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Fort Smith-based Turn Key Construction Management has denied allegations by the Fort Smith Public School District related to problems with the district’s Peak Innovation Center, saying the district was notified…
by - June 13, 2026 1:41 pm
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Tesla Trucks Fort Smith-based ArcBest, through its ABF Freight subsidiary, has purchased to Class 8 Tesla semi trucks….
by - June 11, 2026 5:30 pm
James Stevens, architecture professor at Clemson University, has been named dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas. UA Provost Indrajeet Chaubey said…
by - June 11, 2026 2:12 pm
The Walton family said Thursday (June 11) that Copenhagen, Denmark-based BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group has been selected to plan and design a new university for the site of the former Walmart Home…
by - June 11, 2026 11:07 am
The Northwest Arkansas Council has hired David Giesige as the founding executive director of a new regional workforce program designed to connect employers, educators and community partners around workforce needs….
by - June 10, 2026 4:07 pm
The annual Arkansas State University Leadership in Banking Series is set to return for the 2026-27 year. The six monthly sessions bring banking professionals from across the region together to…
by - June 10, 2026 3:38 pm
Little Rock residents Pat and Jim Wallis have pledged $500,000 to support the U.S. Marshals Museum’s “New Frontier of Giving” matching campaign. The campaign, first announced in March, was created…
by - June 10, 2026 11:05 am
Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, who has a history of academic leadership in the Fort Smith metro, has been named interim president of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE). She…
by - June 10, 2026 6:35 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $7 million grant from the Windgate Foundation. The grant will provide $1 million in funding for 15 full tuition scholarships…
by - June 8, 2026 12:03 am
Arkansas ranked 43rd in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book. The state improved two spots from its ranking of 45th in last year’s Data Book, while…
by - June 7, 2026 12:30 pm
Arendal, Norway-based OSM Aviation Academy recently reached a five-year lease agreement to operate a new commercial pilot training school at Drake Field in Fayetteville. It’s expected to become the company’s…
by - June 7, 2026 12:20 pm
The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development has selected 25 Northwest Arkansas leaders to participate in the Community Development Pipeline program from spring 2026 to fall…
by - June 6, 2026 11:56 am
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Innovation Academy The Fort Smith Public School District is another step closer to opening a charter school primarily for…
by - June 5, 2026 12:47 pm
Five office buildings comprising 900,302 square feet at and north of the former Walmart Home Office at Southwest Eighth Street and South Walton Boulevard in Bentonville recently sold for $73.12…
by - June 4, 2026 1:06 pm
The Arkansas TV Commission voted with zero audible “no” votes to rescind its December decision to disaffiliate from PBS and pay its dues for 2027 in its quarterly meeting Thursday…
by - June 4, 2026 11:32 am
Thanks to an interactive poverty simulation exercise conducted by the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) in Fort Smith on Wednesday (June 3), 28 people from the regional community had…
by - June 3, 2026 8:12 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (June 3) approved a combined $402.6 million operating budget, as well as tuition and fees, for 2026-2027. Interim System President…
by - June 3, 2026 9:32 am
The Arkansas TV Foundation said Wednesday (June 3) it has surpassed its $2 million fundraising goal in an effort to keep its Public Service Broadcasting (PBS) affiliation. According to a…
by - June 2, 2026 9:00 am
In the early 2010s, a group of leaders from the education, healthcare and civic communities in Northeast Arkansas set out to help find a solution to the physician workforce shortage…
by - June 1, 2026 4:21 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will open to the public its 114,000-square-foot expansion on Saturday (June 6) and Sunday (June 7). The project, designed by Safdie Architects,…
