by - December 5, 2024 9:56 am
Arkansas natives Edward Prewitt, Max Mahler, and Mark Gilbert recently founded a new financial advisory practice, 1828 Capital & Partners, marking their departure from Wells Fargo Advisors. The new firm,…
by - December 5, 2024 9:29 am
The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) and the University of the Ozarks are partnering to bring more nurses to the region. The Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing formed…
by - December 4, 2024 5:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a plan Tuesday (Dec. 3) to pass along credit card fees to citizens. The city uses PayIt as a third party to process…
by - December 4, 2024 4:34 pm
The Arkansas Highway Commission has named Jared Wiley as director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Wiley follows Director Lorie Tudor who announced Dec. 3 she will retire effective…
by - December 4, 2024 3:32 pm
Philip Taldo of Springdale was elected chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, and Keith Gibson of Fort Smith was elected vice chair, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT)….
by - December 4, 2024 3:12 pm
Dr. Robert Shields, assistant professor of microbiology, and his research group at Arkansas State University, recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their work….
by - December 4, 2024 3:06 pm
The 13th annual Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception will be held on January 11 at the Berry Farm Shop in Gillett. “The Coon Supper has been a long-standing tradition in Gillett,”…
by - December 4, 2024 1:30 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has been retooling several of its programs to streamline services for small businesses and entrepreneurship. Esperanza Massana-Crane, AEDC’s director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development,…
by - December 4, 2024 1:12 pm
Walmart is again the top retailer ranking among its trading partners in 2024, according to Kantar’s PoweRanking report, which includes qualitative and quantitative research for dozens of retailers and suppliers….
by - December 4, 2024 1:04 pm
New York-based nonprofit Project for Public Spaces recently selected three organizations in Northwest Arkansas to receive Community Placemaking Grants for transforming their outdoor public spaces, according to a press release….
by - December 4, 2024 1:00 pm
Corn, soybeans, squash and other crops have been grown in the Arkansas Delta for at least a thousand years and yield numbers for some of those row crops could set…
by - December 4, 2024 12:20 pm
Two small Tyson Foods’ plants in Philadelphia are slated to close over the next two months. The Original Philly cook beef plant and the Original Philly raw plant acquired by…
by - December 4, 2024 9:30 am
Stephen Modelevsky made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. He spent $1.72…
by - December 3, 2024 9:42 pm
With 51% of the vote, Molly Rawn defeated Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan in a runoff Tuesday (Dec. 3), according to unofficial results. Rawn will start her term in January. The…
by - December 3, 2024 9:18 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver was elected to a second four-year term during Tuesday’s (Dec. 3) mayoral runoff race against Alderman L.J. Bryant. In unofficial results, Copenhaver received 5,264 votes, about…
by - December 3, 2024 8:55 pm
Lee Kemp will be the new director for Ward 3 on the City of Fort Smith’s Board of Directors. He received 66.5% of the votes in Tuesday’s (Dec. 3) runoff…
by - December 3, 2024 8:34 pm
Approved City of Fort Smith utility department capital improvement plans (CIP) drastically reduce capital expenditures for water and sewer for the coming year compared to estimated spending in 2024. The…
by - December 3, 2024 5:03 pm
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) she will retire effective Jan. 10, 2025. Tudor informed the Highway Commission of her decision in a letter…
by - December 3, 2024 3:42 pm
Daniel Hintz, co-owner and operating partner of Bauhaus Bistro and Biergarten, recently left the German-themed restaurant in downtown Springdale. Chef Rafael Rios, owner of multiple restaurants in Bentonville, has joined…
by - December 3, 2024 3:38 pm
Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale recently received a $4 million state grant as part of the Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) program. Most of the grant money will…
