by - February 9, 2009 12:00 am
Lessons From the Ice Storm: Teamwork and Compassion (Human Factor by Seth Mohorn)
Whether in business or in the community, when people come together for the common good, great things are sure to follow.
Tag: education
by - February 9, 2009 12:00 am
Recovery Continues as Costs Rise
Damage estimates are still being calculated for the two-day ice event that left more than 350,000 customers without power throughout Arkansas, but preliminary reports already put the cost of cleanup and repair at more than $20 million in the two-county ar
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
UA Keeps up Expansion, Improvement Plans in ’09
The University of Arkansas has over $75 million in construction projects set to begin in 2009.
by - January 26, 2009 12:00 am
Of Lucky Strikes and Lotteries (Commentary by Jeff Wood)
A gluttonous quartet of habits – smoking, drinking, eating and gambling – are the triggers behind several early bills proposed this state legislative session in Little Rock. The bills either make it easier, or more expensive, to enjoy all of the above.
by - January 12, 2009 12:00 am
Construction Begins on Fayetteville’s New Court Building (Real Deals)
Kinco Constructors of Little Rock recently purchased a building permit valued at $3.3 million to construct a new district court building for the city of Fayetteville.
by - January 12, 2009 12:00 am
Razorbacks Ranked No. 1 in Spending
The University of Arkansas spends more money on athletics as a proportion of its total instructional expenditures than any other Division 1-A school in America.
by - January 1, 2009 12:00 am
Telecom Makes New Roads In Northwestern Counties
Most Internet service providers in Northwest Arkansas either stayed flat or had a decrease in their number of employees during 2008.
by - January 1, 2009 12:00 am
Fayetteville, UA Pay $150K For Common Sense Advice
Leave it to the City of Fayetteville to spend $150,000 to learn things most anyone could have told them for free.
by - January 1, 2009 12:00 am
Ex-Razorback Mad About Teaching Kids Science (First Person)
A former Razorback football player brings the science to students in Northwest Arkansas.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Natural State Fares Better Than Nation on Unemployment Rate
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 5 released the worst unemployment figures in 30 years but numbers in Arkansas fare better.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Best & Worst of 2008
In some ways, the Northwest Arkansas economy resembled Little League baseball year after year.
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2008
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Top 10 Business Stories of 2009.
by - December 1, 2008 12:00 am
UAMS Reaches $3 Million Fundraising Goal
The state’s medical school has reached its $3 million fund raising goal to develop a satellite campus in Northwest Arkansas.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
Baum Stadium is Palace-like
Rivals.com, a Yahoo-owned sports site, named Baum Stadium its favorite collegiate baseball facility in the country.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
Benton County to Participate in National Children’s Health Study
Benton County was selected as a site for the National Children?s Study, which will follow 100,000 children from birth to adulthood.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
Collaboration Solution To Mental Health Care Void
A collaboration of organizations addresses the mental health void in Northwest Arkansas by partnering to open a 29-bed psychiatric unit in Springdale.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
Risk Management Chapter Sees Demand Increase
Eighteen months after its Northwest Arkansas chapter was formed, interest in education opportunities from the Risk Management Association is rising.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
Enrollment Numbers, Corporate Learning Up at NWACC
College President Dr. Becky Paneitz says the activity is one sign of the record headcount of 7,298 students in the fall semester of 2008, a 12.8 percent increase over last year?s enrollment.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
Johansons Mentor Small Business, Build ‘Incubator’
When the Johansons decided to build another office building down the street, they decided to more or less duplicate their model and make it more of an official small business incubator.
by - October 6, 2008 12:00 am
UAMS to Cure Doc Shortage
The addition of a satellite campus of the University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences in Northwest Arkansas is expected to help alleviate a shortage of doctors and nurses in the state.