by - August 17, 2025 10:58 am
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced an aggressive initiative to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS). NWS is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow…
by - August 16, 2025 11:10 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. UAFS Business Awards The College of Economic Development of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is accepting nominations for…
by - August 16, 2025 10:11 am
The Marshall Islands, which was the only United Nations-recognized country without a national soccer team, will debut its men’s team at the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup, hosted from Aug. 11-17…
by - August 15, 2025 3:00 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Aug. 15) that she has appointed Aaron Abbott of Springdale to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. Abbott, whose term will expire on…
by - August 14, 2025 12:22 pm
The April sale of Harbortown Apartments on Meandering Way in east Fort Smith was the top Sebastian County property deal in the second quarter of 2025, according to information from…
by - August 14, 2025 11:39 am
A 5,000-square-foot Mermaids restaurant recently opened at 2011 S. Promenade Blvd., No. 440, in Rogers. The new location will offer “the same heartfelt hospitality that’s made their Fayetteville location a…
by - August 14, 2025 11:37 am
The 5,000-square-foot Oak Steakhouse Rogers recently opened atop the new six-story, 170-room Hotel Avail at 4100 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers, according to a…
by - August 14, 2025 7:43 am
Little Rock retailer Dillard’s saw an increase in sales during its second quarter, but profits were slightly lower. The mall and online retailer reported quarterly sales of $1.536 billion compared…
by - August 13, 2025 12:12 pm
The Walton Family Foundation released Wednesday (Aug. 13) a report on entrepreneurship that shows startups comprise 37.2% of businesses in Northwest Arkansas, exceeding national and state averages of 35.3% and…
by - August 13, 2025 11:17 am
The seven-story, 131-room Moxy Fayetteville at 530 W. Streamside Bend will open in September. The $33 million hotel is a collaboration between Fayetteville-based Specialized Real Estate Group and Little Rock-based…
by - August 13, 2025 11:15 am
The city of Farmington, in collaboration with Emery Sapp & Sons, Garver, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation, recently completed a $13.6 million project to widen Arkansas Highway 170 between…
by - August 12, 2025 3:13 pm
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday (Aug. 12) rejected a lower court’s action to block enactment of the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act (SAFE Act) that was…
by - August 12, 2025 2:33 pm
Baptist Health College Little Rock announced Dr. Crystal Rose as the college’s new Dean of Nursing, effective Monday (Aug. 11). Prior to joining Baptist Health College Little Rock, Rose practiced…
by - August 12, 2025 2:28 pm
The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration…
by - August 12, 2025 2:18 pm
Windsor Door, a garage door manufacturer headquartered in Little Rock, will invest $12 million in a manufacturing line that will operational during the first quarter of 2026, the company announced…
by - August 12, 2025 11:24 am
Sediver, a Blackstone portfolio company, announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) the expansion of its West Memphis manufacturing plant that will create 25 new jobs. The company plans to spend just under…
by - August 12, 2025 10:14 am
Bentonville think-and-do tank Heartland Forward announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) that Zoe Maddox, Ph.D., has been named director of the Maternal and Child Health Center for Policy and Practice. “Zoe is…
by - August 12, 2025 10:02 am
Emeraude, a Rogers-based multidisciplinary business firm and family office with two welll-known lawyers in leadership, launched Tuesday (Aug. 12) “with the goal of shaping Arkansas’ economic future,” according to a…
by - August 11, 2025 8:24 pm
Lu Hardin, a high-profile public servant for decades in Arkansas, passed away Monday (Aug. 11) at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. His family disclosed his death…
by - August 11, 2025 7:19 pm
Arkansas State University has announced the establishment of the John Baine MPA Excellence Endowment Fund, a $50,000 endowed gift from alumnus John Baine, to benefit students in the Master of…
