Former Hogs Play New Game: Real Estate
Former Arkansas Razorbacks football stars like Jim Lindsey and Bill McClard have made real estate their second careers. Some, like former Hog and NBA player Joe Kleine, are happy to be investors. read more >
Northwest Arkansas
Banned Ex-Banker Hid Cash From Creditors, Bank Alleges
A former Arkansas banker who received a lifetime ban from the banking industry has been accused of hiding income to avoid paying creditors. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Wants New Website
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport CEO Aaron Burkes said RFPs — request for proposals — were recently sent out for a new website that will be paired with a new, more aggressive marketing strategy read more >
Whatley Moves to Wilson & Miller; Haller Promoted at Danielson (Movers & Shakers)
Todd Whatley has been named of counsel by Wilson & Miller PLLC in Bentonville. Luke Haller advances to attorney at the Danielson Law Firm in Booneville. read more >
Poke: That's What It's All About
The poke trend in Arkansas shows no signs of slowing down even as some in the restaurant industry are questioning whether poke has peaked. read more >
Delta Group Executes Sale-Leaseback Deal (NWA Real Deals)
Middleton Properties LLC paid $5.9 million for 4 acres and Delta Group Electronics' 37,600-SF facility on West Technology Way in Fayetteville. read more >
Local Leaders Scramble As Flexsteel Looks to Close Harrison Plant
Flexsteel Industries Inc. of Dubuque, Iowa, is closing its furniture manufacturing plant in Harrison in August, putting 109 people out of work. read more >
Walmart to Pay $282M to Settle Corruption Probes
Walmart agrees to pay $282 million to settle civil and criminal allegations of overseas corruption, including payment through a Brazilian subsidiary of more than $500,000 to an intermediary known as a "sorceress." read more >
Groups Face Off Over New Eye Surgery Law
Two groups are facing off over Arkansas Act 579 of 2019, which allows optometrists to use lasers and scalpels for certain procedures. read more >
Asian Nations Scramble to Contain Pig Disease Outbreaks
Asian nations are scrambling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.5 million pigs and China reporting more than a million dead in an unprecedentedly huge epidemic some fear is out of control. read more >
UAMS Names Jay Gandy Associate Provost of NWA Campus
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has named Jay Gandy, Ph.D., associate provost at its Northwest Regional Campus, effective Aug. 1. read more >
Pulaski, Washington Counties Plan Solar Savings for Taxpayers
After four years of looking at options, Pulaski County has put solar power "squarely in the pipeline" with a bid proposal for building a multimillion-dollar sun farm on county property, a project expected to save taxpayers 25-35% on an electric bill that once ran $1.2 million a year. read more >
5 Hospitalized After Cleaning Product Spill at Tyson Plant
Several employees have been sent to a hospital after a cleaning agent was spilled at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Fare Awareness Pushed in Effort to Promote XNA
The Northwest Arkansas Council's new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
Former Boomerang Owners Come Back to Car Washes, Sue Constructor
The McLain Group of Fayetteville filed three lawsuits in recent weeks against a construction company it hired to build a Speedy Splash car wash facility in Lowell and another Speedy Splash in Tulsa. read more >
Washington Regional's Larry Shackelford Says Clear Bill of Health On the Way
J. Larry Shackelford, the chief of Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville, thinks hospital price transparency is on the horizon. read more >
SPONSORED: AHCA Leader In Caring For Aging Boomer Population
Health care is critical to the Arkansas economy. Not only is it a major driver of high paying jobs, but access to health care is a significant quality of life factor impacting the retention and attraction of high wage jobs in other industries. read more >
Governor: C&H Hog Farm Will End Its Operation in Buffalo River Watershed
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that the state reached an agreement with C&H Hog Farms Inc. to end its operation in the Buffalo River watershed. read more >
Asa Hutchinson Makes Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes appointments to state boards and commissions. read more >
NWA Restore It Files Injunction After Ugly Breakup
NWA Restore It Inc. of Centerton, a damage restoration company, filed for an injunction and temporary restraining order after two employees quit and signed on with a competing business. read more >
Uber Suit Offers Peek Into Gig Economy
Attorney Chris Burks knows the gig economy can be a boon for independent contractors. But the flip side is that employers can have too much of an upper hand. read more >
Schwyhart Case Creates Work for 16 Lawyers
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy of former high-flying northwest Arkansas developer Bill Schwyhart has become an attorney's delight. read more >
Mean Wage for Legal Work Drops in Arkansas
The mean annual wage for lawyers in Arkansas in May 2018 was $98,780. read more >
Amy Tu in Tune with Tyson Tracking Protein Trends
Amy Tu, the EVP and general counsel at Tyson Foods, says there's growing global demand for all forms of protein. read more >
Despite Flooding, Arkansas Tourism Says It's Open for Business
Many of Arkansas' recreational sites are drowning — not in historic flooding, but in phone calls about flooding, say state tourism representatives who are working overtime to combat the perception that high water has the state closed to business. read more >
A Look at 'Codetermination,' Bernie Sanders' Big Idea for Walmart's Board (Blake D. Lewis Commentary)
Bernie Sanders' proposal to Walmart is commonly referred to as "codetermination," a practice mandated in several European countries. Blake Lewis explains what it is, how it works and whether we'll see more of it in the U.S. read more >
VIDEO: Watch Walmart's 2019 Shareholders' Meeting Right Here
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville is holding its annual shareholders' meeting right now at Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. read more >
Tyson Foods Completes $340M Deal for BRF S.A. Businesses
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale completes the acquisition of the Thai and European businesses from BRF S.A. read more >
In Rogers, Bernie Sanders Slams Walmart's 'Starvation Wages'
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes Walmart for paying its employees "starvation wages" during his presentation at the retailers' shareholders' meeting in Rogers. read more >
Grid Improvement Loan Means $263M for Carroll Electric
A federal program for upgrading rural electric infrastructure will provide a $263 million loan for Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. of Berryville to improve power grid reliability in its region of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. read more >
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