by - May 21, 2013 12:36 am
The Northwest Arkansas StartUp Cup is launching its 2013 competition, organizers announced recently. There will be several changes to the second year of the competition as organizers fine-tune the process….
by - May 21, 2013 12:17 am
Tyson Foods has formed an independent farm animal well-being advisory panel to provide guidance to the company's FarmCheck program, an initiative designed to ensure responsible care and over well-being of…
by - May 20, 2013 11:44 pm
The Jones Center in Springdale will host a blood drive to benefit American Red Cross Blood Services on Tuesday, May 21 from 2 to 7 p.m. As the summer months…
by - May 20, 2013 11:07 pm
Business and government leaders across Arkansas say the challenges in the Internet Age present opportunities for success and failures. Navigating the rapidly changing landscape may be the highest hurdle to…
by - May 20, 2013 8:09 pm
About 160 Teamster local union reps on Monday (May 20) unanimously endorsed a tentative labor contract between the union and ABF Freight System that includes an immediate 7% wage reduction…
by - May 20, 2013 8:01 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has a business to run and the lawsuit the retailer filed in Benton County Circuit Court last week is a step to protect that enterprise, its customers…
by - May 20, 2013 6:00 pm
Much has been written about the convergence of technology and the act of shopping — a behavior that dates back some 10,000 years to the ancient Persian empire. And while…
by - May 20, 2013 5:31 pm
Arkansas's innovative approach to implementing health-care reforms has garnered national attention. Instead of increasing the number of people receiving traditional Medicaid services, we've developed a plan to expand health-care coverage…
by - May 20, 2013 5:24 pm
Towson University Director of Athletics Michael Waddell has been named senior associate athletic director for external operations and strategic communications at the University of Arkansas it was announced by Vice…
by - May 20, 2013 3:13 pm
Several sources have told The City Wire that as many as 60 people have been laid off at Golden Living’s administrative center in Fort Smith, with the company acknowledging only…
by - May 20, 2013 2:27 pm
Wal-Mart launched a new state initiative called “Arkansas’ Own” to promote Arkansas vendors doing business with the retail giant and to encourage more shoppers to buy local products made in…
by - May 20, 2013 2:24 pm
It’s certainly not a popular move with potentially hundreds of employees in the Fort Smith region, but officials with Rheem and Arkansas Best Corp. recently said they will close their…
by - May 20, 2013 1:33 pm
A criminal complaint filed today against Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner details the federal case against her, which includes accepting payments in a pie box from a political supporter. The…
by - May 19, 2013 4:44 pm
The City Wire says don’t forget, as time rolls on in the slow-moving Whirlpool clean-up plan for its former Fort Smith plant site and surrounding residential neighborhood, to ask the…
by - May 19, 2013 11:34 am
The No. 13 Arkansas baseball team has earned the No. 3 seed and a first round bye in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament, scheduled for May 21-26 at the Hoover…
by - May 19, 2013 10:06 am
Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner, 68, has been arrested and is being held for the U.S. Marshals office under a charge of extortion. The arresting agency is the Federal Bureau of…
by - May 19, 2013 9:59 am
It wasn’t a traffic jam causing honking sounds at the Target store in Rogers, Ark., Saturday afternoon rather the 7th annual Touch-a-Truck event. Eighty-degrees under sunny skies welcomed approximately 1,500…
by - May 18, 2013 4:58 pm
A woman standing on the rooftop of the Fayetteville Public Library looks out across the green, lush Boston Mountains and jumps … onto a fitness mat. The immersive experience of…
by - May 18, 2013 2:06 pm
The first ever, “Boots and Bling Ball” netted around $9,000 for the Donald W. Reynolds Crisis Intervention Center formerly the Crisis Center for Women. More than 250 attendees gathered at…
by - May 18, 2013 11:58 am
The Kid’s Safety Fair presented by the U.S. Marshals Museum was held Friday (May 17) for the purpose of helping children be safe and letting them have some fun. Tents…
