A recent report from the Northwest Arkansas Council says the military-related impact on Washington and Benton counties is in excess of $150,000,000.Link: To see the full report: click here
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A recent report from the Northwest Arkansas Council says the military-related impact on Washington and Benton counties is in excess of $150,000,000.Link: To see the full report: click here
Healing Touch, an international healing program, is a biofield therapy, meaning it deals with the magnetic field around the body, to promote various areas of healing. The Healing Touch ministry at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville is more than a decade old, and now has its own location, ten practitioners and provides more than 600 treatments annually.
Urgent Care Centers are affordable walk-in clinics which serve both cash-only as well as insured patients seeking acute care. But with millions more Americans enrolling onto the health insurance marketplace--and fewer primary care physicians available to see them--urgent care clinics may fill a critical gap. We visit with urgent care provider, Dr. Robert Karas.
Ahead on Ozarks, a company that began on the University of Arkansas campus is on a list of 2013's top technological inventors. Plus the founders of the Early Morning Bourbon Girls…Rebecca Champagne and Meredith Martin Moats…talk about the band's upcoming reunion show at Maxine's Tap Room and play a couple of songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
The Early Morning Bourbon Girls will play again, one time, this month at Maxine's Tap Room in Fayetteville.
The local company NanoMech is included on a prestigious year-end list. (photo by University of Arkansas)
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest edition of the Compass Report and the future of Allen's Foods in Siloam Springs.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobless numbers this morning, and Arkansas' unemployment rate in November remained unchanged from October, but is higher than one year ago. Pretrial motions by the state to dismiss a suit that seeks to strike down Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage are struck down in Pulaski County Circuit Court. The winners of this year's NWA Startup Cup are announced. And buckets of rain are in the forecast for the weekend.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, experts say it's no surprise that millennials have lower credit scores when compared to other generations, with Arkansas millennials' scores ranking fourth lowest in the nation. And we speak with a local police officer about how to prevent becoming a victim of theft; it's as simple as locking your doors.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, they aren't native to the United States. but Burmese pythons are presenting themselves as quite a problem in parts of the nation; we take a look at how they got here. Plus, after years of planning, an orchard begins to take roots in Fayetteville this afternoon, and students at an area junior high school prepare to put their knowledge and problem solving skills to the test on the statewide stage.
You can find some holiday spirit at the Christmas parades in Harrison and Rogers today.
The IRS owes nearly 900 Arkansans refund checks; the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority approves a request to build a residential facility for homeless veterans; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Beautiful (I Guess)” by Erin McKeown
Last Tuesday, TheatreSquared hosted an artists’ forum at the Fayetteville Public Library for its upcoming production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams moderated the event.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” will run from December 8th through January 1st at Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. For more information, visit www.theatre2.org.
Senator Mark Pryor discusses a proposed amendment in response to the unforeseen death of a United States military officer, and the failure of the Super Committee.
“Odalisque” by The Decemberists
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas rode in a B-17 yesterday. She discusses the legacy of the aircraft and speaks with some veterans.
