by - December 23, 2024 9:25 am
Knoxville, Tenn.-based staffing agency AtWork will open a Bentonville location early next year. According to a news release, it will be the company’s first in Arkansas. The company also plans…
by - December 20, 2024 2:24 pm
Arkansas’ third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) of $149.105 billion grew at an annual rate of 6.9%, the most of any U.S. state, according to Friday’s (Dec. 20) report…
by - December 20, 2024 10:19 am
Arkansas added more than 33,000 net jobs in November compared with November 2023, and the number of unemployed fell almost 9% in the year. As a result, the state’s jobless…
by - December 19, 2024 5:20 pm
Hall Booth Smith recently added attorneys Travis Linn, Bethany Michau, and Rylie Slone to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. The Atlanta-based firm also has an office in Little…
by - December 19, 2024 3:43 pm
There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, down 3.7% compared with the 5,486 fatal injuries in 2022, according to a report posted Thursday (Dec….
by - December 19, 2024 2:07 pm
Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, is accepting applications for its new artisanal butchery program. Application deadline is Jan….
by - December 19, 2024 2:01 pm
Arvest Bank recently acquired the naming rights to the 32-floor Bank of America Center building at 15 W. Sixth St. in downtown Tulsa. After a renovation project, Arvest Wealth Management…
by - December 19, 2024 12:44 pm
Of the $26.7 million in workforce training grants announced Thursday (Dec. 19) by Gov. Sarah Sanders, $4.45 million will land in the Fort Smith metro, and institutions in the University…
by - December 19, 2024 11:39 am
Lyon College has received a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) through the 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to enhance the SCOTS…
by - December 19, 2024 7:55 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) more than $313 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in 18 states…
by - December 18, 2024 4:52 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. Charles Robinson agreed Wednesday (Dec. 18) to extend the chancellor’s contract to Dec. 31, 2027. Robinson was…
by - December 18, 2024 1:01 am
Little Rock Director of Athletics Frank M. Cuervo announced Tuesday (Dec. 17) the addition of five executives to the department’s senior leadership team, including Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief…
by - December 17, 2024 2:11 pm
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Ator II, who played a role in bringing the foreign military pilot training center to Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, has…
by - December 17, 2024 12:57 pm
Lanny Nickell has been named as the president and CEO of Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the regional electricity transmission coordinator. Nickell is SPP’s executive vice president and chief operating officer….
by - December 17, 2024 12:46 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bankshares announced Tuesday (Dec. 17) the appointment of D. Kirk McDonald, president and chief Operating officer of Zachry Exploration, to its board of directors. McDonald has a…
by - December 17, 2024 10:28 am
Springdale-based Cromwell Architects Engineers recently worked with NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville to design its $2.7 million Cycling and Trail Education Center. The 10,184-square-foot center is the new home…
by - December 17, 2024 9:31 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission awarded $2 million in funding to 11 Arkansas-based accelerator programs through the Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator Grant Program. The Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator…
by - December 16, 2024 11:28 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has awarded $3.72 million to support 12 projects related to trails and transportation alternatives across Northwest Arkansas. Transportation alternatives include pedestrians, cyclists, and other…
by - December 16, 2024 10:28 am
DW WH Conway, LLC, an investment group led by Andrew Wiechern and Isaac Smith of Colliers | Arkansas, closed on a 641,698-square-foot industrial facility at 600 Dave Ward Drive in…
by - December 16, 2024 10:23 am
Batesville-based Citizens Bank promoted Rob Woods to City President of all Northwest Arkansas branches. He has served as City President for Bentonville and Rogers since 2021, and will now have…
