by - August 4, 2014 9:00 pm
Big Brothers Big Sisters seeking bowlers
The Northwest Arkansas Big Brothers Big Sisters nonprofit is on a mission to raise $92,000 over the next week Bowling for Kids’ Sake — a fundraising campaign for 2014. Big…
Regions
by - August 4, 2014 8:10 pm
Gov. Beebe announces 22 appointments to boards and commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (Aug. 4) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Jamie Brandon, Fayetteville, reappointed to the State Review Committee for Historic Preservation. Appointment expires…
by - August 4, 2014 6:42 pm
Behind the scenes: Opening a Walmart Supercenter
Wal-Mart store manager Sherry Curtis-Swenson is putting the finishing touches on worker schedules, overseeing the store stocking and making sure the region’s newest Walmart Supercenter in Springdale runs without a…
by - August 4, 2014 6:26 pm
MarketPlace Grill to close Fort Smith site, expand in central Arkansas
MarketPlace Grill has closed its Fort Smith location, leaving more than 50 people without a job as the company works to actively expand its presence in central Arkansas. According to…
by - August 4, 2014 6:19 pm
Arkansas’ healthy home sales pace continues with sales up 5.16%
Arkansas’ home sales market shows no signs of slowing down, with the number of homes sold during the first half of the year up more than 5% and the combined…
by - August 4, 2014 4:09 pm
Hutchinson vows to fight EPA rules, AG McDaniel meets with EPA official
GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson laid out a plan to fight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that are being debated over so-called “dirty coal” power plants. The EPA has asked…
by - August 4, 2014 3:55 pm
Year-to-date Fort Smith tax revenue up, but below estimates
While the first five months of 2014 have shown generally sluggish sales tax receipts, June's figures released by the city of Fort Smith on Aug. 1 show a marked improvement….
by - August 4, 2014 2:34 pm
Arkansas banks anticipate more demand for farm loans
Farming is still big business in Arkansas despite being overshadowed by headlines from corporate giants Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods and some of the nation’s largest trucking and logistics companies in the…
by - August 4, 2014 2:19 pm
Las Faygas Texas Hold’em Tournament & Casino Night
The C.A.R.E Initiative, a local nonprofit organization composed of employees of Saatchi & Saatchi X, has spent the last eleven years working to ensure local nonprofit agencies have the support…
by - August 4, 2014 1:04 pm
NWACC history professor receives national honor
Dr. Jami Forrester, a professor of history at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, recently received the national 2014 History Award for Service. The honor, awarded by the History Channel, was presented…
by - August 4, 2014 12:50 pm
Procter & Gamble to purge up to 90 underperforming brands
Procter & Gamble plans to sell more than half of its brands to streamline the company operations and boost sales growth, CEO A.G. Lafley announced during the company's earnings presentation…
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Titanic Senate Race Floods TV Market With Cash
The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor and his Republican challenger, Congressman Tom Cotton, is a national event.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
News Stations Differ On Mobile Alerts Strategies
KNWA and KHBS/KHOG disagree on whether stations are inundating audiences with too many mobile alerts.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Marketers Value Store Walks As Important Retail Ritual
Store walks, central to shopper marketing, put marketing agents in the customers shoes.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Creating Success With Tried, True and New (OPINION)
The Rodeo of the Ozarks used a massive marketing plan, which included social media and traditional publicity efforts, to draw a record audience to its 70th annual rodeo.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
The World of Walmart (OPINION)
As the largest company in the world, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tends to attract attention and make headlines, and there has been plenty of both recently.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Backpack Journalism Brings Flexibility To The Newsroom
Mobile multimedia journalists, armed with cameras and Internet-connected laptops, have the ability to shoot their own video, edit it and upload the content, without having to leave the scene and return to the newsroom.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Little Rock Auto Firm Pays $3.35M For Moberly Lane Land
The company intends to build a 10-acre Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Grocery Chain Exec Van Hoose Happy with Harps and Home
The vice president of store planning has stayed busy with the continued expansion of Harps Food Stores Inc., which has been in growth made for nearly a decade.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
KFSM Maintains Lead in Local Television Market
The local CBS affiliates news broadcasts earned the highest Nielsen ratings in all four time slots during the month of May.