by - March 3, 2015 2:39 pm
A crowd of about 250 gathered on a cold, damp and muddy Tuesday morning (March 3) to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for $32.4 million Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. The…
by - March 3, 2015 1:02 pm
Tax revenue in Arkansas remains positive through the first eight months of the fiscal year, with higher than expected sales and use tax collections and lower than expected income tax…
by - March 3, 2015 10:18 am
Nutraceutical maker Glucose Health announced plans to relocate its small corporate office from West Palm Beach, Fla., to Bentonville near its manufacturing, sales and marketing operations. The new address will…
by - March 3, 2015 9:44 am
Early indications from inside Cuba show Amazon could beat other retailers like Wal-Mart into this untapped market. While there is plenty of speculation that Wal-Mart executives in Bentonville are angling…
by - March 2, 2015 6:52 pm
Religious liberty is at the heart of our constitutional freedoms. No government can force us to affirm or deny any religious belief, punish religious doctrines it believes to be false,…
by - March 2, 2015 6:38 pm
Even with a 3% decline in tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in 2014, the 445-mile system has been upgraded by the U.S. Corps of Engineers from a moderate use…
by - March 2, 2015 5:57 pm
Sparks’ Central Mall clinic has moved to 5428 Ellsworth Road, which is just across Waldron Road from Central Mall. The clinic opened Monday (March 2). Drs. Lamar Kyle, Karen Merle,…
by - March 2, 2015 5:40 pm
The January revenue report for Fort Smith shows sales tax collections up more than 7%, an indication that merchants in the city had a robust holiday sales season, and a…
by - March 2, 2015 5:35 pm
The “Take Back the Fort 2015” effort will not meet its self-imposed goal of being on a May 12 ballot thanks to the weather and an unspecified illness, but the…
by - March 2, 2015 5:33 pm
There’s no shortage of work for construction crews in Northwest Arkansas as local residential and commercial construction projects continue to pop up in the region. New construction permits issued in…
by - March 2, 2015 1:13 pm
It’s been 10 years in the making but the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture announced plans for a new $16.3 million research center made possible by a $5 million…
by - March 2, 2015 12:37 pm
Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, on Monday (Mar. 2) filed legislation – Senate Bill 725 – to reduce the tax on soft drink syrup by 37%. If passed, it would…
by - March 1, 2015 8:01 pm
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership will plant native trees along creeks and streams in the Illinois River Watershed of Northwest Arkansas as part of its annual riparian project slated for…
by - March 1, 2015 6:25 pm
Eric Jackson, the longtime general manager of Oaklawn Park at Hot Springs, vividly remembers that trip across the Chesapeake Bay more than 17 years ago. It was February 1998, and…
by - March 1, 2015 5:48 pm
The eighth week of the Arkansas General Assembly is likely to include discussions involving agriculture, education and highways starting Monday, and the public can expect more conversation on changes to…
by - March 1, 2015 5:39 pm
An academic approach to heritage begins with the understanding that “heritage” is not equivalent to history or historical facts. Rather, heritage is an appropriation of the past that is used…
by - March 1, 2015 5:15 pm
This past week, retired Circuit Judge David Burnett, now state Senator David Burnett, D-Osceola, let his temper get the best of him. He openly castigated a remark made by one…
by - February 28, 2015 5:26 pm
Awards, highlights from 2014 and a chat with University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long were key features during the 93rd Annual Rogers/Lowell Area Chamber of…
by - February 27, 2015 10:55 am
Cherokee Nation Entertainment officials have named Chad McReynolds as the new general manager of Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland. McReynolds, a Cherokee Nation citizen, brings more than 20 years of…
by - February 26, 2015 8:49 pm
Before getting too far into this column, let me make it perfectly clear that I despise driving while intoxicated (DWI) checkpoints. Yes, they do weed out drunk drivers but they…
