by - July 11, 2025 1:59 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores Inc. announced Friday (July 11) that it will acquire James Super Save Foods, an independent grocery store in Mena. Financial terms of the deal were not…
by - July 11, 2025 1:55 pm
Trade group Arkansas Trucking Association announced Friday (July 11) its support for a bill that would require positive hair test results to be included in a federal clearinghouse that tracks…
by - July 10, 2025 6:10 pm
Arkansas has received $3.524 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) approved in 2021 when Democrats and Republicans agreed to a deal. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says…
by - July 10, 2025 3:33 pm
High water levels and Trump’s tariffs are key factors in the almost 20% decline in Arkansas River tonnage in the first half of 2025. Commercial river tonnage in June was…
by - July 10, 2025 2:42 pm
Williams Baptist University is launching a new scholarship funded by a Hot Springs Village couple. The $10,000 gift from Richard and Deborah Gillespie will fund the Gillespie Success Scholarship. “WBU…
by - July 10, 2025 2:38 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded approximately $7 million toward 25 workforce development projects supporting economic development initiatives throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions….
by - July 10, 2025 10:44 am
Fort Smith metro building activity in June rose along with the temperatures. Building permits issued in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $58.484 million in June, up 236% from…
by - July 10, 2025 10:37 am
Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) announced Thursday (July 10) that Dr. Collin Callaway will be the new executive director of the association, a nonprofit membership organization representing all 22 of the…
by - July 10, 2025 9:54 am
Consumer spending was up 9.9% on the first day — July 8 — of Amazon Prime Days compared with the first day in 2024, according to Adobe. U.S. online sales…
by - July 10, 2025 9:35 am
Relationships are key for Todd Lewis — those with his clients, his family and the young attorneys he mentors. Originally from Fort Smith, Lewis was interested in law from an…
by - July 10, 2025 8:00 am
Wayne-Sanderson Farms announced Thursday (July 10) the grand opening of its new mill at the company’s Danville complex in Arkansas. The $43 million facility is designed to produce more than…
by - July 10, 2025 7:46 am
Veteran restaurateur Ira Mittelman has unveiled a new farm-to-table restaurant in downtown Little Rock called Fork. Fork will take over the newly renovated space at 1900 W. Third Street in…
by - July 9, 2025 5:02 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday (July 9) that she has appointed Jamie Anderson as the newest member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Anderson’s seven-year term will last until…
by - July 9, 2025 4:52 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer opportunities in July for small businesses to learn about funding, growing, and marketing their businesses….
by - July 9, 2025 4:49 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday (July 9) that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for…
by - July 9, 2025 4:05 pm
ArcBest officials said a recent electric semi-truck test indicates “meaningful progress” in the technology, but more evaluation is needed before the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company adds the vehicles…
by - July 9, 2025 2:11 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post flat earnings and slightly lower revenue in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2024, according to…
by - July 9, 2025 11:21 am
While Walmart is the socks, T-shirts and underwear retailer for tens of millions of consumers, it has become much more in recent years, according to Deanah Baker, who spent 32…
by - July 9, 2025 11:07 am
The family behind the new AQ Chicken House in Springdale has delayed the opening of the new restaurant. The delay was attributed to rising construction and materials costs, but the…
by - July 8, 2025 5:56 pm
JTJ Restaurants has been selected as the new dining services partner for Hendrix College, bringing innovative food expertise and comprehensive dining solutions to the campus community. The partnership represents a…
