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A ‘village’ of partners

What does the 21st century hold for our young people? How do we prepare them for an unpredictable and unprecedented future in a global society? To begin to answer these pressing…

Career centered education

This year, we worked hard to fund four new Career Centers in Ashdown, Clarksville, Mountain Home and Paris, Arkansas. This gives us more than 32 Career Centers in Arkansas. These…

Weiner Race raises money for the Bella Vista Animal Shelter

It was a dog’s life at the 9th Annual “Weiner Takes All” Dachshund Races held during Bella Vista’s Hay Days on Saturday (Sept. 19). More than 40 dachshunds, grouped by…

Savor the Flavor expands to downtown Bentonville

A warm summer breeze and the soft glow of lights around the Bentonville square greeted attendees of Savor the Flavor on Thursday night (Sept. 17) as they strolled in and…

Arkansas jobless rate falls to 5.4% in August, nonfarm jobs set record

Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 5.4% in August thanks to a year-over-year gain of more than 43,000 jobs. Also, the number of unemployed declined by 4,825 in August compared to…

Two e-commerce execs exit Wal-Mart

In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart. Gibu…

National bank chief seeks financial protections for community banks

Former Oklahoma governor and American Banking Association CEO Frank Keating told an audience of mostly legal and financial professionals on Thursday (Sept. 17) that overly burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations implemented since…

Wal-Mart to build two e-commerce fulfillment centers in central Florida

Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery…

Arkansas health reform report to include ‘out of the box’ ideas

The consultants who are preparing a report that will guide Arkansas’ health reform efforts are “absolutely in writing mode” as they near an expected Oct. 1 completion date, the firm’s…

Tusk to Tail: 7 Predictions from Highly Effective Tailgaters, Week 3

The post-Toledo debacle predictions are in and this group of Hog fans remain optimistic, with one predicting the Razorbacks will beat Texas Tech by a score of 48-13. One might…

ABF Freight, Panther Logistics make top truckers list for 2015

ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics have been named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 Truckers list for 2015. The two operations are subsidiaries of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. Each year,…

The Video Wire: Something about moving on and being positive

Efforts are made by Dawson Meadows to become Arkansas’ next Parks & Tourism Director or a small boat captain. Or maybe both. It’s uncertain. Also, there is no bleeping in…

Walton Foundation supports new ‘Childhood Initiatives’ center in Bentonville

Bankers, builders, philanthropists, civic leaders, business and education professionals convened early Thursday (Sept. 17) in Bentonville to celebrate the legacy of Helen Walton and her vision for Northwest Arkansas’ youngest…

InvoTek to participate in $5 million, five-year project

Alma-based InvoTek Inc., along with three clinical partners, received funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The 5-year, $5 million project seeks to improve…

August foreclosure pace doubles in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith area

The local foreclosure pace in August bucked the national trend as the number of filings doubled in Benton, Sebastian and Washington counties compared to the same month last year, according…

Walmart to add 60,000 seasonal workers, 1,245 of those in Arkansas

Walmart will hire 60,000 workers to help the retailer through the holiday shopping cycle, with 1,245 of those short-term hires to be in Arkansas, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 17)…

Let teachers teach

I’ll never forget what one of the best public school teachers I ever knew said about performance programs and those results. “If I had taken the career path to follow…

Arkansas Supreme Court cleared in misconduct claim in gay marriage case

The state Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (JDDC) concluded Wednesday that no evidence of misconduct occurred in a controversial Arkansas Supreme Court case involving same-sex marriage. In April of this…

Gov. Hutchinson talks about hiring new state Parks & Tourism Director

After giving a pep talk to hospitality industry leaders at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) told reporters on Wednesday that he had begun…

Newly elected school board members talk mascot change, charter school

Voters hoping for a turnaround on the Fort Smith School Board's decision to nix the "Rebels" mascot change for Southside High School may be in for a disappointment as new…