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Mary Sisk
Mary A. Sisk, 89, of Van Buren, AR, entered into rest and went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 16, 2024. Mary was born…
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Dr. Joel Parker Jr.
Dr. Joel Parker, 86 of Fort Smith, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024. He was born on April 21, 1938 in Selmer, TN to the late Joel E. Parker,…
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The Supply Side: Walmart CEO says company ‘just getting started’ with changes
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, 58, has logged 40 years in the retail business, spending the past decade at the helm of the global retail and technology company. He is the…
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Texas-based appraisal firm opens in Fayetteville
Fort Worth, Texas-based O’Brien Right of Way Valuation has opened its third regional location in Fayetteville. The appraisal firm’s first Arkansas location will serve public and private sector clients across…
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AtWork staffing agency to open Bentonville office
Knoxville, Tenn.-based staffing agency AtWork will open a Bentonville location early next year. According to a news release, it will be the company’s first in Arkansas. The company also plans…
by - December 22, 2024 12:16 pm
Learn backwards, live forward
I can still remember learning to drive my first car. My newfound freedom changed everything. It was an exciting right of passage. Although driving equals freedom, the dangers of navigating…
by - December 20, 2024 2:42 pm
Consultant sought in Fort Smith Public School Board superintendent search
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education will meet in a special called meeting Jan. 7 to review possible firms to help with the search for a new superintendent…
by - December 20, 2024 2:24 pm
Arkansas tops in nation with third quarter GDP growth of 6.9%
Arkansas’ third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) of $149.105 billion grew at an annual rate of 6.9%, the most of any U.S. state, according to Friday’s (Dec. 20) report…
by - December 20, 2024 2:22 pm
Gov. Sanders appoints two to Supreme Court, new Secretary of State
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (Dec. 20) announced that Cole Jester will serve as Arkansas’ Secretary of State and Justice Cody Hiland and Nicholas Bronni would fill vacancies on the…
by - December 20, 2024 1:54 pm
Bentonville Plaza sells for $38 million
A nine-story, 252,162-square-foot office building adjacent to the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville has a new owner after a Thursday (Dec. 19) sale worth $38 million. The purchase price equals…
by - December 20, 2024 1:52 pm
Donnie Wayne Barron
Donnie Wayne Barron, 68, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on November 28, 2024. He was born on October 12, 1956, in Gorman, Texas. Donnie married the love of his…
by - December 20, 2024 1:50 pm
Dorothy Mae Ireland
Dorothy Mae Ireland, age 63, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on December 5, 2024. She was born on September 29, 1961, in Ladd, Arkansas, to Willie Jones and Idella…
by - December 20, 2024 1:47 pm
Ricky Gene Moore Jr.
Ricky Gene Moore Jr., age 45, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Born on June 13, 1979, in Fort Smith, he…
by - December 20, 2024 1:36 pm
Carl Dillenbeck, Jr. Obituary
Carl William Dillenbeck Jr., 53, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Carl was born on March 28, 1971, to Carl and Wanda Dillenbeck. A valued…
by - December 20, 2024 10:31 am
Real Deals: Commercial acreage of Mills Farm in Rogers sells for $12 million
About 62 acres of commercial land southwest of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 49 in Rogers recently changed hands after a transaction worth $12.18 million. The purchase price equals $197,375…
by - December 20, 2024 10:19 am
Arkansas’ year-over-year job numbers up 2.5% in November
Arkansas added more than 33,000 net jobs in November compared with November 2023, and the number of unemployed fell almost 9% in the year. As a result, the state’s jobless…
by - December 19, 2024 5:20 pm
Connections: Hall Booth Smith adds attorneys in Northwest Arkansas office
Hall Booth Smith recently added attorneys Travis Linn, Bethany Michau, and Rylie Slone to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. The Atlanta-based firm also has an office in Little…
by - December 19, 2024 3:43 pm
U.S. workplace fatalities fall almost 4% in 2023
There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, down 3.7% compared with the 5,486 fatal injuries in 2022, according to a report posted Thursday (Dec….
by - December 19, 2024 2:16 pm
Walton Family Foundation design program has backed 20 NWA projects
Since its inception in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has provided $28 million to support the design of 20 projects for community gathering…
by - December 19, 2024 2:07 pm
NWACC seeks applicants for new butchery program
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, is accepting applications for its new artisanal butchery program. Application deadline is Jan….