by - May 16, 2025 1:16 pm
Four of the six largest job categories in the Fort Smith metro had year-over-year job gains in March, with the Education and Health Services category posting the most new jobs…
by - May 16, 2025 1:00 pm
Springdale-based grocery retailer Harps Food Stores Inc. will acquire Doc’s Food Stores Inc., an independent grocery retailer with 10 stores across Oklahoma, according to a Friday (May 16) news release….
by - May 16, 2025 7:22 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is pleased that President Donald Trump backed away from his 145% tariff on goods from China, but the retailer is concerned the lower rate at 30%…
by - May 15, 2025 5:38 pm
Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District will invest about $10 million into a 4.99-megawatt solar array adjacent to the district’s administrative center. Area officials gathered Thursday (May 15) for a ceremony…
by - May 15, 2025 2:53 pm
Fayetteville-based Rausch Companies and Texas-based Crowe Capital have established Missio Capital with a $100 million equity commitment from John Rausch, chairman and CEO of Rausch Companies, the firms announced Thursday…
by - May 15, 2025 2:32 pm
Arkansas ranks near the bottom in terms of mental health care for mothers, according to a report by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. The center created an “A-F”…
by - May 15, 2025 11:31 am
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine has a $44.6 million impact to the economy in Northeast Arkansas, according to a study conducted by the Parker Strategy…
by - May 15, 2025 10:04 am
Walmart posted first-quarter revenue growth of 2.5% after currency headwinds of $2.4 billion. Revenue topped $165.61 billion, below analysts estimates. Membership income, a component of gross revenue, was up 3.7%…
by - May 15, 2025 7:40 am
Dillard’s, Inc. reported lower first quarter sales and profits in its first quarter amidst “economic uncertainty,” according to its CEO. The Little Rock-based mall retailer released its operating results for…
by - May 14, 2025 8:58 pm
CARTI announced this week that its El Dorado cancer center is adding 3D screening and diagnostic contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) to its services. Later this year, as part of the finalization…
by - May 14, 2025 6:07 pm
Tyson Foods’ chicken business recorded about $680 million in adjusted operating income through the first half of this year. The Springdale-based global company will need those chicken dollars to counter…
by - May 14, 2025 5:37 pm
Joe Bailey has been named executive director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission effective May 27. He will succeed Cassandra Caldwell who has been director since 2020. The announcement was made…
by - May 14, 2025 5:21 pm
Litigation between Zest Labs and Walmart that began in 2018 added another chapter this week with the retail giant ordered by a central Arkansas jury seated in a federal trial…
by - May 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (May 14) announced progress on its Vaux Vision system designed to automate freight handling, and named Brian Nachtigall as general manager of the Vaux effort….
by - May 14, 2025 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF) has hired Jonathon Rasburry as administrator for the Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditures (C-PACE) program. C-PACE is designed to finance projects centered on “energy…
by - May 14, 2025 2:22 pm
Agritourism can expand profit margins for many farmers, but there are issues they must contend with. The sector can include duck hunting in the offseason, hayrides, pumpkin patches, campsites, orchards…
by - May 14, 2025 1:06 pm
Joe Vitiritto, president and CEO of PAMT Corp., formerly P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., will resign June 27 for family reasons after nearly five years with the Tontitown-based carrier, according to…
by - May 14, 2025 12:21 pm
It took 42 years for Sam’s Club to reach $90 billion in annual revenue, but CEO Chris Nicholas and his executive group plan to double the business in the next…
by - May 13, 2025 10:25 pm
Maria Martinez won the Zone 4 election for the Fort Smith Public School District Board of Education, with Brad Harding winning the board’s At Large Zone 6 race, according to…
by - May 13, 2025 4:28 pm
Former Jackson County farmer and entrepreneur Hallie Shoffner will seek to be the Democratic Party nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate race in an effort to unseat two-time incumbent Republican…
