Hiring to begin for Parrot Island Waterpark
Officials with Parrot Island Waterpark announced Tuesday (March 17) the start of hiring 100-150 part-time employees for the aquatics facility now under construction at Ben Geren Regional Park.The...
View ArticleNorthwest Health System invests in new neonatal center in Bentonville
Northwest Health System will soon begin construction on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within its Bentonville hospital campus as part of a $3 million investment in local hospital updates, according to...
View ArticleJBU names Swearingen dean, director of the ‘Teaching and Learning Center’
Dr. Carla Swearingen has been named the dean of faculty development and director of the Teaching and Learning Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs.She will assume her new role on July 1....
View ArticleTarget Stores to raise minimum hourly pay to $9
Retailer Target, following Wal-Mart’s lead, announced Wednesday (March 18) it would raise its minimum wage to $9 per hour in April. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour but at least a dozen...
View ArticleUAFS theatre program wins several awards from Kennedy Center program
The theatre program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith took home two national and three regional awards from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, accolades which solidify the...
View ArticleWal-Mart slows expansion in its Mexican division
Wal-Mart Stores’ Mexican division announced plans to further slow down its expansion efforts this year amid a sluggish Mexican economy and weakening peso retated to slumping oil prices.Chief financial...
View ArticleNational Town Builders Association to tour Bentonville
”Making and Remaking America’s Downtowns” is the focus of the National Town Builders Association (NTBA) Spring Roundtable occurring in Arkansas this week. The group will tour Bentonville as a...
View ArticleFort Smith Montessori school receives $10,000 challenge grant
The Montessori School of Fort Smith has received a $10,000 Challenge Grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation based in Siloam Springs, Ark.“This generous challenge grant gives us the footing we...
View ArticleFormer 188th Commander receives Jack White Leadership Fort Smith Award
Former 188th Wing Commander Col. Mark Anderson has been awarded the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith Award. The award and other Community Leadership Awards will be presented at the Alumni Association’s...
View ArticleSiloam Springs seeks proposals for three downtown art installations
Main Street Siloam Springs is looking for artists to provide three outdoor art installations and is seeking proposals at this time. Any form of public art suitable for outdoor installation (including...
View ArticleOn Time Logistics expands its Springdale operations
A Northwest Arkansas-based logistics company announced a major expansion and partnership Monday (March 23) that will mean enhanced warehousing and fulfillment capabilities for current and potential...
View ArticleBentonville preps for half marathon event
The Run Bentonville Half Marathon slated for 7 a.m., Saturday, March 28, has already registered some 2,300 participants for its various events. This marks the event’s fifth anniversary and organizers...
View ArticleWorld Gym closing Bentonville and Lowell locations
Fitness chain World Gym announced the closing of three Northwest Arkansas locations with a Facebook post on Tuesday (March 24).“Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control we have been forced to...
View ArticleATU-Ozark receives initial accreditation of CVT program
The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus cardiovascular technology adult echocardiography (CVT) program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health...
View ArticleMarshals Museum to present 2015 Spring lecture series
The U.S. Marshals Museum has the 2015 spring lecture series titled The Gallery Lecture Series.Boston-based Brent Johnson Design is in the process of designing exhibits for the future museum. The...
View ArticleH.J. Heinz and Kraft ink a merger deal
Two of Wal-Mart’s largest suppliers, H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods, have entered into a merger agreement creating the third largest food company in North American and the fifth largest in the...
View ArticleAmerica’s Car-Mart opens its 139th dealership
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of its 139th dealership, the fifth new lot opening this fiscal year. The dealership is located in Valdosta, Ga., also the fifth Car-Mart lot in the Peach State,...
View ArticleAnalyst more bullish on Tyson Foods
Despite bird flu implications in Tyson Foods’ home state of Arkansas, Wall Street analysts with Stephens Inc. have raised their fiscal second-quarter earnings forecast for the Springdale-based meat...
View ArticleWal-Mart to hire 95 for new Neighborhood Market in Bentonville
Walmart will hire up to 95 associates to work at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market slated to open this summer in Bentonville located along N. Walton Boulevard. A temporary hiring center has opened at...
View ArticleTyson Foods to shed 260 jobs with Georgia plant closure and shift elimination
Tyson Foods announced the closure of a poultry processing facility in Buena Vista, Ga., and discontinuation of the third shift at its Dawson, Ga., plant as it works to streamline efficiencies and...
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