by - January 7, 2025 8:40 am
Ritter Communications will launch a $5 million infrastructure project in El Dorado to expand its RightFiber internet service. Construction for the project is expected to be complete by the end…
by - January 6, 2025 5:17 pm
Arkansas-based full-service lobbying and government relations firm, GC Advisors, announced Monday (Jan. 6) it has hired Trent Minner. Minner was formerly regulatory administrator for the Arkansas Department of Finance and…
by - January 6, 2025 3:15 pm
Arkansas has been awarded a $17 million grant, the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
by - January 6, 2025 1:00 pm
As was the case in October, all eight of the metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had job gains in November. Northwest Arkansas had the lowest metro rate at…
by - January 6, 2025 10:34 am
Springdale nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) recently released a report that shows the music industry generates $10 million in income annually in Northwest Arkansas. NWA Music Census…
by - January 6, 2025 10:25 am
Cleveland-based MAI Capital Management, a registered investment adviser and wealth management firm, has acquired Fayetteville-based wealth management firm Garrison Asset Management, according to a Monday (Jan. 6) news release. Financial…
by - January 5, 2025 10:19 am
Brian Crowne has been promoted to vice president of the Walmart AMP and strategic initiatives. The AMP, which began at the Northwest Arkansas Mall parking lot in 2005, is located…
by - January 5, 2025 10:07 am
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business and civic communities died in 2024. February Glenn Atkins, 60, Feb. 24 — Atkins earned a finance degree —…
by - January 4, 2025 1:01 pm
The first two of many fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets roared into Fort Smith in late December to mark another milestone in the foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National…
by - January 3, 2025 12:25 pm
A $700 million investment in health care, a 2,700-acre land sale, and a new CEO, basketball coach and mayor comprise some of the top Northwest Arkansas business stories of 2024….
by - January 3, 2025 11:30 am
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) Director Lorie Tudor retires Jan. 10, 2025, after 41 years with the agency. She started as a clerk typist, left to obtain an engineering degree,…
by - January 3, 2025 10:39 am
Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2024-December 2024) tax revenue is $3.973 billion, down 2.9% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to Friday’s (Jan. 3) report from…
by - January 2, 2025 6:53 pm
Baptist Health announced Thursday (Jan. 2) it will open three new urgent care locations in early 2025 in Cabot, Conway and North Little Rock. Both Conway and Cabot centers will…
by - January 2, 2025 5:31 pm
Longtime Fort Smith businessman and community supporter Kelly Newton has died following what his family says was a “courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.” He was 74. Newton for decades owned…
by - January 2, 2025 4:12 pm
Arkansas Children’s Northwest has received a $2 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation to support its expansion project, according to a Thursday (Jan. 2) news release….
by - January 1, 2025 8:00 am
470 Investments LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - December 31, 2024 2:00 pm
The Arkansas State University Fall Commencement took place in December at First National Bank Arena. Chancellor Todd Shields and Dr. Calvin White Jr., provost and executive vice chancellor, conferred the…
by - December 31, 2024 12:05 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community-based…
by - December 26, 2024 4:00 pm
Up to 200 people are expected to attend a January event for commercial real estate and construction leaders. The Northwest Arkansas chapter of Contractors Closers & Connections will host New…
by - December 23, 2024 9:27 am
Fort Worth, Texas-based O’Brien Right of Way Valuation has opened its third regional location in Fayetteville. The appraisal firm’s first Arkansas location will serve public and private sector clients across…
