Author: Michael Tilley

Michael Tilley

NWA year-over-year job numbers up almost 9,000 in September

The Northwest Arkansas metro posted year-over-year net job gains of almost 3% in September, with job numbers up almost 15% in the past five years, according to an Oct. 30…

Crawford County seeks more time to negotiate judgment amount in library lawsuit

Lawyers for Crawford County on Wednesday (Oct. 23) sought an extension to respond to the settlement of a financial award in a lawsuit related to the removal and relocation of…

Fort Smith Board rejects effort to create utility advisory committee

In the face of ongoing tough decisions about spending on and user rates for water and sewer systems, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 8) rejected a…

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax revenue sets new record in June

Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and June was $13.513 million, up 6.1% compared with the $12.74 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the…

UA report: Arkansas waterways support more than 40,000 jobs

The five navigable waterways in or connected to Arkansas are responsible for more than 40,000 jobs in the state and generate an estimated $5.5 billion in revenue for the state…

I-49, infrastructure funding focus of Arkansas legislative committee meeting

Bipartisan work in the U.S. Congress above divisive politics and a broader appreciation for the national importance of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas are needed to deliver more funding for…

Low Mississippi River water levels part of 4% decline in Arkansas River tonnage

Higher freight rates and low water levels on the Mississippi River could be behind a 4% decline in commercial shipping tonnage on the Arkansas River between January and August. Another…

Ceremony marks operational opening of foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith

With sounds of construction and activity in the background, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on Friday (Sept. 20) held a “proof of concept” ceremony at Ebbing Air National Guard Base…

Sims hopes to restore Carnegie Library to ‘as close to original as possible’

Diana Sims officially owns the former Carnegie Library building that most recently housed a television company, and her early plans are to work toward restoring the building to its days…

Then & Now: Fundraising success, relationships part of Power’s career highlights

Mark Power, who has been part of fundraising efforts at the University of Arkansas since 2001, is proud of his 23 years of work that has helped raise billions of…

$6 million settlement finalized in Sebastian County jail death case

A $6 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit related to the 2021 death of Larry Price Jr., in the Sebastian County Jail. As expected, the settlement will cost…

20 years of Arvest’s Skyline Report helps bankers, developers

It was the early 2000s, and it seemed like every other person in Northwest Arkansas with a hammer and a tape measure was a home builder. “Teachers, lawyers, doctors, everybody…

New 74-lot residential subdivision planned in south Fort Smith

Royal Ridge Construction has received Fort Smith Planning Commission approval for a new 74-lot residential subdivision on 23.5 acres near the Old 71 South Road and Spring Mountain Road in…

Harris, Trump spar over abortion, immigration, economy

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met Tuesday (Sept. 10) for the first – and likely only – debate just 56 days before the general election, and…

Landmark, Garland & Greenwood merge CPA operations

A “combined operations” between the Little Rock-based accounting firms of Landmark CPAs and Garland & Greenwood CPAs will create a company with more than 200 employees in Arkansas and 16…

Value of Fort Smith metro home sales up 14.4% through June

A more than 3% gain in Fort Smith metro home sales during the first half of 2024 appears to be reversing a trend that resulted in double-digit declines in 2023….