by - April 9, 2014 12:21 pm
Robert and Sandra Connor of Little Rock and Dallas have made a $1.5 million pledge to extend the Robert C. and Sandra Connor Endowed Faculty Fellowship at the University of…
by - April 8, 2014 9:06 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission approved a conditional use Tuesday (April 8), removing the final road block in what has been a long and winding road in the city and…
by - April 8, 2014 8:42 pm
Commercial vacancy rates are improving across Northwest Arkansas with positive absorption of existing space but there is still too much unoccupied space not generating income for owners, according to the…
by - April 8, 2014 7:03 pm
Two potential issues that may be on the November ballot offer contrasting attitudes from Arkansas voters. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of more than 1,000 likely voters shows that…
by - April 8, 2014 6:45 pm
The burgeoning local food movement that has swept the nation in recent years has planted roots in Northwest Arkansas. A group known as the Northwest Arkansas Regional Food Council, which…
by - April 8, 2014 5:36 pm
A team of NorthWest Arkansas Community College students was named a finalist in the opening round of team competition in the Enactus U.S. National Exposition in Cincinnati on April 1….
by - April 8, 2014 5:13 pm
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) announces plans to expand services by June 1. The public transportation company said recent budget increases by many of the municipalities it serves in Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 8, 2014 3:43 pm
Arvest Bank has chosen Fort Smith banker Craig Rivaldo to head up its Benton County market operations. Jason Kincy, spokesman for the bank made the announcement in an email release…
by - April 8, 2014 3:17 pm
The Whirlpool site in Fort Smith that has been the center of a pollution cleanup has now had deed restrictions put in place, limiting certain future activities at the site…
by - April 8, 2014 3:05 pm
Moving beyond the dissolution of the Walmart Bharti venture in India, Wal-Mart said Tuesday (April 8) it plans to expand its footprint in that densely populated country with 50 Cash…
by - April 8, 2014 11:28 am
Whole Foods Market appears to have taken one more baby step toward a Fayetteville location. Plans submitted to the city of Fayetteville this week show what appears to be a…
by - April 8, 2014 10:56 am
The Supply Chain Management Research Center at the University of Arkansas will hold its spring conference on April 23. This year’s theme surrounds analytics and Big Data capabilities that is…
by - April 8, 2014 10:32 am
Peter MacKeith has been named dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1. MacKeith is a professor of architecture at the Sam…
by - April 8, 2014 9:48 am
A report of the number of charges filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the basis of harassment and discrimination showed the state of Arkansas' numbers dropped more…
by - April 7, 2014 9:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has filed a preliminary plan for a large scale Neighborhood Market near downtown Rogers, according to city officials and first reported by NWA Newspapers. It would be the…
by - April 7, 2014 8:56 pm
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor holds a three-point lead over his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, in the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll. Pryor, whose seat has been…
by - April 7, 2014 8:48 pm
Nearly a year after it was first announced, work has begun on the Garrison Pointe West development, which will convert six Garrison Avenue buildings into a mixed-use commercial and luxury…
by - April 7, 2014 3:46 pm
Wal-Mart Stores tweaked its pregnancy policy in March following a proposed shareholder resolution and separate Jan. 11 charge filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a woman…
by - April 7, 2014 3:37 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (April 7) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: John Beachboard, Little Rock, to the Public Health Advisory Board. Appointment expires Nov. 1, 2017….
by - April 7, 2014 12:59 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing’s Ebbing Air National Guard Base will host seven F-16C Falcons and 40 maintenance, operation and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s Tulsa-based 138th Fighter…
