by - September 9, 2025 12:58 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Tuesday (Sept. 9) announced she is authorizing up to 40 Arkansas National Guard members to support federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Fayetteville, Fort Smith…
by - September 9, 2025 11:51 am
As they did in June, the Professional and Business Services and the Leisure and Hospitality sectors were among the job growth sectors in the Fort Smith metro during July. The…
by - September 9, 2025 11:41 am
Benton County was first in the nation for first quarter 2025 average wage growth, with Arkansas in the top five ranking among the states for wage growth in the quarter,…
by - September 7, 2025 10:07 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - September 7, 2025 8:28 am
Colliers announced the sale of four industrial properties in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Springdale and Van Buren, totaling $13,475,000 in transaction volume. Isaac Smith, Andrew Wiechern and Wade Smith,…
by - September 7, 2025 8:23 am
The University of Central Arkansas Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust in support of classroom renovations in the Department of Student Transitions…
by - September 6, 2025 11:55 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Engineering Agreement The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Sept. 3 renewed an agreement with the University of Arkansas,…
by - September 6, 2025 7:32 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments: Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks John Mark Goings, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Term to expire Dec….
by - September 5, 2025 9:42 am
JJ’s Live, a more than 2,000-person capacity music venue in Fayetteville, has rebranded to Ozark Music Hall after a community naming contest, according to a news release. The venue at…
by - September 4, 2025 4:26 pm
The death Wednesday (Sept. 3) of a person in the custody of the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) is under investigation by the Arkansas State Police (ASP), according to the…
by - September 4, 2025 10:56 am
State Rep. Austin McCollum, R-Bentonville, is running for Benton County judge, he announced Thursday (Sept. 4). McCollum enters the race with over $60,000 for his campaign, including his carryover funds…
by - September 3, 2025 7:11 pm
CARTI unveiled a cancer center in Heber Springs. Starting Thursday, Sept. 4, CARTI will begin offering expanded services at its new location at 309 Southridge Parkway. “The benefits of access…
by - September 3, 2025 7:06 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer an opportunity during August for small businesses to learn about funding, growing and marketing their…
by - September 3, 2025 7:04 pm
A large self-storage facility has been sold in Brookland. U Storage, based in Conway, has purchased the 60,000-square-foot facility for $3.5 million. The deal was brokered on Aug. 28 by…
by - September 3, 2025 7:01 pm
The Communications Group, an Arkansas-based public relations agency, announced the promotions of Kassie Booker and Carson Horn, to vice president. In addition to their new roles, Horn and Booker will…
by - September 3, 2025 5:13 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year nearly $5.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the side effects…
by - September 3, 2025 2:49 pm
Nine commercial properties in North Little Rock and Sherwood recently sold for $22 million, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 3) news release. The release shows an “Arkansas-based investor” bought the…
by - September 3, 2025 1:21 pm
Pending city approval, 28 bus stops in Fayetteville and Rogers could receive more than $645,000 in upgrades as part of an effort to improve the rider experience and expand transportation…
by - September 3, 2025 1:19 pm
Arkansas’ uninsured child rate reached 6.7% in 2023, its highest point in a decade, and now ranks 42nd in the nation, according to report released Sept. 3 by Arkansas Advocates…
by - September 3, 2025 1:18 pm
Visit Bentonville, the tourism and promotions agency of Bentonville, recently established community mentorship program Belong Bentonville, according to a news release. The new program “is designed to reflect the city’s…
