by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
IFWorld Sniffs Success
If IFWorld Inc.?s continued success in marketing its free content management systems wasn?t enough, its design for the University of Arkansas? Agricultural Law Center keeps getting rave reviews.
Tag: education
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Crypto Tests Granted
Vegrandis LLC, a client of Fayetteville?s Virtual Incubation Co., has received a $500,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
Guidelines Key for Facilities Funding (Editorial)
Gov. Mike Huckabee has to be happy with recent news that the school facilities study calling for $2.3 billion in improvements was not only hurried but overly thorough.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
Business Forecast: Good, Looking Better
Panelists at the 11th annual Business Forecast lunch agreed the economy is fine for the current business cycle. In Benton and Washington counties, the pundits said, it?s better than fine.
by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
UA Class Beats S&P 500
Craig Rennie, assistant professor of finance at the University of Arkansas, said his Portfolio Management class is beating the pants off Standard & Poor?s 500 benchmark.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Human Skills Portfolio Can Bridge Capital Gap (C. Sam Walls Commentary)
High school students need to think in terms of managing a personal portfolio of skills and knowledge when choosing classes.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Beebe Opinion Quells TIF Mania (Editorial)
We weren?t surprised when Attorney General Mike Beebe issued an opinion on Jan. 11 saying a 25-mill statewide property tax to fund school operations couldn?t be used for tax increment financing districts.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Tech Firm to Research Simple Anthrax Test
Vegrandis LLC, a client of Fayetteville?s Virtual Incubation Co., has received a $100,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award from the National Science Foundation.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Economists Slated For Forecast Luncheon
The University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business will host a panel of nationally recognized economists for its 11th annual Business Forecast luncheon on Jan. 28.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
The Region’s Biggest Deals of 2004
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s deal for Brazilian supermarket chain, Bompreco, for $300 million tops the list of the region’s biggest deals.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Friedman Set To Focus On UA Satellite Program
Bob Friedman has stepped down as director of the University of Arkansas? Genesis Technology Incubator to be co-director of the Satellite Communications Laboratory.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Rogers Expo Center Ballroom to be Named for Barbara Boyles
The 8,393-SF ballroom at the Rogers Expo Center will be named for Barbara Broyles, the late wife of University of Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
More Consolidation Is Needed (Editorial)
There is no way to justify the 310 school districts in this state?s 75 counties, either economically or academically.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
Best & Worst 2004: From Batman Sperm To Bogus Blind Boys
A look back at some of the best and worst news in Northwest Arkansas, according to our editors.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
SPP Joins UA?s ITRC
Southwest Power Pool Inc., a Little Rock-based group of 44 electric utilities, has joined the Information Research Technology Center.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Williams Will Retool For Teaching Position
After serving as dean of the University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business for the past 12 years, Doyle Zane Williams said he will take a year to ?retool? before returning to the classroom to teach accounting in the fall of 2006.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
For Xmas, Buba?s Got a Brand New Bag
Shopping for the person who has everything? Here are a few unique, high-end items available in Northwest Arkansas for last-minute Christmas gifts.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Charge Expected In KFSM Battery
Sgt. Shannon Gabbard said the Fayetteville Police Department has requested that a warrant be issued for the arrest of a 10th grader who threw a bottle that struck a local TV reporter in the head during an rally at Fayetteville High School.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Kizer Leaves U of A, Starts Seminars
Tim Kizer left the University of Arkansas on Dec. 2 to head Doing Business in Bentonville, a series of seminars aimed at vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - November 22, 2004 12:00 am
Study to Look at Northwest Railroad
Matthew Griffith, a designer at the University of Arkansas? School of Architecture, said he plans to study the feasibility of a light-rail system that would connect Fayetteville to the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.