by - January 24, 2022 3:59 pm
T. Baridi Nkokheli, the former Fort Smith Sanitation Director whose impersonation of legendary lawman Bass Reeves helped raise awareness of the historic figure and money for a Reeves statue now…
by - January 6, 2022 6:53 pm
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading quickly through Sebastian County, the Future School of Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Thursday (Jan. 6) at a special called meeting to…
by - August 16, 2021 7:25 am
In a decade, Jonathan McNair transformed dismal job prospects into his dream job. McNair graduated from the University of Arkansas with a finance degree soon after the recession and discovered…
by - August 6, 2021 8:30 am
The Great Resignation, coined by Texas A&M professor Anthony Klotz, is a socio-economic event that has been on just about everyone’s lips. Nearly every industry, post-pandemic, is predicted to experience…
by - June 1, 2021 11:06 am
Before I was a business broker, I was a brewery and restaurant owner. Before I was a brewery and restaurant owner, I was a data analyst. Oh, I was also…
by - January 19, 2021 5:03 pm
The college-going rate among all Arkansas students fell last school year, while four-year high school graduation rates improved, according to the Arkansas Department of Education’s 2020 School Report Card released…
by - December 16, 2020 1:53 pm
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Tuesday (Dec. 16) it has acquired Vale Luxury Apartments in the Houston, Texas metropolitan statistical area and Satori Frisco Apartments in the Dallas, Texas…
by - November 19, 2020 9:27 am
I’d rather be surrounded by a room full of butterflies than a box full of caterpillars. The beauty of thousands of butterflies hanging from trees like leaves is a sight…
by - October 28, 2020 2:17 pm
Global petroleum liquids consumption through 2021 is expected to remain lower than 2019 levels, and crude oil tanker rates are likely to remain low until petroleum demand rises, according to…
by - September 15, 2020 12:07 pm
A grant from the Tyson Family Foundation is supporting an upgrade at Walter Turnbow Park in downtown Springdale. The nonprofit group Downtown Springdale is partnering with Nashville-based Fort Houston Artisan…
by - September 11, 2020 10:03 am
Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District has formed a new compliance department and promoted Mindi Dearing as the division’s manager. The promotion is effective Oct. 1. Dearing, a former laboratory supervisor…
by - August 19, 2020 9:06 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Lab has received approval from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADHE) to become an…
by - August 5, 2020 8:16 am
Researchers with the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have developed a disinfectant spray that can last for up to 50 touches before it…
by - July 27, 2020 9:12 am
Little Rock-based construction firm Baldwin & Shell announced Monday (July 27) the hiring of Gene Kitsmiller as director of virtual design and construction. Kitsmiller has over 20 year of experience…
by - July 13, 2020 7:06 pm
Hard to believe we’re less than four months until Election Day, but the COVID-19 election of 2020 is 113 days away. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and State Sen….
by - June 27, 2020 10:12 am
When 2020 goes into the history books, retail analysts say it will be a year like no other. The year began with a robust forecast by the National Retail Federation…
by - February 18, 2020 10:21 am
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) is looking for a new executive director. The Fayetteville nonprofit announced Tuesday (Feb. 18) that Matthew Herren is resigning at the end of the…
by - November 5, 2019 8:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance rezoning areas in the historic district at Chaffee Crossing that will limit warehouses in the area. The directors approved zoning property…
by - October 10, 2019 2:42 pm
Heating expenses for U.S. households are expected to be lower this winter than they were last winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The forecast for this winter…
by - August 18, 2019 4:20 pm
Andrew Barker was a University of Arkansas student with a passion for aviation when he started as the first employee of autopilot maker TruTrak Flight Systems in 2000. “I just…
