NWACC program hits 15 year milestone
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...
View ArticleUAMS Northwest North Street Clinic offers diabetes treatment for Marshallese
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 open on Thursdays...
View ArticleWachter Inc. invests $2 million in Lowell expansion
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...
View ArticleNWACC to offer spring science fiction course
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...
View ArticleSpringdale Chamber of Commerce selects 2015 board directors
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 received the most votes are:...
View ArticleFinalists named for Arkansas Parks and Tourism Henry Awards program
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism provided on Tuesday (Dec. 16) its list of Henry Award finalists, with Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area connected to several of the potential...
View ArticleWashington Regional receives award for clinical excellence
Washington Regional Medical Center has been recognized by VHA Inc., a national healthcare network, for outstanding clinical performance. The Clinical Excellence Award for Core Clinical Process...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Sam’s Club implement stricter poultry safety protocol
Wal-Mart announced Thursday (Dec. 18) that it will implement enhanced poultry safety measures for suppliers designed to further protect customers against foodborne illnesses.The new guidelines are in...
View ArticleState of the Art exhibit draws record crowd at Crystal Bridges
Museum curators knew they had a winner on their hands early on with the State of the Art: Discovering American Art exhibit. Crystal Bridges reports more than 127,000 visitors have graced its doors to...
View ArticleEndeavor commits up to $5 million in community grants
Endeavor Foundation announced Thursday (Dec. 18) a commitment of up to $5 million to support efforts that expand access to high quality early childhood education, improve community health through...
View ArticleArcBest announces management changes, new ‘innovation’ post
Michael Newcity, the chief financial officer at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., will take a new role of chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies beginning Jan. 1. David Cobb will...
View ArticleWal-Mart appoints new CEO for its Mexican business
Enrique Ostale was chosen by Wal-Mart to as its next CEO for Wal-Mart de Mexico. The retail giant made the announcement on Friday (Dec. 19).Ostale served previously at the parent company as the top...
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Rob Brothers announces retirement from Walmart Family Foundation
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation.“Since his arrival at the Foundation...
View ArticleATU-Ozark announces honors in nursing, computer programs
Graduation honors and rates with nursing and computer programs at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus have been announced, with Patricia LaRue of Alma named “Student of the Year” by her classmates in...
View ArticleFormer Ouachita County Judge sentenced for bribery scheme
James Michael Hesterly, 50, of Camden, Ark., was sentenced on Thursday (Dec. 18) to 33 months in prison and one year of supervised release on one count of Bribery Concerning a Program Receiving Federal...
View ArticleCar-Mart opens dealership No. 138
America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its 138th dealership located in Miami, Okla.Miami is the 26th dealership in Oklahoma and the fourth new dealership opening for fiscal year 2015. The...
View ArticleArkansas Water Works elects northwest district officers
The Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association, recently elected Roman Rios, city of Bentonville as board chairman for 2015.Jeff Hickle of city of Fayetteville...
View ArticleWalmart U.S. CEO creates new positions in grocery
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in...
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Tyson Foods names new commodity purchasing exec
Rex Holstein has been promoted to vice president, commodity purchasing at Tyson Foods. He is replacing Clark Irwin who will retire in mid-January, according to the meat giant. Holstein began his...
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Freeman joins Sparks Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery,
Lacey Freeman has joined Sparks Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, located at 600 Lexington Ave., in Fort Smith.Freeman earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Central Arkansas...
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