by - July 27, 2025 3:49 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - July 27, 2025 12:00 pm
More than a decade ago, a group of businessmen in the steel industry decided to embark on an ambitious plan. They decided to build a steel mill in southern Mississippi…
by - July 27, 2025 10:00 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded $300,000 to Black River Technical College (BRTC) through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). According to the DRA, this program is “an initiative…
by - July 26, 2025 10:39 am
Following are recent news items from the Fort Smith metro. Cyber Attack Response The Fort Smith Public School District on July 25 said it is beginning to recover from a…
by - July 26, 2025 9:53 am
Window manufacturer WinChoice announced a $3 million expansion to its manufacturing facility in Mountain Pine, Ark. The investment will create more than 50 new jobs for the local community and…
by - July 25, 2025 9:30 am
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas (SPSFNWA) has named Frankie Rankin as its CEO, according to a Thursday (July 24) news release. She most recently was chief philanthropy officer….
by - July 24, 2025 8:53 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., is pushing legislation to increase the number of Medicare-supported doctor training slots, which would address the shortage of primary and specialty care physicians in Arkansas…
by - July 24, 2025 8:39 pm
Uniti Group Inc. and New Windstream LLC jointly announced Thursday (July 24) the receipt of regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to complete the previously announced merger between…
by - July 24, 2025 5:23 pm
Sales tax revenue totaled more than $67.3 million for the first seven months of reports in 2025 for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale, up 4.03% compared with the same period…
by - July 24, 2025 3:24 pm
Emily Treadaway has been named director of the newly launched University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Center for Nonprofits (CNP), which will be located in the Bakery District in downtown…
by - July 24, 2025 1:59 pm
Walmart has hired Instacart executive Daniel Danker in a newly-created role as the executive vice president of AI acceleration for the Bentonville-based retail giant. Danker will report directly to CEO…
by - July 24, 2025 11:53 am
The Fort Smith Public School District has not fully restored phone and internet systems disrupted by a cyber attack that happened on or before July 21, according to information provided…
by - July 24, 2025 11:36 am
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University (ATU) has received a $1.7 million grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) that will fund an interior and exterior renovation of Hughes…
by - July 24, 2025 7:02 am
Westrock Coffee officially opened its new Conway manufacturing facility Thursday (July 24) to serve its fast-growing single-serve coffee cup business, but the plant has the capability to grow nearly nine-fold…
by - July 23, 2025 8:22 pm
A field day will be held at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on July 31 in Harrisburg. Two field tours will be held covering rice, soybeans and corn….
by - July 23, 2025 2:27 pm
In addition to a focus on its broad retail operation, Walmart keeps tabs on threats with its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to its assets worldwide, which include facilities, personnel,…
by - July 23, 2025 2:17 pm
Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport is down in the first half of 2025, but the airport finished May and June with a more than 3% gain in…
by - July 23, 2025 12:55 pm
Health and wellness company Stretch Zone recently opened a 1,600-square-foot studio at 2301 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Suite 104, in Rogers. This is the company’s third Arkansas location and the…
by - July 23, 2025 12:47 pm
Consumers are using buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to cover daily expenses, according to a survey by CouponBirds. Usage is expected to rise in the back half of this…
by - July 23, 2025 10:42 am
Cpl. Julio Solis with the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) is making his presence known in downtown Fort Smith, and his focus is to help downtown visitors and merchants stay…
