by - May 2, 2025 5:02 pm
Fort Smith may arguably be the third-largest city in Arkansas and center of the state’s third-largest metro area, but the Mercy Fort Smith hospital emergency room is the busiest in…
by - May 2, 2025 10:04 am
“There’s no chance they’ll bring that mission to Fort Smith.” That was the first thought Col. Jay “Evil” Spohn had when asked to review sites for a planned new foreign…
by - May 1, 2025 4:40 pm
Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell thought outside the box when designing the Heartland Whole Health Institute. Blackwell said he was out of his comfort zone on this project, his firm’s first…
by - April 30, 2025 4:57 pm
An anonymous donor has given Williams Baptist University $250,000 to establish the Thomas O. Jones Professorship. Jones, the sixth president of WBU, led the school from 2012 to 2017. “This…
by - April 29, 2025 6:25 pm
Forward Arkansas has added Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith and Edie Stewart of Little Rock to its board of directors. Shepard is a regional executive for Arvest Bank, and Stewart…
by - April 29, 2025 11:56 am
Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale announced Tuesday (April 29) that David Patty will be its next president. According to a news release, Patty worked in maintenance and technical training…
by - April 29, 2025 11:38 am
The Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville recently opened an expanded Clay Studio at 150 N. Skyline Drive. The Windgate Foundation supported the expansion. According to a news release, the new…
by - April 28, 2025 7:25 pm
A 76-unit student housing development south of Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville has changed hands in separate deals for a combined $23.3 million. The purchase price equals $306,578 per unit. Atlanta-based…
by - April 27, 2025 8:55 am
University of Central Arkansas President Dr. Houston Davis has been traveling the I-40 and I-49 corridors this past week. Davis and UCA officials spent a portion of their week in…
by - April 24, 2025 2:51 pm
Arkansas State University has named Dr. Annette Hux as dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Science (COEBS). Dr. Calvin White, executive vice chancellor and provost said her appointment…
by - April 23, 2025 10:08 pm
Three leaders of Arkansas higher education institutions discussed changes happening across colleges and universities as part of a panel discussion hosted by the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) at the…
by - April 23, 2025 11:27 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will begin a professional flight program this fall. According to a news release, JBU is the only Christian college in Arkansas to offer an…
by - April 23, 2025 11:10 am
University of Arkansas alumnus Will Feland contributed $1 million to the UA’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign, according to a Wednesday (April 23) news release. The gift establishes the Will…
by - April 23, 2025 10:39 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders vetoed two bills late Wednesday (April 22) – one allowing physicians to temporarily withhold information from patients, and one establishing regional behavioral centers for troubled students. Both…
by - April 22, 2025 8:35 pm
Lyon College has received an $11 million gift from the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF) to establish the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at the Lyon College…
by - April 22, 2025 2:18 pm
Several economic development entities will host a jobs fair and career expo Thursday (April 24) on the Black River Technical College campus in Pocahontas. The NEA Regional Intermodal Authority has…
by - April 22, 2025 9:45 am
The Education and Health Services sector in the Northwest Arkansas metro posted the largest year-over-year job gain in March, and the sector posted the largest percentage gain in the previous…
by - April 21, 2025 7:13 pm
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced a $1 million gift provided to the university from the estate of Hildegard Karlin. The multilevel gift establishes a new endowment,…
by - April 21, 2025 2:53 pm
Arkansas PBS will livestream the sold-out event “An Evening With Katie Couric and Olivia Walton: Stories that Shape Us” at 6 p.m. Thursday (April 24), according to a news release….
by - April 21, 2025 2:37 pm
Microplastic particles are everywhere, and humans and animals are ingesting more of them every year. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), which includes researchers from the University of Arkansas, estimates the…
