by - January 15, 2026 9:21 pm
Encore Bank has promoted Kris Wolf as market president to Encore Bank’s Jonesboro metro. With 27 years of banking experience, Wolf joined the Encore Bank in 2019. He was an…
by - January 15, 2026 7:22 pm
Matthew Holland said the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) has “an array of projects” on a list of strategic ideas to improve downtown Fort Smith, and he is confident the…
by - January 15, 2026 7:10 pm
Kath McLay, who was on the insider’s short list to replace John Furner as CEO of Walmart U.S., has opted to leave the company. McLay, 51, was CEO of Walmart…
by - January 15, 2026 6:04 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., a Lowell-based transportation services provider, posted earnings increases in the fourth quarter and for 2025, while revenue declined in the period and for the year….
by - January 15, 2026 3:47 pm
The University of Arkansas has rescinded its decision to hire Emily Suski as the university’s Law School dean less than a week after announcing she would begin as the new…
by - January 15, 2026 3:37 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville announced Thursday (Jan. 15) that the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has donated $3 million to the museum’s $25 million capital campaign, supporting…
by - January 15, 2026 2:38 pm
A new campaign — One Cent. One City. One Purpose. — has launched in Fayetteville to encourage voters to support a $375.5 million bond issue that will be on the…
by - January 15, 2026 2:20 pm
The newest accelerator in Northwest Arkansas will focus on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and is designed to help companies improve their product offerings, prepare for placement in large…
by - January 14, 2026 6:20 pm
The partners of Wright Lindsey Jennings (WLJ) elected four attorneys into partnership: Eli Bauer, Collins Hickman, Jennifer Smith and Zach Trail. Bauer’s practice focuses on corporate formation and governance, operations,…
by - January 14, 2026 6:13 pm
Southern Bancorp Inc. announced the appointment of Jeremy Loftin as its new chief operating officer. The announcement follows the closure of Southern Bancorp’s acquisition of Legacy Bank & Trust earlier…
by - January 14, 2026 6:06 pm
The Systems Group, a family-owned company specializing in services for steel mills and other heavy industries for more than 50 years, announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) the acquisition of an 8,400-square-foot…
by - January 14, 2026 5:50 pm
Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro). The facility will begin seeing patients on…
by - January 14, 2026 5:45 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is on track to consider at its Jan. 20 regular meeting a $2.6 million plan that would install five slides at Parrot Island Waterpark….
by - January 14, 2026 5:05 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares posted double-digit percentage gains in net income in the fourth quarter and for the full year, and beat the consensus estimates on income and revenue. The bank…
by - January 14, 2026 2:52 pm
Springdale-based beverage company 7 Brew recently appointed a chief financial officer as it grows to more than 600 drive-thru locations across the United States. Matthew Dunnigan, chief financial officer of…
by - January 14, 2026 2:49 pm
The founder of Siloam Springs-based gift box company Puzzling Presents recently won the top prize in the fall 2025 Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Northwest Arkansas Business Accelerator. Puzzling Presents founder…
by - January 14, 2026 2:40 pm
After a slow start in which traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport was down 4.4% following the first four months of 2025, the remainder of the year was…
by - January 13, 2026 9:23 pm
Arkansas TV’s disaffiliation from the Public Broadcasting System will save the station $2.5 million in annual PBS dues next year and give it time to create a financially viable operation,…
by - January 13, 2026 9:01 pm
Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms, Inc. has been named a 2026 Presidential Leadership Scholar. Summerside is one of 60 scholars who will form this year’s cohort, the 11th annual…
by - January 13, 2026 8:45 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (Jan. 13) that Deputy General Counsel Kevin Lee will take on an additional role as senior advisor for AI, advising the Office of…
