by - January 6, 2026 9:39 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced Tuesday (Jan. 6) that Arkansas has been awarded a Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) from the U.S. Department of Health…
by - January 6, 2026 5:24 pm
After two decades of helping cultivate Northwest Arkansas’s startup landscape, longtime ecosystem builder Jeannette Balleza Collins is charting a new chapter as director of strategic alliances at Fayetteville-based Zenwork Inc….
by - January 6, 2026 4:35 pm
An anonymous donor and a military veteran has contributed $1.25 million to the University of Arkansas to create endowments for speakers and communication research. The anonymous $1 million gift to…
by - January 6, 2026 4:29 pm
Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based nonprofit focused on addressing needs gaps for teens and young adults, is expanding to Northwest Arkansas, opening an office in Lowell. Scott Bull has been…
by - January 5, 2026 2:35 pm
Vikings were in the Fort Smith area between 600 and 800 AD, well before federal regiments were sent to the area. Also, an estimated 12,000 Native Americans called the area…
by - January 4, 2026 12:33 pm
Approval of a $360 million tax plan to address mandated Fort Smith sewer system repairs, a record-setting University of Arkansas at Fort Smith fundraising campaign, and progress on Interstate 49…
by - January 4, 2026 12:02 pm
Walmart’s new multibillion-dollar Home Office and CEO, more than $500 million in new infrastructure projects and over $250 million in university fundraising were among the top business stories of 2025….
by - January 2, 2026 10:15 am
Bentonville-based consultancy Velocity NWA, with support from Walmart, has launched “Ride to Work Wednesday,” a 12-episode leadership storytelling series filmed on bikes at the retailer’s new Home Office and the…
by - December 30, 2025 8:42 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a five-year, $3.18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to…
by - December 29, 2025 9:45 am
Two prominent Northwest Arkansas men recently accepted roles supporting the Fayetteville Public Library. Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, was recently named chief development officer for the Fayetteville Public Library Foundation, the…
by - December 28, 2025 2:03 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Race Complaint Through attorney Joey McCutchen, former Northside High School head football coach Felix Curry has filed an amended lawsuit…
by - December 20, 2025 10:44 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ACME Property Planning The city of Fort Smith, working with Des Moines, Iowa-based RDG Planning and Design, have launched a…
by - December 18, 2025 5:51 pm
John Taylor, who built a successful career in accounting and investments and had a key role in the creation of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), has…
by - December 18, 2025 10:36 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s (UAFS) Intrepid Ambition fundraising campaign tally is up 13% since university officials on April 2 announced the effort. The campaign is set to…
by - December 17, 2025 2:58 pm
Architecture students at the award-winning Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation will research how to use Arkansas’ plentiful wood products in construction, and how to construct affordable housing…
by - December 17, 2025 12:53 pm
New findings from the University of Arkansas’ health survey indicate nearly one in three people suffer from depression, which is higher than the estimates from the Centers for Disease Control…
by - December 16, 2025 6:27 pm
Arkansas State University has received a $605,140 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of the 2025 National Leadership Grants to study the immunology of…
by - December 16, 2025 8:48 am
University of Arkansas alumni and a student recently contributed $775,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship. The UA’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign is a three-year initiative to expand educational…
by - December 15, 2025 9:14 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board on Monday (Dec. 15) heard a proposal from school administration to close Carnall and Spradling elementary schools. The “rightsizing” process has already resulted in…
by - December 15, 2025 12:52 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture continues to move forward with the implementation of the Arkansas Rice in Schools Pilot Program, an initiative designed to increase the use of Arkansas-grown rice…
