by - January 3, 2026 12:29 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. 911 Transfer Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker recently transferred control of the department’s communications unit to the River Valley…
by - January 3, 2026 9:54 am
The Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced the installation of its 2026 board of directors and officers. The chapter presented its new leadership team…
by - January 3, 2026 9:49 am
Arkansas Farm Bureau announced the hiring of Becky Brown, Addie Stamps and Coby Wilson. Brown will serve on the administration team, and Wilson and Stamps will serve in the Commodity…
by - January 3, 2026 9:44 am
North Little Rock-based commercial construction company MWC is operating under a new name, TWC – Tony Wilson Constructors, Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2026. “This new name reflects both where we’ve…
by - January 3, 2026 9:37 am
Amber Singleton has been hired as the newest executive director of Arkansas Right to Life. She succeeds Rose Mimms, who led Arkansas Right to Life for more than 30 years….
by - January 2, 2026 10:15 am
Bentonville-based consultancy Velocity NWA, with support from Walmart, has launched “Ride to Work Wednesday,” a 12-episode leadership storytelling series filmed on bikes at the retailer’s new Home Office and the…
by - January 2, 2026 9:54 am
Arkansas’ overall economy improved in December, but the state’s manufacturing exports are down almost 5% in the first three quarters of the year, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business…
by - December 30, 2025 10:40 pm
Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE) proudly announce the election of its 2026 Board of Directors, a dynamic group of leaders representing chambers of commerce and economic development organizations…
by - December 30, 2025 8:42 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a five-year, $3.18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to…
by - December 30, 2025 2:00 pm
Arkansas State University welcomed a new class of alumni on Dec. 13 during fall commencement exercises, as 2,335 degrees were conferred by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Calvin White…
by - December 30, 2025 1:43 pm
Arkansas posted year-over-year declines in job openings and new hires in October, but posted a big drop in total job separations, according to Tuesday’s (Dec. 30) Jobs Opening and Labor…
by - December 29, 2025 3:32 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue dipped slightly in the November report compared to November 2024, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County 1% tax down 2.5% below the budget…
by - December 29, 2025 9:45 am
Two prominent Northwest Arkansas men recently accepted roles supporting the Fayetteville Public Library. Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, was recently named chief development officer for the Fayetteville Public Library Foundation, the…
by - December 29, 2025 9:30 am
A 3,000-square-foot restaurant recently opened on the first floor of the Fayetteville Public Library, near the Teaching Kitchen. Handshake was created by co-owners Hope Ray and Chef Jameson Hall. Ray…
by - December 29, 2025 8:31 am
Arkansas Children’s received the largest single philanthropic gift in its history — $50 million from Paychex founder and philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano. The landmark gift will support key strategic priorities…
by - December 28, 2025 2:03 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Race Complaint Through attorney Joey McCutchen, former Northside High School head football coach Felix Curry has filed an amended lawsuit…
by - December 27, 2025 9:34 am
Inszone Insurance Services, a national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, has acquired Mark V. Williamson Co., Inc., also known as Williamson Insurance, an independent agency based in Little…
by - December 23, 2025 11:36 am
Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the 2025 third quarter rose 4.3%, above second quarter growth of 3.8%, and above the consensus estimate of 3.2%. Prices continued to rise. In…
by - December 22, 2025 9:56 am
Dope Medicinal Wellness recently opened a 1,000-square-foot clinic at 620 N. College Ave., Suite 102, in Fayetteville. Montana native Dr. Sandra Bailey, an obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 25 years of…
by - December 22, 2025 8:33 am
September nonfarm employment in the Fort Smith metro was at the highest level for the year, with the biggest job gains posted in the Trade, Transportation, Utilities and Education and…
