Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Field day for rice research center planned

A field day will be held at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on July 31 in Harrisburg. Two field tours will be held covering rice, soybeans and corn….

Stretch Zone opens in Rogers

Health and wellness company Stretch Zone recently opened a 1,600-square-foot studio at 2301 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Suite 104, in Rogers. This is the company’s third Arkansas location and the…

Ryan Hauck starts as CEO of Experience Fayetteville

Ryan Hauck joined Experience Fayetteville as CEO on Monday (July 21), the tourism marketing agency announced Wednesday (July 23). He replaces Molly Rawn, who left the city’s destination marketing organization…

NWACC students to receive bicycle technician scholarships, free tool kits

New students of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Bicycle Technician Program can receive scholarships for the program and free tool kits, according to a Tuesday (July 22) news release. Denver-based Morgridge…

Rep. Randy Torres to lead Siloam Springs chamber

Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce has named Rep. Randy Torres, R-Siloam Springs, as its next president and CEO, the business organization announced Monday (July 21). He starts in the role…

UAMS Northwest receives $100,000 from Schmieding Foundation

Schmieding Foundation Inc. has donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship, benefiting the UAMS College of Health…

Arkansas Research Alliance launches AR-NETWORK program with $8 million grant

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Monday (July 21) it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $8 million to launch a new statewide, cross-sector program called…

Kevin Trainor joins Arkansas Alumni Association as COO

The Arkansas Alumni Association announced Monday (July 21) Kevin Trainor as chief operating officer and associate executive director beginning August 2025. Trainor was a longtime fixture in the University of…

Bentonville consumer impact summit set for September

About 300 attendees are expected to attend the Consumer Impact Summit from Sept. 16-18 at Ledger in Bentonville. The summit is an event on sustainability in the consumer packaged goods…

Amazon behind delivery station being built in Fort Smith

The “delivery station” permitted at 4300 Geren Road in Fort Smith will be an Amazon facility, according to property records. The building permit for the facility was issued by the…

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: 2% tourism tax revenue again sets a record in 2024

Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and December 2024 was a record $26.661 million, up 4.77% compared with the $25.446 million in the same period of 2023. The December…

Water meter plan, internal auditor interview part of Fort Smith Board meeting

Approval of a $125,000 expenditure to move forward on a possible plan to replace waters meters is part of the consent agenda during Tuesday’s (July 22) Fort Smith Board of…

‘Pre-litigation’ talk continues in Peak Innovation Center investigation

There is nothing new reported almost 11 months after the Fort Smith Public School District hired a Texas legal firm to consider legal action against companies involved in the design…

Fort Smith Metro Daily News Briefs: A Thunder parade, 184th award, and top nurses

Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Main Street Anniversary Main Street Fort Smith, which began as 64.6 Downtown, plans to mark its 10th anniversary with a…

Report: Arkansas tourism industry impact more than $17 billion in 2024

Arkansas welcomed 52 million visitors in 2024, a 2.6% increase over 2023, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT). The agency on Friday (July 18) posted…

Arkansas jobless numbers up more than 10% in June, jobless rate holds at 3.7%

The number of Arkansans without jobs increased more than 10% in June, with year-over-year job gains up less than 1% in June. The state’s jobless rate held at 3.7%, up…

Bank OZK quarterly net income up 3.1%, revenue up 2.7%

Bank OZK, a Little Rock-based company with operations in nine states, posted second-quarter net income of $178.931 million, up 3.1% compared with the same period of 2024. Earnings per share…

L3Harris Technologies to expand operations in Calhoun County

Melbourne, Fla.-based L3Harris Technologies announced Thursday (July 17) plans to build more than 20 new buildings as part of a manufacturing complex in Calhoun County that will produce large solid…

Attorney Tom Haynes to seek 2nd judicial district judge seat

Attorney Tom Haynes has announced his candidacy for circuit judge in the 2nd Judicial Circuit, which serves Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties. A fifth generation Arkansan, Haynes…

Armstrong Bank makes NWA leadership changes, opens Rogers loan office

Muskogee, Okla.-based Armstrong Bank recently announced leadership changes in Northwest Arkansas and opened a loan production office in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. The bank hired Matt Mason as…

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up

Acres.com, ULI NWA establish partnership

Connections: Yellow Rocket Concepts hosts gift card fundraiser

Coon Supper, pre-event reception scheduled for Jan. 10