by - March 20, 2025 4:03 pm
Mike Malone, the University of Arkansas vice chancellor for economic development and former Northwest Arkansas Council CEO, is taking a new job with Economic Leadership LLC, a North Carolina-based economic…
by - March 20, 2025 8:39 am
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro broke ground last week on its College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and ASU System President Brendan Kelly recently told the board of trustees that when…
by - March 19, 2025 8:09 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Board of Education voted Wednesday to interview three finalists — all from Arkansas and one who is now a school district employee — for…
by - March 19, 2025 2:20 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) will celebrate “Match Day” for the Class of 2025 on Friday (March 21) at…
by - March 19, 2025 11:41 am
Over the past three decades, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas has created thousands of mentoring relationships between youth (littles) and adults (bigs) in Benton and Washington counties. The…
by - March 19, 2025 11:27 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will start offering a civil engineering degree program this fall. The private university will prepare students to meet the rising demand for infrastructure development…
by - March 18, 2025 7:04 pm
Repeating the notion that she wants to be known as the education governor, Gov. Sarah Sanders signed her higher education overhaul bill into law at an economic forum in Little…
by - March 18, 2025 6:09 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Carole Farmer of Fayetteville to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Farmer succeeds immediate past board chair Christy Clark…
by - March 18, 2025 10:41 am
Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, is designing and planning to construct a high-tech campus in southern Washington County to test wireless communications equipment. Samir El-Ghazaly,…
by - March 17, 2025 8:53 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill said Monday (March 17) during his annual State of the City address that the city is seeing economic and cultural growth because of its workforce,…
by - March 17, 2025 8:41 am
Expanding medical residency programs in Arkansas could generate $465 million in economic activity while addressing the state’s growing physician shortage, according to a new report by Bentonville-based Heartland Forward. On…
by - March 14, 2025 2:56 pm
The path that brought Allan Marshall to his job as chief communications and engagement officer for the Fort Smith Public Schools began, fittingly enough, in the public school system. He…
by - March 13, 2025 7:18 pm
Tempe, Ariz.-based Academies of Math & Science (AMS) has applied to open public enrollment charter schools in Fort Smith and Jonesboro. The Fort Smith campus for kindergarten through eighth grade…
by - March 13, 2025 4:01 pm
After more than two years of work, the Walmart Museum, Spark Cafe, and gift shop on the Bentonville square will reopen at 1 p.m, Friday (March 14). The extensive overhaul…
by - March 13, 2025 9:30 am
When asked what the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce has planned for 2025, President and CEO Julie Murray had a simple answer: moving. The chamber is in the process of…
by - March 12, 2025 9:07 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (March 12) named Judd Deere to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. He is replacing Sheffield Nelson, whose term expired. Deere’s term will expire…
by - March 12, 2025 11:38 am
The Boys & Girls Club of Benton County has named Cheryl Hatfield as its new CEO, according to a Wednesday (March 12) news release. Hatfield replaced Matt Taliaferro, who left…
by - March 12, 2025 8:03 am
Current high school juniors are eligible to apply for and win up to $17,500 in scholarship funding towards higher education through Arkansas Rice’s “Rice Reps” program. “Rice Reps” is a…
by - March 10, 2025 8:35 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees passed Gov. Sarah Sanders’ far-reaching Arkansas ACCESS Act on March 10 with an amendment granting excused absences to students engaged in political and public…
by - March 10, 2025 5:23 pm
Bentonville-based Ingeborg Initiatives and Netherlands-based health technology company Royal Philips have partnered to provide all expectant parents in Arkansas with access to the Philips Avent Pregnancy+ app. According to a…
