by - February 18, 2026 2:01 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences invested $2.8 million to open the UAMS Health Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Bentonville. The facility, in the Blume building at 609…
by - February 16, 2026 11:50 am
The latest Arkansas Health Survey shows that 28.8% of adults in the state are food insecure, which means they “lack consistent, reliable access to the nutritious food they need for…
by - February 15, 2026 11:09 am
Two construction companies with operations in Northwest Arkansas have hired and promoted people to key positions. Also, the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business has hired a…
by - February 10, 2026 9:19 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced it will receive $40 million in congressional appropriations for a variety of programs, including several targeting Arkansas’ high rates of infant…
by - February 9, 2026 7:05 pm
Arkansas State University Newport has received $7.7 million from the federal government to complete its nursing and health professionals facility, according to Chancellor Ike Wheeler. The facility will be located…
by - February 7, 2026 11:30 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Career, Workforce Focus The Fort Smith Public School District, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and Fort Smith Regional Chamber…
by - February 5, 2026 4:30 pm
The board of trustees of the University of Arkansas approved Thursday (Feb. 5) the selection of Dr. C. Lowry Barnes, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at…
by - February 5, 2026 11:56 am
The Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is again expanding academic offerings with three new doctorate programs to begin this summer and a master’s degree set to start…
by - February 5, 2026 11:25 am
Arkansas State University will expand its College of Nursing and Health Professions after Congress approved a $9 million appropriation for the project. Plans and funding for the project are still…
by - February 4, 2026 2:28 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) on Wednesday (Feb. 4) released more details of a $30 million plan to build and operate a Center for Health Innovation that…
by - February 4, 2026 12:18 pm
The Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System has hired a surgeon, hospitalist and advanced practice registered nurse for its different care and surgery centers. Following are recent hires, promotions, and appointments…
by - February 4, 2026 10:28 am
Members of the Walton family announced Wednesday (Feb. 4) the appointment of the inaugural president of a planned university in Bentonville. The Walton-led Runway Group also said campus site work…
by - February 2, 2026 5:49 pm
A package of U.S. Senate appropriations bills would direct $43 million to the Fort Smith metro for projects that include a mother and infant healthcare program at the University of…
by - February 2, 2026 10:18 am
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Smith raised more than $63,500 in a partnership with Boston-based Undue Medical Debt to erase around $17 million in medical debt for more than 11,000…
by - January 29, 2026 5:53 pm
The Next Step in Fort Smith, a homeless support services nonprofit focused for more than 20 years on providing temporary housing, is making strides in getting their next step ready…
by - January 29, 2026 1:58 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) announced Wednesday (Jan. 28) that the Jonesboro-based medical school has formed an official partnership…
by - January 28, 2026 8:49 pm
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) announced the promotions of Sandra McGrew to executive director, Jennifer Wessel to director of health policy, and Joshua Cook to director of external…
by - January 27, 2026 12:10 pm
Arkansas’ nonfarm jobs again set a record in December, rising 1.13% compared with December 2024. Job gains were driven by an almost 5% boost to tourism industry jobs, and an…
by - January 26, 2026 10:08 am
Arvest Bank announced Monday (Jan. 26) that its non-bank subsidiary, the Arvest Opportunity Fund, was awarded $70 million of new market tax credits to support the retention and creation of…
by - January 25, 2026 1:12 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
