by - May 28, 2014 2:24 pm
Free Health Screening
The Women’s Center at Sparks will offer free health screenings at the This ‘N That Thrift Shoppe’s open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 31. Screenings include…
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by - May 28, 2014 2:20 pm
“Servants of the Law”
by - May 28, 2014 2:14 pm
Mother Nature Reveals Her Story
Mother Nature Reveals Her Story Reading Times at Hobbs State Park for the Second Half of 2014. Mother Nature herself has become a permanent fixture at Hobbs State Park –Conservation…
by - May 28, 2014 2:06 pm
Hobnob at Hobbs State Park
“Hobnob” at Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area east of Rogers is a yearly celebration of the Friends of Hobbs’s undertakings in support of the Park’s many programs and activities. …
by - May 28, 2014 9:21 am
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Names New Executive Director
Matthew Herren, who most recently served as SoNAs associate principal cello and personnel manager, will begin July 1.
by - May 27, 2014 9:35 pm
Airport Commission gives OK for talks on $40 million Fort Smith schools project
Plans for a new $40 million events complex for Fort Smith Public Schools took another step forward Tuesday (May 27) with the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission giving the green…
by - May 27, 2014 9:20 pm
Loan losses, struggling consumers hurt Car-Mart fiscal year earnings
The used-car sales and finance business was anything but easy driving for America’s Car-Mart during the company’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2014. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here auto business…
by - May 27, 2014 5:15 pm
Fianna Hills Country Club owner to ‘move forward’ with new manager
While the future of Fianna Hills Country Club looked uncertain earlier this month, officials with the club have confirmed to members and The City Wire that the club will remain…
by - May 27, 2014 5:02 pm
Manufacturing and business reps meet with Gov. Beebe, Workforce Cabinet
Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…
by - May 27, 2014 4:46 pm
Fort Smith officials urged to join municipal sustainability program
The city of Fort Smith could soon join Fayetteville and the Arkansas Municipal League in backing a program whose goal is to increase sustainability in cities across the state. According…
by - May 27, 2014 4:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up in May reports
Consumer spending among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas ticked up slightly in March according to cumulative sales tax revenue of $4.517 million reported this month. Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale…
by - May 27, 2014 4:13 pm
Beebe names 18 to state boards and commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday(May 27) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Bryant Ashley, Jr., North Little Rock, to the State Board of Optometry. Appointment expires April…
by - May 27, 2014 4:07 pm
Arkansas’ year-to-date home sales up 3.84%, numbers up 5.77% in April
April continued a trend for Arkansas home sales of an increase in the number of homes sold in the state’s four largest metro markets but a dip in the average…
by - May 27, 2014 2:30 pm
Wal-Mart streamlines Canadian workforce amid competitive climate
Wal-Mart Canada has confirmed that up to 750 jobs were cut earlier this month amid a broad management restructuring effort. The staff reductions represent less than 1% of total market…
by - May 27, 2014 12:26 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride bids on Hillshire Brands
Tyson Foods’ long-time poultry competitor — Pilgrim’s Pride — is making a play to diversify its portfolio with Hillshire Brands reportedly offering $5.52 billion for the beef and pork branded…
by - May 26, 2014 8:59 pm
Arkansas political leaders talk about key races, political spending
The two leaders of the state’s major political parties offered different views on the trajectory of the general election match-ups, but they tentatively agreed to call out third-party groups who…
by - May 26, 2014 5:05 pm
Battling with documentation
Growing up my mother often would warn me as an inducement to behave or face the consequences, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” I have found throughout my…
by - May 26, 2014 4:49 pm
Arkansas voter polling insights
When conceiving this column a few months ago, we planned to make the space allotted us on this website a place where we explain the strategic motivations behind the actions…
by - May 26, 2014 4:15 pm
Pioneer Days Parade kicks off Old Fort Days Rodeo events
With the temperature in the upper 80s, hundreds gathered along Main Street in Van Buren on Saturday (May 24) at the Pioneer Days Parade, a traditional lead-in to the Old…
by - May 26, 2014 12:01 am
Office Park Deals in Bentonville Total More Than $5M
KNDW Investments LLC of Texarkana, Texas, bought the LEED-certified Heritage Center Office Park on Village Loop and the Legacy Business Center on S.W. 24th Street.