by - July 22, 2012 5:49 pm
The presidential election, by some accounts, is sinking to record depths of negativity and nastiness, with unprecedented attacks on Wall Street, especially the private-equity industry. It’s enough to send the…
by - July 22, 2012 4:25 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Dream Big!, the signature fundraiser for the Children’s Safety Center in Springdale, took place Saturday night (July 21) at the Fayetteville Town Center. The event featured live music by…
by - July 22, 2012 3:45 pm
BENTONVILLE— Voters will decide whether the retail sale of alcohol is allowed in Benton County when they cast their ballots in November. Benton County Clerk Tena O'Brien and her staff…
by - July 22, 2012 1:57 pm
Lundy Kiger, director of government relations for AES Shady Point in Poteau, has been named a member of the Oklahoma Chamber Business Ambassador Program. The State Chamber’s Business Ambassador Program…
by - July 22, 2012 1:43 pm
Washington Regional is the first healthcare system in Northwest Arkansas to implement new technology that improves care for patients who have peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, according to a…
by - July 22, 2012 1:05 pm
Andy Allen has been named its new program chair for viticulture and enology at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Mississippi State University at…
by - July 21, 2012 10:25 am
FAYETTEVILLE — For the first time in eight years, Washington County employees will see an increase in their health insurance premiums if they choose to continue with the county’s health…
by - July 21, 2012 8:03 am
FAYETTEVILLE — It was a subdued crowd at Arkansas Support Network’s Night at the Races fundraiser Friday night (July 20). Perhaps they weren’t accustomed to horse racing at the Fayetteville Town…
by - July 20, 2012 7:25 pm
In these tough economic times business leaders across Northwest Arkansas have the arduous task of selling a tax to voters across the state in the November general election. That challenge…
by - July 20, 2012 5:23 pm
The Friedman-Mincer Building at 1100 Garrison Ave. will live to see another day. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously on Thursday (July 19) to deny demolition of the…
by - July 20, 2012 5:06 pm
The Riverview Hope Campus failed to obtain a $500,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, according to Ken Pyle, vice-president of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC),…
by - July 20, 2012 4:53 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission will seek an opinion from the state Attorney General’s office about whether it can use its hotel/motel/restaurant (HMR) tax money toward a University…
by - July 20, 2012 3:23 pm
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The heat of summer is perhaps the best time to take a look back at some highlights of this year’s Wakarusa music festival, which took place May…
by - July 20, 2012 9:52 am
Arkansas’ June jobless rate fell to 7.2%, reflecting a decline in the size of the workforce and an estimated decline of 1,884 in the number of unemployed. The state’s jobless…
by - July 20, 2012 9:04 am
In its struggle against surging online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unleashed a weapon long shunned by Sam Walton: lobbying. On July 24, the U.S. House…
by - July 19, 2012 7:02 pm
Sales of existing U.S. homes unexpectedly dropped and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted for a third month, showing economic weakness is extending into the second half of the year….
by - July 19, 2012 6:32 pm
“If you don’t remember, you have a tendency to forget where you come from. We had a pastor that said, ‘Never forget your beginnings,’ and so I’ve taken that to…
by - July 19, 2012 5:46 pm
BENTONVILLE – Business and policy leaders in the energy industry met Thursday (July 19) at NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Shewmaker Center for Technology Development to discuss renewable energy solutions across…
by - July 19, 2012 5:34 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Grant Tennille told state lawmakers that “cash is king” over any other economic incentive or tax policy. Tennille was giving a review of state economic…
by - July 19, 2012 5:20 pm
An effort to raise the severance tax to a flat 7% has failed to meet the signature threshold to be placed on the November ballot, but supporters will be given…
