by - November 9, 2012 3:26 pm
Tim Allen, PCED, chief operating officer of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, has been elected to the board of the Arkansas Economic Developers (AED.) Whitney Yoder, assistant to…
by - November 9, 2012 3:18 pm
Two months ago, Arvest Bank launched its 1 Million Meals initiative to fight hunger in the 90 communities the bank serves. The bank has announced it exceeded the campaign goal…
by - November 9, 2012 2:05 pm
Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) will not be hosting the return of country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson on Nov. 29 as originally thought. FSCC chief operating officer Tim Seeberg confirmed…
by - November 9, 2012 12:03 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.said Thursday (Nov. 8) it will kick off Black Friday at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving Day. This is two hours earlier than last year, but comes…
by - November 8, 2012 11:43 pm
Following this week’s elections and the subsequent reactions throughout the news and social media, I think we can all agree: we care who leads us. Since the results began trickling…
by - November 8, 2012 11:14 pm
Financially troubled USA Truck on Thursday (Nov. 8) announced a “stockholders’ rights plan” that seemingly protects the company from a hostile takeover following a rapid share-price decline that has seen…
by - November 8, 2012 11:04 pm
Mark Collin of London-based Retail Insight is among a new generation of retail suppliers to call Bentonvillle home. A small corporate apartment near Wal-Mart’s main office is his domicile on…
by - November 8, 2012 10:43 pm
BENTONVILLE — Election Day in Benton County was punctuated with long lines, broken voting machines and a shortage of paper ballots. The day ended with local officials asking questions about…
by - November 8, 2012 10:05 pm
A child in crisis needs a safe place to sleep and food to eat. That’s essentially what the State of Arkansas provides for children at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter….
by - November 8, 2012 9:23 pm
After last weekend’s breakfast menu gave us very few appetizing contests, we were treated to an entertaining first half from Ole Miss and Georgia before the Bulldogs ran away in…
by - November 8, 2012 9:11 pm
A Northwest Arkansas attorney and county official recently joined the board of directors at The Elizabeth Richardson Center, according to a press release from the center. Eva Madison, justice of…
by - November 8, 2012 8:00 pm
You have a few more days to enjoy the 19th Annual Eureka Springs Food and Wine Festival. The event, which began Nov. 7, wraps up on Nov. 11. For the…
by - November 8, 2012 7:17 pm
It’s been one year in the making, but the ARK Challenge, the shared brainchild of a handful of entrepreneurial cheerleaders between Fayetteville and Little Rock, have made the dreams of…
by - November 8, 2012 6:43 pm
Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, was selected Thursday (Nov. 8) as the chairman of the powerful Senate Revenue and Tax committee, a job he admits will be a “baptism by…
by - November 8, 2012 3:43 pm
Rising business service revenue and increases in consumer broadband products drove Windstream Corp. third quarter revenues to higher ground. The Little Rock-based communications company posted sales and revenue of $1.552…
by - November 8, 2012 2:43 pm
The first sign of the political shift in Arkansas was delivered today (Nov. 8) in the Arkansas Senate, with election uncertainty continuing in northeast Arkansas. With Republican gains in the…
by - November 8, 2012 2:32 pm
Dillard’s Inc. reported higher revenue but substantially lower profits as the Little Rock-based mall retailer exited its third quarter. The company disclosed third quarter revenues topped $1.486 billion and net…
by - November 8, 2012 12:25 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas proved that it has a competitive edge in more than just athletics during the recent Bowersox Graduate Supply Chain Challenge. The team took first…
by - November 7, 2012 11:38 pm
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Veterans Day events throughout Northwest Arkansas start Friday and continue through Sunday, the actual holiday. The day, going back to 1918 at the eleventh hour, of the…
by - November 7, 2012 10:49 pm
Veteran’s are held in high esteem and honored by many companies on special holidays like the upcoming Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. Tyson Foods is one of those companies that works…
