by - February 22, 2013 7:42 am
A new Talk Business-Hendrix College survey finds that support for a $125 million bond issue for the state’s first superproject is popular, and legislation to allow faculty members on college…
by - February 21, 2013 8:32 pm
The almost 6,000 people in Northwest Arkansas working for the about 1,300 companies in the area vying for space on Wal-Mart shelves have become a valued resource pool from which…
by - February 21, 2013 8:01 pm
Belinda Williams has been named coordinator of Liberty Bank’s new Joyce Street Banking Center in Fayetteville, according to Howard Hamilton, Regional President and Chief Operating Officer. Williams has more than…
by - February 21, 2013 6:25 pm
John Brown University President Dr. Charles "Chip" Pollard was elected chair of the board of directors of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) at a board meeting held…
by - February 21, 2013 5:53 pm
Walmart Stores Inc. and Bentonville officials have announced plans for a new Neighborhood Market expected to open this fall. A formal announcement will be made at a press conference Monday,…
by - February 21, 2013 5:31 pm
Dave Hughes is convinced that the Home Show and home parades conducted by the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders are business generators for the region’s residential home market….
by - February 21, 2013 5:27 pm
Each new firm added to portfolio will receive $250,000 in start-up funding.
by - February 21, 2013 5:17 pm
Elizabeth Glassman, CEO and president of the Terra Foundation for American Art, has recently been appointed to the board of directors of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “From the…
by - February 21, 2013 4:34 pm
Benefit Bank of Fort Smith has provided two gifts totaling $300,000 to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, with university officials saying the gifts will have a positive impact…
by - February 21, 2013 3:51 pm
Ask Jeff Amerine about entrepreneurialism and the potential of creating jobs from university research and he becomes evangelical, passionately moving from one possibility to the next. “There are so many…
by - February 21, 2013 2:17 pm
Arkansas has been awarded a $42 million State State Innovation Model grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist with its Payment Improvement Initiative efforts. The…
by - February 21, 2013 1:29 pm
Employees not following proper reporting channels resulted in Thursday morning mass e-mail to more than 900 e-mail addresses by Ray Gosack, the Fort Smith city administrator. In the e-mail, Gosack…
by - February 21, 2013 12:52 pm
The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College survey of Arkansas voters tested a battery of questions related to abortion, Medicaid, guns, a steel mill superproject and Arkansas political figures. During the next…
by - February 21, 2013 12:08 pm
Arts Live Theatre presents MISS NELSON IS MISSING, March 7-10 at Arts Live Theatre Second Stage, 818 N Sang Avenue, Fayetteville, AR. Tickets: $8 ages 13 and above. $6 ages 12 and under. Tickets…
by - February 21, 2013 10:58 am
The world’s largest retailer beat its own fourth-quarter estimate with per-share earnings of $1.67.
by - February 21, 2013 6:33 am
Wall Street eyes were staring at Wal-Mart Thursday morning (Feb. 21) looking for any morsel of insight into the health of the overall economy as the retailer recently leaked a…
by - February 20, 2013 11:04 pm
Female workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Tennessee and four other southern states will not be allowed to pursue sex- discrimination claims against the retailer through a class action, or…
by - February 20, 2013 10:02 pm
Margaret Christensen, education coordinator for the Schmieding Center, says she runs the Bella Vista Health Resource Center with the help of roughly 30 volunteers – and the average age is…
by - February 20, 2013 6:31 pm
The notion of adding value to a raw commodity product is not new. But it’s core to Tyson Foods’ efforts to push profits higher in the next three years, according…
by - February 20, 2013 4:44 pm
Fort Smith officials expressed disappointment Wednesday after Sebastian County Quorum Court members voted against $820,000 in additional funding for the Ben Geren Aquatic Center in exchange for the city of…
