by - August 3, 2012 12:16 pm
Throughout our history, Americans have periodically been forced to reckon with the moral and political impact of the goods and services they buy. Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day was one such moment….
by - August 3, 2012 12:03 pm
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC will keep a staff of eight in its consolidated photography department.
by - August 3, 2012 11:41 am
Five photographers will be laid off from the Northwest Arkansas Newspapers (NAN), with other cuts likely. Almost three years ago, Stephens Media and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. merged operations in…
by - August 3, 2012 10:27 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced that a ban on outdoor burning for all 77 Oklahoma counties is effective immediately. Oklahoma Forestry Services, a division of the Oklahoma Department of…
by - August 3, 2012 8:25 am
Payrolls in the U.S. climbed more than forecast in July, boosted by a pickup in employment at automakers, even as the jobless rate unexpectedly rose to a five-month high. The…
by - August 2, 2012 11:57 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville Underground is now at street level. Roughly eight months after members of the artist collective lost their lease on space they occupied on the basement level of…
by - August 2, 2012 8:57 pm
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, will book one-time charges totaling $3.3 billion on the value of its U.S. shale gas assets and nickel operations in Australia because…
by - August 2, 2012 6:10 pm
General Motors Co., struggling to turn around its money-losing Opel unit, said second-quarter profit slid 38 percent as losses widened in Europe where the auto market is heading toward its…
by - August 2, 2012 5:46 pm
In the coming months, state lawmakers and key constitutional officers will be making critical decisions on Arkansans’ options for health insurance through Medicaid, an insurance exchange, or the pure free…
by - August 2, 2012 5:35 pm
Arkansas’ first month of tax revenue in the new fiscal year was a net positive. The state Department of Finance and Administration’s monthly revenue report for July showed net available…
by - August 2, 2012 5:03 pm
It’s crunch time for supporters of the automated curbside solid waste collection initiative for the entire city of Fort Smith. Organizer Joel Culberson, who launched the effort following a 4-3…
by - August 2, 2012 4:48 pm
Marty Parsons, chief financial officer for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, parted ways with the institution Wednesday (Aug. 1). The termination was effective immediately, ad NWACC President Dr. Becky Paneitz released…
by - August 2, 2012 4:12 pm
In The Dark Knight Rises, the third and supposed final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, Gotham is plunged (once again!) into utter chaos. And while the previous two movies…
by - August 2, 2012 4:06 pm
Book reviews: The Lady of the Rivers (Touchstone, 2011) and Changeling (Simon Pulse, 2012), both by Phillippa Gregory BENTONVILLE — In my premiere book review for The City Wire,…
by - August 2, 2012 3:53 pm
The overall economy may have slowed a bit in the second quarter but the local hospitality sector didn’t feel it in the least. The region’s four largest cities collected $1.288…
by - August 2, 2012 3:18 pm
LOWELL — Arkansas Children’s Hospital sets the standard for care of children with complex medical issues in the state, but traveling to Little Rock for treatment is a major disruption to…
by - August 2, 2012 12:33 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (Aug. 1) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Rosemary Alcon, Ozark, to the Arkansas Board of Health Education. Appointment expires July 31,…
by - August 2, 2012 12:29 pm
Two reports out of central Arkansas point to job losses that could total 260. In a letter to employees released this morning (Aug. 2), Hawker Beechcraft says it has notified…
by - August 2, 2012 11:49 am
The Foundation of Butterfield Trail Village, Northwest Arkansas’ only LifeCare retirement community, recently appointed Maureen Cover-Bryan as the Foundation’s new executive director. Cover-Bryan will oversee operations of the Butterfield Trail Village Foundation….
by - August 2, 2012 11:10 am
Jerry Hudlow, fired on May 14, filed his lawsuit Wednesday in Washington County.
