by - February 25, 2014 6:33 pm
Plans for a third Fort Smith high school are coming under more scrutiny after a Monday (Feb. 24) school board meeting in which a group of concerned residents requested more…
by - February 25, 2014 5:23 pm
Peco Foods Inc. has acquired Townsends’ poultry plant, feed mill and hatchery in Batesville. Peco also said it will purchase selected inventories, according to an announcement by Mark Hickman, CEO…
by - February 25, 2014 4:56 pm
Wal-Mart’s Mexican business unit, Walmex, did not have much to cheer about last year, as comp sales throughout Mexico were down between 2% and 4% every month. But despite those…
by - February 25, 2014 3:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas is becoming a hotbed of innovation for startup ventures looking to make a name for themselves among an impressive junior alumni group such as Amy Callahan of Collective…
by - February 25, 2014 3:11 pm
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce official warned an Arkansas audience that overregulation of fracking practices in the oil and gas industry could cost jobs, tax revenue, and the overall economy….
by - February 25, 2014 1:30 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe, Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, and AEDC director Grant Tennille revealed a $575,000 grant to the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, which held a “wall breaking” ceremony at…
by - February 25, 2014 1:23 pm
Whirlpool Corporation has submitted yet another revised Revised Final Work Plan to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) as the company prepares to start remediation efforts well ahead of…
by - February 25, 2014 6:00 am
Day One of political filing in Arkansas saw contestants for U.S. Senator, Congress, Governor, and Lt. Governor file paperwork at the state capitol. Arkansas’ candidate filing period for this year’s…
by - February 25, 2014 5:54 am
Development and business friendliness took center stage for much of a more than hour long brainstorming session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Monday night (Feb. 24). The…
by - February 24, 2014 10:03 pm
• PepsiCo pauses to improve Quaker business Brian Cornell, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, said Quaker has been like many companies that have been caught in some of the headwinds…
by - February 24, 2014 7:29 pm
More consumers plan to sock away their tax refunds which is bad news for retailers like Wal-Mart who are sitting on higher inventory levels two months removed from what was a…
by - February 24, 2014 5:10 pm
The debate over whether Arkansans can openly carry a firearm in public continues, and this time the University of Arkansas' law school has thrown itself in the middle of the…
by - February 24, 2014 4:58 pm
Havenwood hosted it's 20th annual Angel Gala on Saturday (Feb. 22) at the Doubletree Suites in Bentonville. 235 guests attended the event, which featured cocktails, silent and live auctions, raffles,…
by - February 24, 2014 4:44 pm
Sales tax revenue dipped 3.5% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in February. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received more than $4.894 million in sales tax revenue, compared to…
by - February 24, 2014 4:27 pm
Bella Vista Property Owners Association is seeking a 62.5% rate increase in the monthly fees paid by homeowners in Bella Vista to combat a $60 million shortfall in reserves by…
by - February 24, 2014 3:36 pm
Republican primaries keep popping up across the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, with the latest primary taking place in House District 88, a district represented by first-term Rep. Randy…
by - February 24, 2014 3:33 pm
Sales slipped and profits fell as Dillard’s reported its fourth quarter and full year earnings on Monday. The Little Rock-based retailer reported fourth quarter net income of $119.1 million on…
by - February 24, 2014 3:32 pm
Lane Kidd is leaving the Arkansas Trucking Association after 22 years as president of the trade association. The Arkansas Trucking Association, which represents transportation firms in Arkansas, released this statement…
by - February 23, 2014 10:35 pm
Cabela’s Outdoors in Rogers will celebrate the beginning of the thaw by hosting “Spring Great Outdoor Days 2014” on March 1 and 2. The outdoor speciality retailer hopes to encourage…
by - February 23, 2014 9:35 pm
More than 1,300 people donned in formal and elegant attire streamed into the John Q. Hammons Center in Northwest Arkansas on Saturday for the 45th NAACP Image Awards Viewing Event….
