:49 pm
A new leader has been selected to oversee the animal well-being efforts at Tyson Foods. Dr. Christine Daugherty has been named vice president-Animal Well-Being Programs and Technology, replacing Dr. Dean…
by - December 15, 2014 5:29 pm
Home sales across Fort Smith continued to rally through November with another double-digit growth rate marking the third consecutive month of solid gains. Agents and brokers have sold 1,251 homes…
by - December 15, 2014 4:52 pm
The planned Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith remains on track for a fall 2016 opening, but the application by NYiT for an osteopathic college…
by - December 15, 2014 4:44 pm
Hundreds of visitors made their way to the Fort Smith Public Library on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for the organization's 12th annual Holiday Open House. Hosted at the Main Branch,…
by - December 15, 2014 4:11 pm
Masterworks II Concert Fairytales Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at 7:30pm Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) Walton Arts Center Baum Walker Hall 495 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 The Symphony of Northwest…
by - December 15, 2014 4:10 pm
Masterworks II Concert Fairytales Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at 7:30pm Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) Walton Arts Center Baum Walker Hall 495 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 The Symphony of Northwest…
