Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock with our content partner TalkBusiness Arkansas speaks with the President of AT&T Arkansas about the strain our surfing habits are putting on the mobile infrastructure.A new report released yesterday suggests that home sales were up in Arkansas throughout last year. One of Fayetteville's trails is nationally recognized. The U of A announces that a multi-million-dollar deficit in its Advancement Division will be eliminated this fiscal year. NWACC reports a decline in spring enrollment, while ATU-Ozark posts another record spring semester. And several area Main Street programs receive awards from Main Street Arkansas.
On this edition of Ozarks, we discuss the future of the private option in the state. Also, Northwest Arkansas ranks nationally for its job growth rate.
Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will introduce some of its craft beers to the state next week.Becca offers help for Valentine's Day outings with this list of regional visual arts and museum events.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett talks to Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock about the private option's chances for survival.Yesterday's release from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows broad-based job growth in northwest Arkansas, sales tax revenue went up for the big four cities of northwest Arkansas in November. NWACC decides to buy land from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. The education given by the U of A is again described as a good value by the Princeton Review. A teaching farm in Fayetteville gets a grant from Ozark Natural Foods. And Arkansas' newest state senator doubles down on not renewing the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we find out, kind of, why Dr. Lonnie Smith is a “doctor.” The legendary jazz master of the Hammond organ will play in Fayetteville this weekend and he talks to Robert Ginsburg about his music and his career. And a survey to help gauge the direction for the city of Rogers as growth continues.
Dr. Lonnie Smith has accomplished just about everything one could in a musical career, except play in Arkansas. That will be rectified this weekend, when he performs at Walton Arts Center.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
…some won’t. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has more information about TheatreSquared’s Tigers Be Still, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge’s new natural habitat, and more.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman-Strauss returns to ponder the solution to a puzzle about baseball players, and put us to work on another.
“Poker Face” by Vitamin String Quartet
Dan Craft, special projects reporter for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, visits KUAF to tell us about his report on convicted sex offenders living in clusters in Fayetteville.
Italian Consul General Hon. Fabrizio Nava visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss cooperation efforts between the state of Arkansas and Italy. Nava is in charge of cooperation efforts in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
“Opening Credits” by John Powell
The two cities announced a plan yesterday to address transportation issues that’ll facilitate economic development in the region.
“Fort Smith” by Art Stamper
