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Gov. Hutchinson attends Rage Fabrications opening in Trumann

About three years ago Ronnie Samuel’s son was searching for a bumper for his ATV. When Samuel saw what was on the market, he told his son they could make…

State Drug Director on opioid crisis: ‘What we have been doing … is not working’

State Drug Director Kirk Lane says the state and nation aren’t doing enough to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, while the U.S. House of Representatives is passing a flurry of…

Northwest Arkansas healthcare groups launch online survey seeking region’s health needs

A group of 13 healthcare organizations in four Northwest Arkansas counties have developed an online survey to determine the greatest health-related needs throughout the region. The Northwest Arkansas Community Health…

Plans announced for new hotel in downtown Bentonville

A development group that involves Tom Walton announced plans Monday (June 18) to develop a 0.60-acre site at the southeast corner of the downtown square in Bentonville into a full-service…

Rogers planners approve design for new Arvest banking center

Arvest Bank has moved one step closer to building its new banking center in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. In a 5-0 vote on June 5, the Rogers Planning…

Entergy Arkansas’ CEO Rick Riley assumes new role; utility giant names Laura Landreaux to lead state operations

Nearly two-and-a-half years after taking the helm as Entergy Arkansas’ top executive, Rick Riley has been promoted to a new position within parent company Entergy Corp. in New Orleans and…

Bank of the Ozarks names Tom Mays president of South Arkansas division

Publicly held Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, the state’s largest lender, has named Tom Mays as president of its South Arkansas division. He will be responsible for the…

Kantar: Walmart top global retailer, revenue nearly three times that of Amazon

Amazon may be the darling of Wall Street but the technology company and online retailer remains a distance second to Bentonville-based Walmart when it comes to overall revenue, according to…

Arkansas manufacturing sector adds 1,200 jobs in May, jobless rate remains at 3.8%

Arkansas’ manufacturing sector continued to outperform most of the state’s economy in 2018 as another 1,200 jobs were added at mostly “soft good” factories across the state between May and…

Glatfelter provides public a view of $90 million investment in Fort Smith plant

It took a little longer than they expected and cost a little more than planned, but Glatfelter officials publicly opened their new $90 million manufacturing operation in Fort Smith with…

Risever breaks ground on $20 million Jonesboro plant

Hefei Risever Machinery (Risever), a Chinese-based heavy equipment parts manufacturer broke ground on a $20 million facility in Jonesboro on Friday (June 15). The plant will be located in the…

Walmart green lights 100 new products during Open Call

Cass and Estelle Rowland drove their 40-foot motorhome 20-plus hours from Thorndale, Penn., to Bentonville and slept in Walmart’s Home Office parking lot Tuesday night (June 12). They did not…

Ace Glass recycling facility in Little Rock to be 100% solar powered

Glass manufacturer and installer Ace Glass Construction Corp. of Little Rock will open a Platinum LEED-certified glass facility that will operate with 100% solar power, recycle glass and implement lean…

Chicago equity firm invests $38 million in Benton County senior living

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, a real estate equity firm based in Chicago, has acquired two senior living developments in Benton County for a combined $38 million. The assets, both…

Music journalist and author will headline symposium at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival

John Alexander, author of the recently released biography of Johnny Cash that details the music legend’s life through his songs, will headline the list of symposium speakers at the Johnny…

FCRA committee discusses land set aside for Fort Smith Schools, denies ‘right of first refusal’ offer

Will Fort Smith Public Schools ever build a third high school, and if so, will it be at Chaffee Crossing? According to Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) board member Paul…

Tyson to open technology center in downtown Springdale, create a technology hub

Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods will continue to invest into downtown Springdale after CEO Tom Hayes announced plans to build a manufacturing and automation technology center, southwest of the company’s…

‘High-quality prospects’ interested in space in former Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith

Part of the more than $3.65 million in ongoing work by Phoenix Investors to further renovate the former Whirlpool manufacturing plant in Fort Smith could make way for a warehouse/distribution…

Bentonville chamber officials host panel on infrastructure, transportation and quality of life

City and state leaders took part Thursday (June 14) in a panel discussion about the growth of Bentonville and how that impacts its business community. The event was the 2018…

New Greenwood Chamber of Commerce head sees city ‘busting at the seams’

Bob Purvis is home. After a career spanning close to 50 years in marketing and promotion, including 20 years as the executive director of the Eureka Springs Advertising and Promotion…