by - February 18, 2013 1:13 pm
NanoMech Inc. of Springdale has received the Top Emerging Nano Innovator Award from the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA), for the second year in a row. NanoBCA is a leading business…
by - February 18, 2013 1:07 pm
The local residential real estate market was muted in January as agents sold just 71 homes in Sebastian and Crawford counties combined. Unit sales slid 19.3% from 2011 and 26%…
by - February 18, 2013 11:45 am
Arkansas legislators have taken the first step in fighting the growing, but often hidden, problem of human trafficking in the state. HB1203, introduced by Rep. David Meeks, R-Conway, and SB…
by - February 18, 2013 11:30 am
A proposed bill that would allow certain faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college and university campuses does not sit well with at least one chancellor in…
by - February 18, 2013 10:18 am
Officials with USA Truck announced Monday (Feb. 19) that John Simone, 51, will be the company’s new president and CEO, with former CEO Cliff Beckham, 41, to become the executive…
by - February 17, 2013 9:39 pm
With state lawmakers contemplating a $125 million bond program to advance a $1.1 billion steel mill project in northeast Arkansas, a competitor is quietly pushing back at the capitol by…
by - February 17, 2013 9:23 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors should put the brakes on this request by Whirlpool Corp. to ban the installation of groundwater wells in an area near the company's former…
by - February 17, 2013 9:06 pm
I’ve been fighting and arguing with a certain business assessor in the Sebastian County Tax Assessor Office for at least two years, probably more. I am right and she is…
by - February 16, 2013 1:51 pm
• Family Dollar exec joins Belk From thrifty Family Dollar to mid-line retailer Belk, Dorlisa Flur is moving on up the retail chain. Flur was recently named executive vice president…
by - February 15, 2013 8:04 pm
Residents looking for all the wares to create a home from scratch or improve the one they have can find many options at the Northwest Arkansas Home Show in Springdale…
by - February 15, 2013 4:29 pm
A Friday (Feb. 15) afternoon revelation that February sales for Wal-Mart Stores could hit lows not seen in seven years sent company shares on a brief dive before recovering to…
by - February 15, 2013 2:52 pm
Freshman State Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, has made an early name for himself in the 2013 legislative session. Sabin was chosen by the 41 freshmen in the Arkansas House…
by - February 15, 2013 2:45 pm
Business and community leaders from across the Fort Smith area gathered Friday afternoon for the 125th annual meeting of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mike Callan, the chamber's…
by - February 15, 2013 2:38 pm
“Hickory Dickory Dead,” written by Craig Sodaro and directed by Rikkee Workman-Black, is set in the Hickory Dickory Inn in New England. The snow is getting deeper outside the inn…
by - February 15, 2013 11:48 am
Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday (Feb. 15) named Ty Patterson of Texarkana as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Patterson will serve the remaining 16 months…
by - February 15, 2013 11:46 am
University of Arkansas graduate and former Razorback Athletics administrator, Dr. Sean Rochelle has been named executive director of the Razorback Foundation. The announcement was made Friday (Feb. 15) by Ken…
by - February 15, 2013 11:36 am
Single, white, middle-aged men account for the majority of homeless people in Northwest Arkansas, according to a recent census, but women with children are the fastest growing segment of the…
by - February 15, 2013 11:03 am
Tyson Foods has purchased Don Julio Foods of Clearfield, Utah, to compliment the meat company’s tortilla business — Mexican Original. Donnie Smith, president and CEO of Tyson Foods, said the…
by - February 14, 2013 10:39 pm
Stronger home sales kicked 2013 into action last month as real estate agents in Benton and Washington counties sold 366 homes, the best start in five years, according to MountData.com….
by - February 14, 2013 9:44 pm
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, is no stranger to controversy and in the 2013 regular session, he’ll continue his familiarity with political firestorms. After three terms in the Arkansas House,…
