by - March 26, 2014 3:15 pm
John Brown University Construction Management students brought home several awards from the Associated Schools of Construction Student Competition. The team placed first against ten other teams in the commercial building…
by - March 26, 2014 3:00 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. announced the promotion of Flavio Malnarcic as president and general manager of Tyson do Brasil, the company’ poultry subsidiary in Brazil. “Flavio has done an outstanding job…
by - March 26, 2014 10:34 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. planted more seeds in Silicon Valley recently by opening a technology center in Sunnyvale, Calif., that is dedicated to growing the retailer’s digital sales. Located about 30…
by - March 26, 2014 10:13 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued an immediate recall of the My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Dolls sold exclusively at its store since August 2012. The dolls were…
by - March 25, 2014 6:56 pm
The Congressional delegations from Arkansas and Oklahoma released a letter Tuesday (March 26) requesting funding for a study that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fix a…
by - March 25, 2014 6:47 pm
A new online university and many new degree programs were approved at last week's meeting of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees meeting. But not much discussed was…
by - March 25, 2014 6:45 pm
The fallout from the investigation into the online activities of Faulkner County Circuit Judge Mike Maggio continues, as the Conway judge's current docket has been reassigned. Maggio, who until early…
by - March 25, 2014 6:20 pm
Sales tax collections for the city of Fort Smith were down in both city and county sales taxes for a period that included the typically busy Christmas shopping season. Each…
by - March 25, 2014 6:06 pm
Combined personal incomes in Arkansas during 2013 grew 2.2%, below the 2.6% U.S. average, with the state’s per capita average of $36,086 pushing the state’s national ranking from 45 in…
by - March 25, 2014 5:21 pm
A Disney World theme park vacation may be every kid’s dream, but with the escalating costs of a one-day ticket such a fairy tale trip could be out of reach…
by - March 25, 2014 4:03 pm
High school students can meet Arkansas’ new digital learning requirement and earn college credit at the same time through an offering of NorthWest Arkansas Community College. NWACC was one of…
by - March 25, 2014 3:53 pm
Jim Keenan, senior vice president of Enterprise Customer Solutions for Arkansas Best Corporation, will retire March 31, 2014, after 33 years of service with the company. "Jim's many years of…
by - March 25, 2014 3:05 pm
A journalist who sparked a wave of negative publicity for Bill and Hillary Clinton in the ’90′s shared his “cautionary tale” of fostering Clinton-hating and his conversion to supporting the…
by - March 25, 2014 12:59 pm
The past few months have been a blur of activity for execs at Silicon Solar Solutions/Picasolar and Overwatch, both tagged as startups to watch in 2014 by The City Wire….
by - March 25, 2014 12:40 pm
U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, Okla., could be in hot water now that the House Committee on Ethics has received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics regarding outside…
by - March 25, 2014 11:44 am
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry reported total sales growth of 1.5% in 2013, down from 2.8% in 2012 and lower than the 3.4% in 2011. Last year’s growth was…
by - March 24, 2014 6:49 pm
Tax filers the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas who have waited until the last few weeks of tax season do not have to go it alone. According to Susan…
by - March 24, 2014 5:30 pm
Ben Geren Aquatics Center has taken another step closer to reality with news that the final plans for the joint city-county water park have gone out to bid. According to…
by - March 24, 2014 4:47 pm
Simmons First National Corp. will acquire Little Rock-based Delta Trust & Banking Corp. for roughly $66 million. The Pine Bluff-based bank said it has entered into a definitive agreement and…
by - March 24, 2014 4:13 pm
Fort Smith is a great place to live, today, but as with any living thing, today’s actions affect tomorrow’s outcome. Individually we set goals to achieve a designed future for…
