by - April 15, 2012 2:15 pm
Born to wear the floppy red shoes
FORT SMITH — Regional McDonald’s owner Michael Hadley has barely cracked his thirties, but he's packed in enough accomplishments for a man twice his age. Business and charity have been…
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by - April 14, 2012 10:39 pm
188th Fighter Wing sees command shifts
Col. Thomas Anderson relinquished command of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Fighter Wing to Col. Mark W. Anderson in a formal change-of-command ceremony Saturday (April 14) at Ebbing Air…
by - April 14, 2012 10:32 pm
Fort Smith may host a Congressional field hearing
A request has been made to conduct a Congressional field hearing in Fort Smith related to U.S. defense budget cuts that would change the mission of the 188th Fighter Wing,…
by - April 14, 2012 10:01 pm
Perry: ‘Too damn much money’ goes to D.C.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination was in Fort Smith on Saturday and joked that part of his visit was to do “a bit…
by - April 14, 2012 6:52 pm
John Prine added to Fayetteville Roots Festival
FAYETTEVILLE — At the end of last year’s Fayetteville Roots Festival, co-founders Bryan Hembree and Jerrmy Gawthrop got together and made their “top five” list of “dream scenerios” for the 2012…
by - April 14, 2012 5:57 pm
Junior Civic League’s Big Party is every bit its name
FAYETTEVILLE — For the Fayetteville Junior Civic League, this year’s annual Big Party might just have been even bigger than “big.” More than 300 people packed into the special events room…
by - April 14, 2012 2:54 pm
Lowell-based Central States expands into South Dakota
Lowell-based Central States Manufacturing is expanding in Hartford, S.D., with a plant expected to employ up to 40 in the next three years, according to a statement from the South…
by - April 13, 2012 5:11 pm
Hong Kong Trade Commissioner to Visit Rogers
The World Trade Center Arkansas will host the Hong Kong Commissioner for economic trade affairs to discuss trade relations between Arkansas-based companies and Hong Kong. The trade seminar will be…
by - April 13, 2012 4:56 pm
Arkansas a leader in tax incentive evaluation
Arkansas is one of 13 states “Leading the way” on the evaluation of tax incentives for economic development, according to a recent report from the Pew Center on the States….
by - April 13, 2012 11:18 am
JBU and UA business students garner top prizes
John Brown University teams took first and second in the undergraduate division of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plans competition during a ceremony held in Little Rock on…
by - April 13, 2012 11:00 am
The Compass Report: Feb.-March Numbers by the Wire
Sales tax collections — to include hospitality taxes —home sales activity and enplanement figures in the area are positive, but high jobless numbers continue to place downward pressure on the…
by - April 12, 2012 11:31 pm
Ordinance gives teeth to Washington County cleanup efforts
A new ordinance passed Thursday night (April 12) gives a bit more bite to Washington County’s ability to require its residents clean up properties deemed “unsightly or unsanitary.” The Washington…
by - April 12, 2012 10:03 pm
Underground artists could have new home
FAYETTEVILLE — On a recent weekday evening, a handful of artists sat around painter William Flanagan’s house deep in Fayetteville’s Washington-Willow Historic District. They were eating popcorn and drinking wine while…
by - April 12, 2012 9:27 pm
Bank of the Ozarks earns $18 million in first quarter
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. posted a strong first quarter profit of $18 million and company officials reported new lending activity that would provide “excellent prospects for growth” in the…
by - April 12, 2012 8:53 pm
OG&E plans ‘Smart Meter’ town hall meeting
The option to opt-out of OG&E’s new Smart Meter installations is not an option at all. OG&E plans to have all the Smart Meters installed across its entire coverage area…
by - April 12, 2012 8:18 pm
Adam & Eats: Re-Pete’s Place
This week we venture to a place that is almost forgotten in the hustle and bustle of modern life. And it is a damned shame. Personally, I feel a tad…
by - April 12, 2012 5:26 pm
KFSM expands news and weather coverage on new station KXNW
FAYETTEVILLE — Management, staff and friends of KFSM-TV, Channel 5, snipped the ribbon Thursday (April 12) on Northwest Arkansas’ newest television station, KXNW-TV, Channel 34, at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. Working…
by - April 12, 2012 5:22 pm
Legislative committee reviews NWACC salaries
Several members of the Higher Education Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council met Thursday in Little Rock with officials from NorthWest Arkansas Community College to discuss recent raises given to…
by - April 12, 2012 4:12 pm
J.B. Hunt posts record quarterly earnings
Record quarterly earnings are becoming a common theme with Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services. The large “multi-modal” transportation company posted record net income of $67.7 million during the first quarter,…
by - April 12, 2012 3:30 pm
State agencies meet in NWA, talk jobs (corrected)
For the first time the leaders of three prominent state agencies left the confines of Little Rock to meet in Northwest Arkansas. Thursday (April 12), the Economic Development, Highway and…