by - August 5, 2025 4:38 pm
The NCAA Division III Membership Committee has approved Lyon College’s active Division III membership, effective Sept. 1, paving the way for the college’s student-athletes to compete in national championships beginning…
by - August 5, 2025 12:31 pm
About 150 area nonprofit professionals recently participated in the inaugural Nonprofit Jam, a nationwide initiative on using artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI Academy led the event in collaboration with the Walton…
by - August 2, 2025 5:38 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Bank Boss Grove, Okla.-based Grand Savings Bank has hired Mark Buergler as the Fort Smith market president. He has 33…
by - August 2, 2025 6:26 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $4.2 million gift from the Trinity Foundation to strengthen early childhood education (ECE) across Arkansas. The investment will establish the…
by - August 1, 2025 12:59 pm
Springdale-based nonprofit Business and Industry Training (BIT) recently received a $43,000 grant from the Arconic Foundation to purchase automated electrical training systems and multimedia course materials. BIT Director Julie McAllaster…
by - July 31, 2025 5:29 pm
Tempe, Ariz.-based Academies of Math & Science (AMS) is again seeking to open a K-8-grade public enrollment school in Fort Smith that could open in 2026 or 2027 and have…
by - July 31, 2025 2:41 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) and the Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) announced Thursday (July 31) that the two…
by - July 31, 2025 2:01 pm
The Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses has appointed Jayesh Ramnani of Bentonville as the association’s executive director, according to a Thursday (July 31) news release. The organization also named two new board…
by - July 31, 2025 11:39 am
The newly opened Alice L. Walton School of Medicine recently announced several new hires at the Bentonville-based campus. The school opened July 14 and welcomed its inaugural class of 48…
by - July 30, 2025 8:06 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer support in August for small businesses to learn about funding, growing and marketing their business….
by - July 30, 2025 10:05 am
Ross DeVol, who has led Bentonville-based think-and-do tank Heartland Forward since 2019, will transition to chairman emeritus, the nonprofit announced Wednesday (July 30). Angie Cooper, president and chief operating officer,…
by - July 30, 2025 9:58 am
Michael Beaumont, director of athletics and activities for the Fort Smith Public School District, announced on Tuesday (July 29) he is resigning effective Aug. 29. Beaumont was hired by the…
by - July 29, 2025 11:17 am
Former Tyson Foods President and CEO Noel White and his wife Patty have included a $1 million donation to Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) through a planned estate gift, the Little…
by - July 28, 2025 5:16 pm
The immediate financial threat facing the Hope Campus in downtown Fort Smith has relented thanks in part to the agency having to lay off six employees, or about 27% of…
by - July 28, 2025 4:23 pm
Paul Savas, former executive director of Trike Theatre, has been appointed executive director of Fayetteville nonprofit Cobblestone Farms, which combats food insecurity through sustainable agriculture, according to a Monday (July…
by - July 28, 2025 11:27 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced three new leadership appointments within the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE). Kiel Thorlton has been named director…
by - July 28, 2025 10:00 am
Having an accurate estimation for Arkansas’ above ground forest biomass has numerous economic and environmental impacts, Dr. Hamdi Zurqani told Talk Business & Politics. The key is to understand how…
by - July 27, 2025 10:00 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded $300,000 to Black River Technical College (BRTC) through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). According to the DRA, this program is “an initiative…
by - July 26, 2025 10:39 am
Following are recent news items from the Fort Smith metro. Cyber Attack Response The Fort Smith Public School District on July 25 said it is beginning to recover from a…
by - July 25, 2025 9:30 am
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas (SPSFNWA) has named Frankie Rankin as its CEO, according to a Thursday (July 24) news release. She most recently was chief philanthropy officer….
