by - March 12, 2012 1:15 pm
BENTONVILLE – America’s Car-Mart Inc. recently amended its credit agreement with lenders increasing its borrowing power to $125 million and extending the due date to March 2015. The amended loan…
by - March 12, 2012 12:27 pm
Savannah Nichole Valentine of Alma will represent the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Hot Springs in July after winning the local Miss UAFS…
by - March 12, 2012 12:09 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — At 10:53 p.m. Saturday night (March 10), the curtain figuratively dropped on NWA Fashion Week amidst a sense of wistful pride for those who had dedicated innumerable hours to…
by - March 12, 2012 11:50 am
In late 2007, Charles Morgan, the longtime company leader of Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp., abruptly ended his tenure after building the data firm into a global powerhouse. He remained on…
by - March 12, 2012 11:36 am
BENTONVILLE — The City of Bentonville faces a $10 million environmental concern this year if city officials are unsuccessful in their efforts to repeal a 2011 mandate from the U.S….
by - March 12, 2012 11:23 am
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $7.04 million in February, up slightly compared to the $6.796 million tally in February 2011. The February…
by - March 12, 2012 11:11 am
FAYETTEVILLE — Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is in Northwest Arkansas today (March 12) to meet with various arts attractions and organizations, including the Walton…
by - March 12, 2012 10:56 am
Michael Stewart knew early on in life he would be a leader. But this passionate, chief operating officer at Northwest Health System in Springdale wasn’t always so sure he’d end…
by - March 11, 2012 11:13 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — More than 400 people packed into the UARK Bowl to see stand-up comedian Carlos Mencia Sunday night (March 11), undeterred by the dreary weather and the late-Sunday start time….
by - March 11, 2012 8:33 pm
FORT SMITH — Artistic sights and sounds filled the Fort Smith Convention Center for the annual Artisans Squared 5×5 Gala, a fundraiser for the Center for Art & Education on Saturday…
by - March 11, 2012 6:56 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Duke Ellington was right. There are just two kinds of music. And all of it was good at the Walton Arts Center Saturday night (March 10). So many great…
by - March 11, 2012 6:42 pm
Smith Nissan’s new state-of-the-art Nissan dealership opened its doors Mar. 5, with Smith officials planning a grand opening event later this spring to celebrate the dealership’s new home. “It was…
by - March 11, 2012 6:29 pm
Newt Gingrich’s emotional speech following a rare 2012 primary victory in Georgia was imaginative, policy driven, boastful, and enthusiastic — that last once being especially impressive given the relentless campaigning…
by - March 11, 2012 6:18 pm
Back in January, I was driving home, listening to NPR to avoid the advertisements played around 6 o’clock by commercial radio stations. The program, Fresh Air, was about how China’s…
by - March 11, 2012 4:56 pm
ROGERS — Some blockbuster acts have been helping charities push gala contributions well over the top lately, and quintuple-platinum country music artist Rascal Flatts did just that for the Northwest Arkansas…
by - March 11, 2012 10:16 am
The outpouring for Bert Wright is amazing except for all those thousands of folks who know him. Wright died Sunday morning (Mar. 11) after a sudden and short battle with…
by - March 11, 2012 12:12 am
FAYETTEVILLE — NWA Fashion Week continued Friday (March 9) at East Square Plaza as a mix of the scene’s foremost boutiques lined up alongside some of the new kids on…
by - March 10, 2012 5:32 pm
FORT SMITH — Bost's signature fundraiser, Grape Escapes-A Vine Affair, was held Friday (March 9) at the Holiday Inn City Center. Guests had their choice of more than 350 wines, complemented…
by - March 9, 2012 5:59 pm
It was a cold and snowy day 150 years ago when Yankee soldiers burned much of what is now downtown Bentonville following two intense days of fighting with Confederate troops…
by - March 9, 2012 5:30 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — With all the flashing lights and heart-thumping music of a New York City dance club, NWA Fashion Week’s runway shows kicked off in earnest Thursday night (March 8) at…
