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Business Donates Guitar For Miracle League

An opportunity for people to get an autographed guitar signed by three country music legends to benefit a program for children and adults with special needs is available if the…

Tusk to Tail 2014: 7 predictions from Highly Effective Tailgaters

The Tusk to Tail crew, who will leave early Friday morning bound for Auburn, were asked to predict the Razorbacks season record, including possible post-season play. They were also asked…

Arkansas PSC Chair tapped for Federal Energy Regulator Commission post

Arkansas Public Service Commission Chairwoman Colette Honorable has been nominated to serve on the five member board of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The announcement came from a slew…

Arkansas stakeholders debate impact of proposed ‘Clean Power Plan’

Six stakeholder groups went back-and-forth Thursday for several hours on the economic impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s pending regulations to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants in Arkansas….

Tyson Foods completes Hillshire deal, makes management changes

Tyson Foods on Thursday (Aug. 28) completed the $8.5 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands, the largest deal ever in the meat industry. As expected, Hillshire CEO Sean Connolly will not…

Arkansas Stakeholders Debate Economic Impact Of Proposed EPA Rules

Fort Smith tax collections up in July report, below estimates year-to-date

For the second month in a row, Fort Smith sales tax collections have surpassed the same month last year. But even with the increase in revenues, sales tax receipts are…

PSC Chair Colette Honorable Tapped For FERC

Whirlpool: TCE pollution near Boys & Girls Club poses no risk

Whirlpool Corporation said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 28) that previously detected TCE contamination near a south Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club facility that originated at its shuttered facility…

Walmart ‘Pickup Grocery’ site preps for store concept opening

Grocery giant Wal-Mart Stores will soon unveil its “Pickup Grocery” format with the first concept store near its home base in Bentonville. The retailer has named the test format Walmart…

Arkansas home sales up 7% in July, year-to-date sales up 5.6%

The average Arkansas home sales price may be down more than 2% for sales during the first seven months of 2014, but the number of homes sold is up almost…

Five startups prep for ARK Challenge Demo Day

There are five entrepreneurial teams putting the final touches on their startup ventures as they wrap up the first five weeks of the “Summer 2014 ARK Challenge.” The teams are…

Congressmen Request USDA Help For Grain Crisis Farmers

Arkansas’ four Congressmen signed a joint letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting that USDA extend the Commodity Credit Corporation loan repayment date for farmers affected…

New Northwest Health System CEO Announced

The medical care system announced Thursday its appointment of veteran hospital executive Sharif Omar to the position of CEO.

Northwest Health System gets new CEO

Sharif Omar has been appointed as CEO of Northwest Health System, replacing Dan McKay who recently took over as CEO of Sparks Medical in Fort Smith.  Omar has more than…

Its Official: Tyson Foods, Hillshire Complete Merger

Tyson Foods announced its successful acquisition Thursday afternoon, along with details on a new leadership team that will not include Hillshire CEO Sean Connolly, who has chosen to pursue other interests.

Cook: Ross And Pryor Leading In Latest Poll

“Republican Asa Hutchinson has lost his lead and is now running slightly behind Democrat Mike Ross in Arkansas’ gubernatorial contest.” That is the first line in the press release from…

Small Business Owner Workshop

Want to start a small business or already have one and would like it to grow? Then we have a Small Business workshop scheduled for Saturday October 4th from 9:00…

Civil War battlefields: The War West of the Mississippi

Join Tom Wing, UAFS assistant-professor and director of the Drennen Scott House on a 3-day tour of battle site in MO, AR, KS and OK all important in the Civil…