by - May 12, 2025 3:34 pm
Fayetteville-based Jackson L. Graves Foundation, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation, recently launched a $250,000 endowment campaign to support the hospitals and caregivers treating critically ill infants. “This initiative is…
by - May 11, 2025 9:56 am
With a major package of maternal health legislation achieved in the recent regular session of the state legislature, leaders in a broad coalition are turning their attention to the next…
by - May 8, 2025 1:47 pm
Heartland Forward, a Bentonville-based think-and-do tank, has launched the Maternal and Child Health Center for Policy and Practice, aiming to advance maternal health and improve outcomes for families across the…
by - May 8, 2025 9:51 am
Springdale-based health system Northwest Health provided a total community benefit of more than $436 million in 2024, according to a new report. The company recently released its annual Community Benefit…
by - May 8, 2025 9:46 am
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville recently acquired the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system from Intuitive Surgical. The new system is designed to enhance surgical precision and create better…
by - May 7, 2025 11:53 am
The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs (FSBGC) has received a $700,000 grant the organization will use to partner with the Future School of Fort Smith to open a teen…
by - May 6, 2025 6:01 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) and Restore Hope plan to soon announce a what they say will be a “transformative” partnership to expand the 100 Families Initiative…
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 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 - May 1, 2025 11:00 am
Little Rock-based Rock Dental Brands has named Abhi Nyatee as its new Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Nyatee will serve as a strategic and operational advisor to the executive…
by - April 30, 2025 1:52 pm
A 0.3% decline in U.S. first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and an estimated low number of new jobs in April point to a slowing economy. Consumers in March did…
by - April 27, 2025 9:28 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett points to two major victories from the state’s regular session: maternal health improvements and continuing Medicaid expansion. In an interview on this…
by - April 23, 2025 5:40 pm
Doctors at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers were the first in Arkansas and across Mercy to detect and remove a cancerous lung nodule in a single procedure, according to…
by - April 23, 2025 4:33 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders joined Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis, Health Secretary Renee Mallory, and Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Katherine Andrews to present $468,838.69 in Outdoor Recreation Grants…
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 12:19 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith is using new technology to diagnose and treat lung cancer. The new Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system aims to improve early detection and provide faster access to life-saving…
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 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 2:03 pm
Northwest Arkansas Council CEO Nelson Peacock counts this year’s legislative session as a big success for the region. At the tail end of the regular session of the 95th Arkansas…
by - April 18, 2025 5:21 pm
Year-over-year job gains in Education and Health Services and Professional and Business Services were largely responsible for the modest February employment increase in the Fort Smith metro, according to the…
