by - May 23, 2026 11:38 am
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. TOPPSS Award Mark Minnick, a psychology teacher at Southside High School in Fort Smith, has been named a recipient…
by - May 23, 2026 11:18 am
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees recently approved a balanced 2026-27 fiscal year operating budget for the Russellville-based university. A tuition increase also was approved. The $170.944 million budget…
by - May 22, 2026 9:45 am
The pace of job growth in Arkansas continues to slow, with net new jobs in April up less than 1%, and the number of unemployed up more than 10%. The…
by - May 21, 2026 5:30 pm
Bentonville-based Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas said Thursday (May 21) that it has unlocked a “transformational investment” by raising enough money to receive a $1 million Mabee Foundation…
by - May 21, 2026 12:08 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will use a $1.2 million federal grant to develop behavioral health outreach programs, as its $109.5 million hospital west of Interstate 49 in…
by - May 21, 2026 10:13 am
CHI St. Vincent announced Thursday (May 21) that Dr. William Jones has been named market president for Arkansas by CommonSpirit Health. Jones previously was president of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary….
by - May 20, 2026 11:04 pm
Global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor is launching gALPHA Arkansas, a free venture-creation workshop for entrepreneurs and ideators building businesses in the state of Arkansas, in partnership with the…
by - May 20, 2026 3:13 pm
After more than eight years of planning, Fayetteville-based Specialized Real Estate Group recently started phase two of Markham Hill, a conservation-focused neighborhood on more than 100 acres of Ozark forest….
by - May 19, 2026 6:43 pm
CEP USA Inc., a manufacturer of prefabricated electrical substations, has located its first U.S. manufacturing facility in North Little Rock. The company is investing nearly $1 million in the facility…
by - May 19, 2026 6:27 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Tuesday (May 19) a new $5 million matching gift from Boots and Alan Warrick in support of the upcoming Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at…
by - May 19, 2026 11:24 am
Pratt & Whitney recently invested $4.7 million into a 7,000-square-foot expansion at its Springdale plant as part of a more than $100 million project to increase the maintenance, repair and…
by - May 19, 2026 11:19 am
Sach Oliver, CEO of Oliver Law Firm in Rogers, has been named to The Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only organization limited to the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in…
by - May 19, 2026 4:11 am
Philander Smith University has received a $3.9 million grant from the Windgate Foundation to expand student access and strengthen long-term scholarship support through the creation of a new endowed scholarship…
by - May 17, 2026 11:44 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - May 16, 2026 12:28 pm
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ARCOM Dean Dr. Christopher Loyke has been hired as dean of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine…
by - May 14, 2026 6:20 pm
Among Fort Smith metro cities with a population of more than 5,000, Barling had the highest percentage growth of 13.8% between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2025, according to…
by - May 14, 2026 5:43 pm
Convenience stores, a Chick-fil-A store, and apartments were the top Sebastian County property transactions in the first quarter of 2026, with the combined sale price of the three deals topping…
by - May 14, 2026 2:00 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art said Thursday (May 14) that it will kick off its expansion opening celebrations on May 29 with a conversation featuring founder Alice Walton, board…
by - May 13, 2026 5:24 pm
Inszone Insurance Services, which has made several Arkansas acquisitions in recent months, is at it again. The California-based insurance firm announced this week it has purchased Smith & Company Insurance…
by - May 13, 2026 5:19 pm
Legacy National Bank of Springdale announced plans to become a state-chartered, Federal Reserve member bank effective by June 30, pending approval from the Arkansas State Bank Department and the Federal…
