by - May 25, 2026 9:39 am
FirstLight Home Care of Fort Smith, Northwest Arkansas and South Tulsa, Okla., recently received the company’s 2025 Quality Assured Award and Growth Awards. The three FirstLight Home Care franchise territories…
by - May 25, 2026 9:34 am
Northwest Arkansas is seeing new people arriving, new businesses opening and new opportunities taking shape across the region. For many young professionals, that energy and growth are part of what…
by - May 23, 2026 11:38 am
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. TOPPSS Award Mark Minnick, a psychology teacher at Southside High School in Fort Smith, has been named a recipient…
by - May 23, 2026 11:18 am
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees recently approved a balanced 2026-27 fiscal year operating budget for the Russellville-based university. A tuition increase also was approved. The $170.944 million budget…
by - May 23, 2026 11:03 am
If there’s something that Kha’Madri Goodwin enjoys about competing on the Northside track team, it would have to be her versatility. “I have done a little of everything,” Goodwin said….
by - May 23, 2026 9:37 am
Two Walmart executives who have accumulated more than four decades of experience are leaving the company, according to internal memos sent Friday (May 22) and first reported by The Wall…
by - May 22, 2026 1:18 pm
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has received $10 million from the Dillard family to support a $40 million campaign to build a 100,000-square-foot…
by - May 22, 2026 12:46 pm
Amid overall job losses in the Fort Smith metro during March, the Education & Health Services and Leisure & Hospitality (tourism) sectors posted job gains compared with March 2025, according…
by - May 22, 2026 9:45 am
The pace of job growth in Arkansas continues to slow, with net new jobs in April up less than 1%, and the number of unemployed up more than 10%. The…
by - May 21, 2026 5:30 pm
Bentonville-based Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas said Thursday (May 21) that it has unlocked a “transformational investment” by raising enough money to receive a $1 million Mabee Foundation…
by - May 21, 2026 5:02 pm
It might have rained in many parts of Arkansas in recent days but much of the state is under exceptional drought conditions, the highest designation by the U.S. drought monitor. Most of…
by - May 21, 2026 3:57 pm
Fresh off another round of state income tax cuts, Randy Zook is not only ready for what comes next but also eyeing the next decade of growth. The Arkansas State…
by - May 21, 2026 1:40 pm
Phil White said Thursday (May 21) during a Central Business Improvement District (CBID) meeting that what was just an idea a few months ago for a new historic monument in…
by - May 21, 2026 12:15 pm
Walmart and several other major retailers are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) transformations. The use includes bots and machine learning to run reports for merchant teams, help customers locate and…
by - May 21, 2026 12:08 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will use a $1.2 million federal grant to develop behavioral health outreach programs, as its $109.5 million hospital west of Interstate 49 in…
by - May 21, 2026 11:31 am
Walmart on Thursday (May 21) turned in a solid fiscal first quarter, topping consensus estimates on top and bottom lines. Net income was $5.33 billion, up 18.8% compared with the…
by - May 21, 2026 10:13 am
CHI St. Vincent announced Thursday (May 21) that Dr. William Jones has been named market president for Arkansas by CommonSpirit Health. Jones previously was president of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary….
by - May 21, 2026 9:02 am
Approximately 30 people gathered Wednesday (May 20) evening at Community Bible North Church in Fort Smith for a town hall meeting to discuss health care advocacy and best practices for…
by - May 20, 2026 11:04 pm
Global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor is launching gALPHA Arkansas, a free venture-creation workshop for entrepreneurs and ideators building businesses in the state of Arkansas, in partnership with the…
by - May 20, 2026 10:57 pm
What would Arkansas be like if every teen had the support they needed to transition into a healthy adulthood? When Teen Health Arkansas (THAR) asked youth what they thought, the…
