by - May 20, 2015 6:36 pm
Out-of-state students will save $50 per credit hour on tuition at NorthWest Arkansas Community College beginning with the fall 2015 semester. The college’s Board of Trustees recently approved a reduction…
by - May 20, 2015 6:13 pm
Acxiom Corp. announced that it is getting out of the IT services business as the Little Rock technology company continues to streamline its operations to focus on its core marketing…
by - May 20, 2015 6:07 pm
Airport traffic in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith is back on a positive track in April after a March decline. However, traffic at the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport…
by - May 20, 2015 6:04 pm
Picasolar Inc., a solar start-up company affiliated with the University of Arkansas, dedicated its new headquarters on Wednesday (May 20) at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park. The 2,300-square-foot space…
by - May 20, 2015 5:13 pm
The changing food segment is too big for Wal-Mart Stores to get wrong. Groceries and consumables comprised 56% of Walmart’s U.S. sales last year. But consumer trends and points of…
by - May 20, 2015 4:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 20) made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26 to vote on helping lure the military’s new Joint…
by - May 20, 2015 12:49 pm
Senior Print Production Manager Greg Shira has been promoted to vice president/production at CJRW. Shira coordinates all print-related production and supervises the agency’s production team. He has been with CJRW,…
by - May 20, 2015 11:09 am
Consumers likely spent 40% of savings from lower gasoline prices on necessities such as groceries and rent, according to a new research from Bankrate.com, a publisher, aggregator and distributor of…
by - May 20, 2015 11:09 am
Wal-Mart Stores said it is expanding its veterans hiring promise to provide 250,000 jobs to qualified veterans by 2020. The retailer says it has hired more than 92,000 veterans since…
by - May 19, 2015 10:36 pm
There was no disagreement Tuesday (May 19) on adopting new rules for food trucks in the city, but members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors were not in complete…
by - May 19, 2015 9:56 pm
Five Arkansas companies received the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade during an awards luncheon held today at the Governor’s Mansion. The award honors companies for their leadership…
by - May 19, 2015 9:51 pm
Faced with the expiration of the federal highway funding law and the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the stopgap Highway…
by - May 19, 2015 9:25 pm
From chicken processors to pork packers the fallout of the recent Avian Influenza outbreak is a concern and worth examining, according to Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing…
by - May 19, 2015 9:07 pm
The pop song was almost right. Based on recent news, the next few months and years could be all about that Bass Reeves. Fox News and the Discovery Channel plan…
by - May 19, 2015 6:12 pm
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is asking for support to be moved on to the next step for a $100,000 grant from Chase’s Mission Main Street program. The local small business…
by - May 19, 2015 3:12 pm
Members of a newly formed non-profit group are confident they will reach their goal to revitalize the downtown and historic area of Van Buren with the help of community support,…
by - May 19, 2015 12:56 pm
When regional transmission organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent System Operator literally turns on the power switch to its state-of-the-art command center in West Little Rock on June 1, Arkansas will be…
by - May 19, 2015 12:29 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck has named Mike Barnes, Darrell Bloodworth, Steven Cazee, Joseph DeMuth, Joseph Ghoshen, Mark Johnston, Tom Miller, Ken Petti, Robert Williams and Jodie Yoder to its driving…
by - May 19, 2015 12:20 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduation ceremony held Saturday (May 16) marked a major milestone for the university – the largest graduating class in its history. UAFS…
by - May 19, 2015 12:09 pm
Westark Plumbing & Expert Drain Cleaning Services has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local…
