by - December 16, 2014 5:25 pm
Doug Babb, CEO of Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic, one of the largest physician-owned medical groups in Arkansas, is stepping down at the end of 2014. His more than seven-year run…
by - December 16, 2014 4:50 pm
A slate of five chamber of commerce members has been selected to serve on the Springdale Chamber Board of Directors beginning Jan. 1. The five members in good standing who…
by - December 16, 2014 4:29 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will soon have another special topics course to add to its repertoire. The course, titled “Science Fiction as Literature,” will be instructed by Timothy McGinn and…
by - December 16, 2014 4:07 pm
Wachter Inc., a provider of electrical, data, communications, automation and other building systems to Wal-Mart Stores and other business, announced the expansion of its facility in Lowell. The company plans…
by - December 16, 2014 3:59 pm
The new North Street Clinic on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Fayetteville said it will offer chronic disease management for type 2 diabetes. The clinic is…
by - December 16, 2014 3:11 pm
Consumers in Arkansas report having less existing mortgage debt and higher overall savings rates than their neighbors in Missouri and Oklahoma, according to the third phase of the Arvest Bank’s…
by - December 16, 2014 2:58 pm
Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest private employer, was hit with a $188 million order this week by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court over failure to allow workers their full meal and…
by - December 15, 2014 11:41 pm
For the second straight year, a graduate of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program received a perfect 800 score on the National Physical Therapy Assistant Examination. The program…
by - December 15, 2014 9:29 pm
The leadership of the Arkansas House of Representatives convened all new members last week for the Legislative Institute. It’s a weeklong series of events meant to prepare for the approaching…
by - December 15, 2014 9:22 pm
A report presented Monday night (Dec. 15) to the Fort Smith Board of Education appears to throw a wet blanket on previous talk among school officials to soon build a…
by - December 15, 2014 7:57 pm
With two weeks to go before consumers ring in 2015, real estate agents and economists say there is reason for optimism in the housing market based on the growth recorded…
by - December 15, 2014 5:49 pm
A new leader has been selected to oversee the animal well-being efforts at Tyson Foods. Dr. Christine Daugherty has been named vice president-Animal Well-Being Programs and Technology, replacing Dr. Dean…
by - December 15, 2014 5:29 pm
Home sales across Fort Smith continued to rally through November with another double-digit growth rate marking the third consecutive month of solid gains. Agents and brokers have sold 1,251 homes…
by - December 15, 2014 4:52 pm
The planned Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith remains on track for a fall 2016 opening, but the application by NYiT for an osteopathic college…
by - December 15, 2014 4:44 pm
Hundreds of visitors made their way to the Fort Smith Public Library on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for the organization's 12th annual Holiday Open House. Hosted at the Main Branch,…
by - December 15, 2014 11:54 am
Arvest Bank promoted Dax Moreton to loan manager in the Prairie Grove market. He replaces Steve Purdy, who is retiring in January after serving as loan manager in Prairie Grove…
by - December 14, 2014 8:33 pm
Soft white lights, Christmas trees and gleaming wine glasses set the mood for The Gala at The Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens on Saturday night (Dec 13). “I enjoy…
by - December 14, 2014 6:16 pm
Democratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage recently with political columnist John Brummett to discuss the outgoing governor’s political career, legacy and plans for retirement. The event,…
by - December 14, 2014 5:40 pm
Ella Beth may have told her Pap paw Asa that computer coding was easy. But this week, Asa Hutchinson, aka Pap paw Asa and the Arkansas governor-elect, met some initial…
by - December 14, 2014 5:23 pm
Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other eye care professionals would say that normal vision is 20/20. Based on that fact, an old aphorism stipulates that hindsight is 20/20, meaning we tend to…
