by - January 25, 2024 3:19 pm
Arkansas State University will host its 30th annual Agribusiness Conference on Feb. 7th. This year’s conference will focus on agribusiness trends, sustainability issues, the next farm bill, and agricultural commodity…
by - January 25, 2024 10:50 am
The Fort Smith-based Degen Foundation awarded three grants totaling $44,320 to three Fort Smith nonprofit organizations in December. The Community Dental Clinic, a program of the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council,…
by - January 24, 2024 12:41 pm
A residential property transaction in Fort Smith valued at $2.875 million was the top Sebastian County property deal in December. Purchase of a maintenance facility by the city of Fort…
by - January 24, 2024 12:25 pm
Blue Kangaroo Packoutz, a commercial and residential contents restoration company headquartered in Michigan, recently opened its first Arkansas location at 636 E. 15th St. in Fayetteville. According to a news…
by - January 24, 2024 8:55 am
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) has added Pete Gess and Hayley Cormican to its Little Rock office as the new Economic Policy Director and Health Associate, respectively. Prior…
by - January 23, 2024 6:47 pm
Southern Bancorp Community Partners, an affiliate of Southern Bancorp, Inc., announced Tuesday (Jan. 23) a down payment assistance program designed to help remove barriers from the home buying process for…
by - January 23, 2024 6:39 pm
Two existing members of leadership at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock have received promotions. Mackenzie Clyburn has been promoted to vice president of hospital operations at BHMC-Little Rock. Dr. David…
by - January 23, 2024 6:33 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Tuesday (Jan. 23) Megan Bonney as President of CHI St. Vincent North Bonney has served as the CHI St. Vincent Director of Orthopedics and Cardiovascular Services…
by - January 23, 2024 2:48 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate in December rose slightly to 3.4% from 3.3% in November. The rate was unchanged from December 2022. The estimated number of Arkansans without jobs rose by 446…
by - January 23, 2024 2:09 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its annual recognition programs in 2024. They are: Fast 15: The Fast 15 program is designed to…
by - January 22, 2024 5:21 pm
Walmart is closing down its Store No. 8 tech incubator with around 300 people in the unit moving to other jobs with the retailer’s technology and innovations operations, according to…
by - January 22, 2024 11:18 am
Alisha Curtis has joined the Razorback Foundation team as a director of development and will head the Little Rock office. Curtis will be tasked with managing a portfolio of Razorback…
by - January 22, 2024 8:59 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program. More than $4.2 million will be awarded to subgrantees to improve food supply…
by - January 21, 2024 9:09 am
Springdale nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) is organizing a peer-to-peer conversation series featuring two creatives who will discuss their artistic journeys and insights around a chosen theme….
by - January 19, 2024 11:57 am
Recent legislation used by Gov. Sarah Sanders in her attempt to take control of prisons from the Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) has been blocked in a ruling handed down…
by - January 18, 2024 6:36 pm
“Marshals” is the team name and mascot for the Fort Smith baseball team set to begin play in the new Mid America League this spring. The name and logo was…
by - January 18, 2024 6:18 pm
Umarex USA/Walther plans to invest $30 million in its Fort Smith operation at Chaffee Crossing and add 76 jobs. Of the investment, an estimated $8 million will be used to…
by - January 18, 2024 4:03 pm
Walmart store managers earned an average base pay of $117,000 in 2023, and that is increasing to $128,000 this year, the retail giant said Thursday (Jan. 18). The increase not…
by - January 18, 2024 2:25 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received two awards totaling $2.23 million for UAMS’ continuing examination of therapies to treat multiple myeloma. Myeloma Center research…
by - January 18, 2024 2:21 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is expanding its Pathway Program to students at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Lyon College, and the University…
