by - October 26, 2012 4:31 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday (Oct. 26) it has completed its pending deal to purchase Yihaodian, one of the fasting growing e-commerce companies in China. This strategic investment for a…
by - October 26, 2012 2:23 pm
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) is expanding its funeral science program to include classes at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus beginning January 2013. The Memorandum of Understanding was approved Friday, Oct….
by - October 26, 2012 1:45 pm
Economic growth in the U.S. was stronger than forecast in the third quarter, propelled by gains in consumer spending, defense outlays and homebuilding. Gross domestic product, the value of all…
by - October 26, 2012 1:33 pm
At a special after-hours event at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, 160 women gathered for a girl’s night out. Washington Regional Medical Center hosted a Spirit of…
by - October 26, 2012 1:12 pm
The Fall Small Business Alliance will be held Monday Oct. 29 and will feature a program on funding options for small businesses. The meeting is part of the Siloam Springs…
by - October 26, 2012 12:44 pm
“Whodunnit?” That was the question everyone was asking Thursday evening (Oct. 25) as the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM) kicked-off its membership drive with a celebrity Whodunnit? art auction…
by - October 26, 2012 9:10 am
As Jason Parker pointed out in his column this week, Ole Miss is coming to Little Rock for the first time since 1992. How dramatically have things changed over the…
by - October 26, 2012 8:52 am
Rarely has there been as important of a weekend on tap for the Southeastern Conference than this one. Sure, everyone talks about the ruggedness of the league and how every…
by - October 25, 2012 10:02 pm
Arkansas companies wanting to learn to finance their export sales’ growth and to mitigate payment risks have a learning opportunity available in both Little Rock and Rogers. The Little Rock…
by - October 25, 2012 9:35 pm
Lower revenue, but greater profits — that’s the bottom line for Acxiom’s second quarter. The Little Rock-based data marketer posted quarterly net income of $16.37 million, up 26% from a…
by - October 25, 2012 9:00 pm
My late father taught me that what defines a principle is the willingness to adhere to it even when that adherence hurts. Maybe that’s why the newfound appreciation of the…
by - October 25, 2012 6:55 pm
A “quick tally” of the economic impact of the University of Arkansas includes information that the economic impact so far in 2012 from home Razorback football games is $40.842 million…
by - October 25, 2012 6:34 pm
University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Tenses of Landscape Oct. 1 – Nov. 4, 2012 Tenses of Landscape is a group exhibition curated by Sam King and Christopher Lowrance. The…
by - October 25, 2012 6:09 pm
On this week’s adventure, we head to an old favorite. And yet, at the same time, a brand new disappointment. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. It’s sort…
by - October 25, 2012 5:30 pm
Tammy Bitzer had always wanted to have her own pharmacy and earlier this year, that dream came true. Bitzer opened Tammy B’s Pharmacy in April 2012 in a place some…
by - October 25, 2012 4:57 pm
Wal-Mart told its global suppliers they have until 2017 to comply with its sustainability initiative or risk losing shelf space. The retailer said Thursday (Oct. 25) during a conference in…
by - October 25, 2012 1:54 pm
University of Arkansas student-athletes that entered school in a four-year period from 2002-05 had a graduation success rate of 72% in the most recent numbers released by the NCAA. The…
by - October 25, 2012 1:46 pm
Americans signed fewer contracts than forecast in September to purchase previously owned homes, a sign the industry’s recovery will be uneven. The index of pending home resales climbed 0.3% after…
by - October 25, 2012 1:40 pm
The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 85 pits candidates Paul Graham (R) and David Whitaker (D) against each other in a race that, for Whitaker, will be about…
by - October 25, 2012 1:31 pm
The race for Arkansas House of Representatives District 84 pits Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, against challenger Adella Gray (D). Gray said that, if elected, she would set education, job creation…
