by - March 13, 2017 7:28 pm
Fayth Hill Washington couldn’t believe her eyes. The 4th-grader rounded the corner at the Hoxie Elementary School, and she saw white people standing everywhere. She’d spent the first three years…
by - March 13, 2017 1:30 pm
After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…
by - March 13, 2017 10:49 am
Florida-based grocer Publix scored the highest for customer experience in the 2017 Temkin Experience Rating. Publix received a rating of 84% putting it a category by itself. Temkin recently surveyed…
by - March 13, 2017 10:25 am
University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck is relocating to Alabama, Steve Voorhies, UA manager of media relations, confirmed on Monday (March 13). She has taken a job as director of…
by - March 10, 2017 1:09 pm
The number of workers employers plan to hire over the next three years in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise, according to an annual report released Friday (March 10) by the…
by - March 10, 2017 9:34 am
The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce announced during its annual meeting Thursday (March 9) the launch of the Conway 125 funding campaign to pay for seven “generation-defining” projects aimed toward…
by - March 10, 2017 8:13 am
A Bentonville couple is planning the opening of a new breakfast and brunch restaurant. The Buttered Biscuit will open the first week of April at 1403 S.E. Moberly Lane in…
by - March 9, 2017 6:29 pm
Shareholders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services will vote on how the carrier reports political contributions, and the proposal is the only one the company’s board of directors wants shareholders to…
by - March 9, 2017 4:51 pm
Fort Smith metro tourism numbers were trending positive in June, and Van Buren Advertising & Promotion Executive Director Maryl Koeth wasn’t sure if the trend would continue. It did. Hospitality…
by - March 9, 2017 3:58 pm
Wes Morris, president of prepared foods manufacturing at Tyson Foods, is leaving the meat giant, according to an internal email from COO Noel White obtained by Talk Business & Politics….
by - March 9, 2017 2:03 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., has at least 37 cosponsors for House Bill 525 that would remove agricultural trade barriers between Cuba and the U.S. There could be a $6…
by - March 9, 2017 11:38 am
The first Growler USA franchise in Arkansas opened Feb. 24 in The District at Pinnacle Hills mixed-use development on J.B. Hunt Drive in Rogers. The pub and restaurant offers more…
by - March 9, 2017 10:27 am
Construction and major renovations to properties in downtown Springdale could soon be held to new design standards, if the City Council votes to adopt a proposed form-based code approved unanimously…
by - March 8, 2017 8:21 pm
The top six banks in market share of the Fort Smith metro region reported an uptick in average total loans and leases for 2016 of 3.03%, hitting $103.695 billion for…
by - March 8, 2017 6:21 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority (NARIFA) is once again searching for a new executive director. Derrick Harris, 28, of Piggott was hired earlier this year to serve as…
by - March 8, 2017 6:10 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is a unique retailer facing a myriad of dynamic challenges, but CFO Brett Biggs told Wall Street analysts to not forget the company’s position of financial strength which…
by - March 8, 2017 12:29 pm
By nearly all measures, the economy of Northwest Arkansas has been experiencing robust growth. Another strong indicator surfaced this week. Washington County is one of the top 10 counties in…
by - March 8, 2017 11:50 am
Dr. Matt Waller, dean of the Walton College of Business, is taking time out of his administrative schedule to give 50 students from the Honors College an opportunity to network…
by - March 8, 2017 8:17 am
Ozark Regional Transit of Springdale saw a 31% decrease in the total number of passengers and a 17% decline in miles the transit company’s buses were driven as a result…
by - March 8, 2017 8:03 am
A Northwest Arkansas law firm has expanded its footprint. Smith Hurst PLC, a regional business law and private wealth law firm, has opened an approximately 2,500-square-foot office in Rogers, on…
