by - May 9, 2012 4:28 pm
BLOOMBERG — Forty-one years ago Congress told the U.S. Postal Service to start acting like an independent business and pay its own way. Every time the Postal Service tries, something…
by - May 9, 2012 3:40 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins turned positive in the last couple of weeks averaging about $18 per head, according to Hedgers Edge. A year ago packers were just breaking even….
by - May 9, 2012 11:41 am
Melanie Stout is angry. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) student and managing editor of the school newspaper, said she has tried to follow up with involved UAFS…
by - May 9, 2012 11:32 am
The NWA Business and Leadership Council is hosting a volunteer fair from 3 to 6 p.m. on May 24 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. The public is…
by - May 9, 2012 10:23 am
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith has added a new technology to its portfolio of treatment options for critically ill heart patients. On April 6, cardiologists at Sparks successfully…
by - May 9, 2012 10:19 am
Arvest Mortgage Company reported May 8 originations of more than $548 million in new mortgage loans for both purchases and refinancing during the first quarter of 2012, up 97% over…
by - May 9, 2012 10:15 am
Eureka Springs has joined the Main Street Arkansas network of cities actively revitalizing their historic commercial cores, and Warren, Clarksville, Wynne and Arkadelphia have joined the Arkansas Downtown Network (ADN)….
by - May 9, 2012 7:23 am
BENTONVILLE — The recent Gardens Uncorked! event began on the cusp of sunset in the Compton Gardens and Convention Center, just as the heat of the day was wearing off….
by - May 9, 2012 7:10 am
BLOOMBERG — The Democratic National Convention is returning $50,000 in gift cards donated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has been accused of bribing Mexican officials to speed expansion there. The…
by - May 8, 2012 9:28 pm
BENTONVILLE — The NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) has found an organic alternative for their students while they make renovations to their cafeteria this summer. The Kind Kitchen of Bentonville…
by - May 8, 2012 6:48 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors appear unfazed by an $800,000 judgment against its restrictive zoning policies on sexually oriented businesses, which occurred in the late 1990's. It was at…
by - May 8, 2012 6:32 pm
BLOOMBERG — Employers in the U.S. were looking to fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years, showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy. The…
by - May 8, 2012 6:00 pm
On a day when major market indices lost ground, Tyson Foods shares (NYSE: TSN) gained another 3% in heavy trading Tuesday (May 8). Tyson shares closed at $19.24, rising 61…
by - May 8, 2012 5:19 pm
The Leadership Fort Smith 2012 Commencement Banquet and Community Leadership Awards Ceremony is set for May 10, 2012. The event will be held at the Fort Smith Convention Center, Hall…
by - May 8, 2012 3:06 pm
FAYETTEVILLE – Dani Porter-Lansky is the new director of development for the University of Arkansas Libraries. She comes to Arkansas from Las Vegas, Nev. Porter-Lansky reports to the dean of…
by - May 8, 2012 2:23 pm
BLOOMBERG NEWS — Tyson Foods Inc. buys pigs from an Itoham Foods Inc. facility in Wyoming that keeps pregnant sows in undersized cages and abuses the animals, the Humane Society…
by - May 8, 2012 2:13 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $8.492 million in April, down from the $9.885 million March total, which in turn was down from…
by - May 8, 2012 12:00 pm
ROGERS — It would have been easy for Christine Nance, a single mom and recent college grade, to take the easy way out, to just say, “I can’t do it,” — or…
by - May 8, 2012 10:39 am
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will send $2.6 million to Arkansas’ Medicaid Trust Fund, according to a statement from…
by - May 8, 2012 7:07 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The Beatles wanted to “spread the love,” and Rain — A Tribute to the Beatles, has done just that by mastering every song, clothing style and movement of the…
