by - March 27, 2006 12:00 am
Nonfarm payroll in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area increased 3.3 percent from 190,800 in September 2004 to 197,100 in September 2005, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
Bennie Westphal, CEO of The Westphal Group in Fort Smith, sells 10 acres along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma to build a $135-million riverfront casino.
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
The Arkansas Governor?s Conference on Tourism will be coming to Rogers in March 2008. The conference should bring in 500 to 800 people. It?s the first time the area has hosted the event.
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
We hear that, if Springdale builds a baseball stadium, the Wichita Wranglers AA Texas League team will relocate to the city in Northwest Arkansas.
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
Kelly Rourke, vice president of marketing and sales for the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville, says she is ?99 percent? sure Lyle Lovett is coming there to perform, but the date isn?t nailed down yet.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission switches gears with new special events coordinator, early bookings.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Small businesses along U.S. Highway 71 have reinvented themselves since the opening of Interstate 540 in 1999.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The new Springdale-based National Indoor Football League team banks on families and entertainment dollars.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Despite Beaver Lake?s languishing level, area proprietors and officials haven?t seen a noticeable drop in tourism along its 487 miles of shoreline.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Cache River was the stage for one of the fiercest environmental battles in Arkansas? history; the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker has revived another.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission opens the doors to the Clinton House Museum.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Rheem Classic, a charity Pro-Am golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour?s Nationwide Tour, has added a fourth tournament to its schedule.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission counts on its history to draw in visitors who pass through on Interstate 40.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Readers who don?t cull through the sports pages of the Tulsa World might?ve missed a reference to Northwest Arkansas, hotel developer John Q. Hammons and the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
We hear a local hotel operator has plans for several hotels near the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual lists of the regions largest resorts, day spas and travel agencies.
by - February 13, 2006 12:00 am
We agree the minimum wage should be raised. We?re not convinced it should come in the form of a constitutional amendment.
by - February 13, 2006 12:00 am
Growth in Northwest Arkansas and in all economies provides a rise of new jobs, new income, new tax revenue, and higher property values. But too much of a good thing can turn counterproductive.
by - January 30, 2006 12:00 am
Two deals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville top the list of the regions’ biggest deals in 2005.
by - January 2, 2006 12:00 am
The Arkansas Stars, a National Indoor Football League team, will be playing at the Randall Tyson Indoor Track Center on the University of Arkansas campus.
