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Trailside Coffee Stop on Tap for Springdale

Downtown Springdale will soon see the opening of a new caf in the new Phat Tire Bike Shop on Emma Avenue.

McClure Named Beard Semifinalist for Third Time

Chef Matt McClure at The Hive in the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious award for three consecutive years.

Local CEOs Depicted in Captured Project

Two New York City artists commissioned about 30 prison inmates to draw portraits of business leaders they say have committed crimes masquerading as commerce.

NewRoad Capital Partners Has Moved From Bentonville Square

If you are in the market for some prime real estate on a hard corner of Bentonvilles downtown square, its there for the taking.

Longtime Banker Mike McFarland Retiring from Arvest

McFarland has been senior vice president of business development for Arvest Bank in Springdale since 2011, and before that served as First Security Banks Springdale market president.

Walmart Involved in Trademark Tangle

Florida-based Happy Tax Franchise LLC has filed a lawsuit against the Bentonville-based retailer.

First National Bank of NWA Breaks Ground on Bentonville Branch

Bank officials say the new office will reflect an interest that has become a key focus of the area the arts.

RinseWell Wins National Award, Lands Licensing Deal

The device, which helps restaurants save water, is made by Recycle Hydro Solutions Inc. in Rogers.

Cafe 211 Owner Shares Culture Over Coffee

Guatemalan native Mauricio Guerrero opened the coffee shop last November in downtown Bentonville.

$10 Million Project Starts Fields Business Park

The two-story, 40,000-SF building is the first phase of a 28-acre business campus in Rogers, dubbed The Fields at Pinnacle.

Step IT Up NWA Prepares Minority Women for Tech Jobs

The program, created by California-based tech leader UST Global, promises employment for participants within 90 days.

UACDC Earns Accolade For Tornado Recovery Plan

University of Arkansas Community Design Center received the WAN Future Projects Urban Design for 2015 Award for its Slow Street: A New Town Center for Mayflower, Arkansas project.

Stephens Investment Banker Puts Down Roots in NWA

Justin Courtney relocated to the area from Dallas earlier this year.

In Pine Bluff, Hillary Clinton says she’s running to dismantle barriers

Fresh off a resounding victory in South Carolina and two days away from the Super Tuesday primaries where Arkansans will vote, Hillary Clinton told a supportive crowd of 1,000 at…

Ted Cruz expects two-person race with Donald Trump after SEC primary

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said the GOP Presidential field might well be a two-man race between Donald Trump and himself after Tuesday’s SEC primaries and that contender Marco Rubio should consider…

Arkansas’ annual average jobless rate below 6%, lowest since 2008

Arkansas’ average jobless rate in 2015 was 5.2%, below the 6.1% in 2014 and well below the 7.4% average in 2013. It is the first time the annual average dropped…

Goodson, Kemp offer arguments for their Chief Justice candidacies, address controversies

The two candidates vying for the Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice seat – Justice Courtney Goodson and Judge Dan Kemp – offered their arguments for election and defended themselves on…

Trump, Cruz, Rubio barnstorm Arkansas as Clinton wins big in South Carolina

The three top contenders for the GOP Presidential nomination – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio – held big rallies in Northwest and central Arkansas just three days before…

Arkansas Libertarians nominate eight more candidates as part of challenge to law

The Libertarian Party of Arkansas Saturday nominated four additional candidates for House races and four additional ones for local races, even though its deadline for nominations has passed, in order…

ASU Board approves $35 million O’Reilly convention center project

Developer Tim O’Reilly said Friday (Feb. 26) that the work on a $35 million convention center on the Arkansas State University campus could begin as soon as Monday. He made…

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property