by - January 22, 2013 3:37 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding its retail footprint across Canada this year by adding 1.4 million square feet, or 37 supercenters and several distribution centers, to counter Target’s recent move…
by - January 22, 2013 3:05 pm
A national trucking association report indicates the year ended on a positive note for the industry, but a broader index of the U.S. freight industry continues to indicate a weak…
by - January 22, 2013 11:01 am
When most people think of a common thread that runs throughout an entire corporate culture, the word generosity probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. That is not necessarily…
by - January 22, 2013 10:25 am
Baseball delivered Jon Williams from Longmont, Colo., to Northwest Arkansas, but his family, a popular radio show and an ever-growing Loyal and Royal Army have him firmly rooted in the…
by - January 21, 2013 9:06 pm
Home sales and median prices rose across Northwest Arkansas in 2012 but the not all zip codes participated in the rally, according to the latest report from MountData.com. This report…
by - January 21, 2013 6:48 pm
Medicaid expansion in Arkansas was recently debated via guest commentaries by Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ Surgeon General and Director of the Arkansas Center of Health Improvement, and Dan Greenberg, a lawyer,…
by - January 21, 2013 5:31 pm
Coming off the 50th anniversary of Wal-Mart, the Walmart Visitor Center in Bentonville, Ark., saw an increase in visitors and will continue to add new features to its museum. The…
by - January 21, 2013 3:14 pm
Persistant drought for more than two years sent U.S. hay production down nearly 18% to 120 million tons last year producing the lowest stock level since 1974, according to Derrell…
by - January 21, 2013 1:10 pm
• Senate Report: Week 1 review If pomp and circumstance is appealing to you, then the first couple of days of the Session would be quite exciting. There are grand gestures…
by - January 21, 2013 11:50 am
Blythe Beck, a popular Dallas-based chef who stars in a “Naughty” national television show, is soon coming to Fort Smith to provide “creative direction” for the culinary crew at The…
by - January 21, 2013 11:34 am
State Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, and State Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, say they are committed to bringing “civility to politics” in the 89th General Assembly, which is Republican-controlled…
by - January 21, 2013 9:26 am
The city of Fayetteville has been named a Volunteer Community of the Year by the Office of Governor Mike Beebe, the Department of Human Services Division on Volunteerism, and the…
by - January 20, 2013 6:46 pm
More than 100 people gathered for 24-hours Friday in Rogers, Ark., to brainstorm and develop cutting-edge technologies. Rockfish Interactive hosted a Hackathon in its Northwest Arkansas offices as well as…
by - January 20, 2013 6:36 pm
An obstacle to small business growth beginning in 2014 is the provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires businesses with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees to provide their…
by - January 20, 2013 11:33 am
Fort Smith welcomed its new Regional Art Museum (RAM) with open arms on Saturday evening (Jan. 19) as the organization celebrated its grand opening with an inaugural gala. More than…
by - January 20, 2013 12:25 am
The once sleepy retirement village of Bella Vista nestled in the scenic Ozark foothills was recently tagged the “Best Place to Raise Kids in Arkansas” by Bloomberg Businessweek. Last month…
by - January 19, 2013 12:36 pm
After the Friday (Jan. 18) visit to the 188th Fighter Wing by Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III, Major Heath Allen with the 188th issued…
by - January 18, 2013 6:14 pm
It took more than two years and $14.2 million to build, but the new 83,000-square-foot Health Professions Center on the campus of NorthWest Arkansas Community College is state-of-the-art. More than…
by - January 18, 2013 5:13 pm
Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III, left little room for doubt Friday (Jan. 18) as to the future of the A-10 mission with the Fort…
by - January 18, 2013 9:47 am
Small percentage declines in Arkansas’ workforce numbers and the number of employed pushed Arkansas’ December unemployment rate to 7.1%, up from 7% in November, but below the 7.8% in December…
