by - June 16, 2015 6:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation, Steuart and Tom Walton will provide 1,000 trees this year to residents in Benton County to plant around the homes. “Having grown up in the Ozarks,…
by - June 16, 2015 5:51 pm
Predictions that Tropical Storm Bill will bring another six to 10 inches of rain to watershed areas of the Arkansas River could mean that normal transportation on the river system…
by - June 16, 2015 5:26 pm
John Brown University announces Lucas Roebuck’s promotion to chief communications officer and director of government affairs. Roebuck, 40, previously served six years as the director of university communications at the…
by - June 16, 2015 5:14 pm
Justin Harris has joined Arvest Bank as a commercial loan officer and vice president in the Bentonville market. He recently moved to Northwest Arkansas from Dallas and has more than…
by - June 16, 2015 4:45 pm
Only a half dozen years after the Great Recession, the auto industry is experiencing a strong resurgence in payrolls with more than 7.25 million private sector jobs in the U.S….
by - June 16, 2015 4:34 pm
Wal-Mart says its $1 billion investment in people is already starting to pay off as cashier turnover in the front-end of its stores began to slow the day the $9…
by - June 16, 2015 8:38 am
Devon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt…
by - June 15, 2015 6:50 pm
The first meal I ate in Cuba included rice. So, did the last meal. As did most of the meals in between during my five-day trip to Cuba. Rice is…
by - June 15, 2015 6:36 pm
The Arkansas Lottery Scholarship program may be struggling to make ends meet, but in the the past five years the 43 Arkansans who were million dollar winners through the program…
by - June 15, 2015 5:32 pm
Arkansas’ rig count has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade as drillers and oilfield equipment companies have cut back substantially on upstream oil and gas capital…
by - June 15, 2015 5:24 pm
Agents across Sebastian County have sold 557 homes through the first five months of 2015, outpacing 2014 by 6.7%, according to MountData.com. But the real story in the this region…
by - June 15, 2015 5:13 pm
The cost of owning a home in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise as steady buyer demand outpaces the supply of properties for sale. Realtors in Benton and Washington counties sold…
by - June 15, 2015 12:30 pm
Nine former University of Arkansas student-athletes will be inducted as members of the 2015 class of the UA Sports Hall of Honor this September. The honorees include a pair of…
by - June 15, 2015 11:25 am
Wal-Mart’s corporate reputation lags almost all of its competitors according to a new report published by Reputation Institute for U.S. retailers in 2015. The Bentonville-based retailer has never been in…
by - June 15, 2015 9:47 am
Whether a school board member has children in the local schools isn’t a prerequisite to run for a seat on a local school board and shouldn’t make a difference since…
by - June 14, 2015 2:19 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas may shop for another federal venue to challenge the president’s controversial Clean Power Plan after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…
by - June 14, 2015 2:10 pm
A few weeks ago, I was in Silicon Valley in California. Last week, I was in Newport and Batesville. Saturday, I leave for Paris and Germany. The locations change but…
by - June 14, 2015 2:05 pm
The schedule in the nation’s capital this week was hectic as lawmakers dealt with national security, defense, trade and government waste among other issues. The following is a recap of…
by - June 14, 2015 10:38 am
Shannon Miller, Olympic gold-medal gymnast, enjoys many titles in her life – wife, mother, and most decorated gymnast in American history. But one title she never thought she would have…
by - June 12, 2015 5:01 pm
The Walton Art’s Center is closer to its $23 million fundraising campaign thanks to a $500,000 donation from the Starr Foundation and family. This gift is designated for the nonprofits…
