by - July 8, 2014 9:39 am
A Night at the Speakeasy
The “Speakeasy” will be held Friday, October 17 from 7 to Midnight at Waterway Church in Bentonville.
Regions
by - July 7, 2014 7:11 pm
Medical marijuana effort fails to raise signatures
An initiated act to raise the state’s minimum wage and a proposed constitutional amendment to allow liquor sales in all 75 counties in Arkansas both submitted more than the minimum…
by - July 7, 2014 4:19 pm
MedExpress to open three Northwest Arkansas clinics
MedExpress Urgent Care announces the opening of three new convenient care centers in Northwest Arkansas, beginning with a new location in Springdale on July 9. The Fayetteville and Bentonville centers will…
by - July 7, 2014 3:47 pm
Education beyond high school
Today’s economy is more competitive and more complicated than it was fifty years ago. Oklahomans entering the workforce today are not just competing against Texans; they are competing against Americans…
by - July 7, 2014 3:39 pm
Fort Smith area building permits up more than 45% year-to-date
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $15.69 million in June, up 32.3% from the same month last year when permits only totaled $11.859 million…
by - July 7, 2014 3:34 pm
U.S. Treasury auctions off TARP shares in Signature Bank
Signature Bank’s holding company White River Bancshares was among six remaining TARP participants to see their shares auctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. The Treasury has been trying…
by - July 7, 2014 3:25 pm
Justin Smith named ATU-Ozark chief business and community outreach officer
Justin Smith of Springdale has been named as the new chief business and community outreach officer at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Smith will develop and maintain educational partnerships through an…
by - July 7, 2014 3:15 pm
Rogers-based ‘RinseWell’ system moving closer to broader use
A Rogers startup is looking to turn the restaurant supply industry on its head and a group of MBA students from Columbia University in New York have been on hand…
by - July 7, 2014 2:12 pm
MedExpress Open House- Bentonville
MedExpress is pleased to announce the opening of our Bentonville center! We would like to invite the community to attend our open house event on August 26, 2014 from noon…
by - July 7, 2014 2:12 pm
MedExpress Open House- Fayetteville
MedExpress is pleased to announce the opening of our Fayetteville center! We would like to invite the community to attend our open house event on July 15, 2014 from noon…
by - July 7, 2014 11:54 am
Deadly piglet virus grips the U.S. pork industry, prices expected to rise
The outlook for the pork sector has been tempered by the continued threat of PEDv, — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus — which has affected more than 7 million pigs in…
by - July 7, 2014 10:42 am
NEA Political Animals: L.J. Bryant And Andrea Allen
Two friends on opposite sides of the aisle lead an organization in Jonesboro centered on political candidates and issues.
by - July 7, 2014 10:19 am
Wal-Mart’s Asda banner restructures staffing in store operations
Wal-Mart’s British supermarket chain Asda will eliminate 1,360 jobs in store management as it reorganizes operations to better align with the growing online grocery business. The company stated that 4,100…
by - July 7, 2014 8:53 am
The Supply Side: Wal-Mart gears up for open call for suppliers
Armed with $250 billion to spend on U.S. made products through 2023, Wal-Mart Stores is holding its first “Open Call” for suppliers on Tuesday (July 8). The day full of…
by - July 7, 2014 12:02 am
All-In For Accreditation
As part of the accreditation process, the proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine must put up $32.25 million as backup money to send students to other schools in case the institution fails.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Fort Northwest: River Town Supplies Region with an Array of Homegrown Talent
If one thing can be said of Fort Smith these days is that it can still produce a winner, and plenty of them live here in Northwest Arkansas.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Proposed College On Path to Accreditation
Kyle Parker, CEO of the proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith, said his motivation is straightforward: to make a difference.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Fellows Expected to Deliver Results
The recent college graduates selected for the Arkansas Fellowship Program have been placed in key ancillary roles, where they could have real influence on the course of some of the areas hottest companies.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Perspective on Payment (OPINION)
The debate over whether college athletic departments should pay athletes is raging right now, and the financial data is increasingly difficult to ignore.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
A Mid-Term Look at Health Reform (OPINION)
A lot has happened since part of the Affordable Care Act went into effect Oct. 1. The wave of relief felt by the uninsured was quickly replaced by panic and disbelief by those who already had health coverage.