by - March 20, 2025 11:23 am
Thursday’s (March 20) job openings and labor turnover report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points to an Arkansas economy with declines in new hires and job openings…
by - March 19, 2025 2:09 pm
Armor Bank announced Wednesday (March 19) that Bryan Wagner will serve as Jonesboro market president. A native of Blytheville, Wagner has more than 15 years of banking experience spanning business…
by - March 19, 2025 11:27 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will start offering a civil engineering degree program this fall. The private university will prepare students to meet the rising demand for infrastructure development…
by - March 19, 2025 9:43 am
Attorney Robbi Riggs has joined Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC in the business and transactional practice. Riggs has a background in private practice and government service, along with…
by - March 19, 2025 9:38 am
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) announced Michael R. Mayton as chair of the AMFA Foundation. In addition, Larry Middleton, Mary Ritchey, and Miles Stephens join the AMFA Foundation…
by - March 19, 2025 9:30 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its residency programs in south Arkansas thanks to a $2.5 million grant from the Arkansas State Legislature. The state’s PEER…
by - March 18, 2025 6:09 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Carole Farmer of Fayetteville to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Farmer succeeds immediate past board chair Christy Clark…
by - March 18, 2025 9:58 am
Walmart will part ways with buy-now-pay-later provider Affirm by the end of this year, and Swedish-based fintech Klarna will be the exclusive provider to the retailer’s customers for deferred payment…
by - March 17, 2025 7:38 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner entered into sales agreements to reduce their personal holdings by almost 6.5% and 34%, respectively, of Walmart stock over the…
by - March 17, 2025 2:23 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart announced Monday (March 17) a collaboration to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. The statewide program begins in March….
by - March 17, 2025 2:18 pm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas named Ron Meijerink as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Meijerink joins Goodwill Industries of Arkansas following a successful tenure as COO of…
by - March 17, 2025 11:13 am
The Arkansas Department of Health recently recognized eight Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas hospitals for stroke care performance for the July 2023 to June 2024 program year. Awards are provided…
by - March 17, 2025 10:28 am
An almost 6% rise in Arkansans without jobs helped push the state’s jobless rate higher in January compared with January 2024. Year-over-year net jobs rose 1.5%, with the state’s Education…
by - March 17, 2025 8:41 am
Expanding medical residency programs in Arkansas could generate $465 million in economic activity while addressing the state’s growing physician shortage, according to a new report by Bentonville-based Heartland Forward. On…
by - March 16, 2025 10:58 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 18) will consider changing a longstanding policy of allocating certain revenue to the city’s general fund which pays for administrative functions…
by - March 16, 2025 5:14 am
The Forge Institute announced the startups selected for the Phoenix Xcelerator program, a no-cost, no-equity accelerator designed to fast-track promising startups tackling aerospace and defense challenges. Through a structured 12-week…
by - March 16, 2025 5:04 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions this week: Arkansas Early Childhood Commission Dr. Jason Williams, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term to…
by - March 16, 2025 4:39 am
Former Tyson Foods CEO (Luther) Wayne Britt of Fayetteville, age 75, died on March 14, 2025 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home. Britt graduated from Nashville High School in 1967…
by - March 14, 2025 9:09 am
More than 100 health care professionals and over 30 vendors from across Arkansas are expected to attend the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association’s annual conference on March 28 and 29 in…
by - March 14, 2025 9:05 am
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC and the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program recently released The Trend Report on the luxury real estate market. Luxury homes are defined as the top…
