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-‘Broken Trail’ brings film production to downtown Van Buren
Van Buren’s historic Main Street is back to normal after transforming over the weekend into an 1875 Old West town for filming of a new Western from director Johnny Remo…
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-Van Buren’s historic Main Street is back to normal after transforming over the weekend into an 1875 Old West town for filming of a new Western from director Johnny Remo…
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-U.S. consumers spent $7.7 billion in June for online grocery orders, up 2.9% from May and 8.4% higher than a year ago, according to Bricks Meets Clicks/Mercatus shopper survey. Online…
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-Kyle May will succeed Chris Bauer as executive director of Arkansas Edge, the name, image and likeness (NIL) collective for Razorback athletes, and Alex Harper was named director of corporate…
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-Col. Andrew “Gus” Nash, the U.S. Air Force officer who led early basing actions with the foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith, will receive the Jack White Leadership Award…
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-Walmart International’s revenue reached $114.6 billion last year, which represented 18% of Walmart’s consolidated sales in fiscal 2024. The business sector holds tremendous growth potential in some of the world’s…
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-Chad Evans is the new president of Arvest Bank’s Benton County market, the bank announced Monday (July 15). He replaces Brad Crain, who was recently promoted to regional executive for…
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-The avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak that began in February 2022 is now the nation’s largest animal disease event ever, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It has spread…
by July 14, 2024 10:06 am
-Jason Robinson, co-founder of IntegriTech in Lowell, opened a 3,200-square-foot coworking office in Lowell called Railside. The space at 107 S. Lincoln St. reflects his SmartSpaces vision to create an…
by July 14, 2024 9:39 am
-Nate Green joined Springdale-based nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Council as communications director in 2019. Over the past four years, he’s led a successful program that has attracted remote workers and raised…
by July 13, 2024 8:40 am
-The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) were jointly awarded on Friday (July 12) a $393.75 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation…
by July 12, 2024 4:00 pm
-The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission appointed Steven C. Baker as the new executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), effective Aug. 6. The airport commission unanimously…
by July 12, 2024 11:48 am
-Retail sales reported by the National Retail Federation Retail Monitor indicated consumer spending slowed in June compared to May. Excluding automobile and gasoline, sales were up 0.47% from May, slower…
by July 12, 2024 11:22 am
-Rachel Debuque is the new director of the University of Arkansas’ School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Debuque, who previously was associate director at George…
by July 12, 2024 10:45 am
-Arkansas-Oklahoma Gas recently gave $139,000 to the Van Buren Housing Authority to help pay for the installation of 199 tankless water heaters for its tenants. The energy efficiency rebate money…
by July 12, 2024 10:05 am
-Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the second quarter amid a challenging freight market. However, analysts noted “potential catalysts”…
by July 11, 2024 8:21 pm
-The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Thursday (July 11) at a special meeting approved a water rate increase that will start Aug. 1 but put off a second increase…
by July 11, 2024 8:12 pm
-Future patrons and supporters of the Fort Kids Museum can get a taste of what the future children’s museum will have to offer at the Fort Kids concourse at The…
by July 11, 2024 6:39 pm
-Jerry Canfield, attorney for the City of Fort Smith, disagrees with the interpretation of how an ex-officio member’s designee can be appointed to the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority board of…
by July 11, 2024 6:13 pm
-The closely watched report on U.S. inflation indicated consumer prices cooling in June, a welcome sign for economists and consumers. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.1% from the prior…
by July 11, 2024 2:54 pm
-Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill has eclipsed 100,000 enplanements for the first time in one month. Enplanements, or passengers flying out, rose by 11.1% to 108,777 in June…