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Downtown Fort Smith hotel for sale

The Wyndham hotel in downtown Fort Smith is for sale. The landmark 242-room hotel was first opened in 1986 as an Embassy Suites by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels….

Florist Tipton & Hurst opens store in Rogers

Little Rock-based florist Tipton & Hurst recently opened a 2,500-square-foot store at Village on the Creeks at 5204 Village Parkway, Suite No. 5, in Rogers. Tipton & Hurst Rogers is…

Village at Hendrix approved as entertainment district

The Conway City Council passed an ordinance establishing an entertainment district in The Village at Hendrix at its meeting last Tuesday. The ordinance takes effect 30 days from the meeting,…

CBID notes frustration with ARDOT report on downtown Fort Smith truck traffic

Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…

Amazon to shutter one of its Little Rock facilities for major repairs

Amazon’s largest fulfillment facility in Arkansas will be shuttered indefinitely, and thousands of full and part-time employees will be laid off with pay while structural repairs are completed. Company spokesman…

UA awarded $13 million grant to buy buses for Razorback Transit

The University of Arkansas will receive a $13.17 million federal grant to allow its transit provider, Razorback Transit, to buy new buses and paratransit vans. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)…

Walmart reportedly mulling acquisition of R&A Data

Walmart is reportedly in discussions to acquire R&A Data, a New York City-based firm that helps retailers screen listings on its marketplace for fraud and other compliance issues. CNBC first…

Walmart quarterly net income up 34.2%, income up 24.5% through October

Bentonville-based Walmart reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $179.496 billion, up 5.8% compared with the same period in 2024. Net income was $6.143 billion, up 34.2% compared with the 2024 quarter….

A-State ASBTDC to offer AI in business class

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University, in partnership with El Centro Hispano and Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, will host a…

Former President Obama to headline Crystal Bridges Museum new conversation series

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville announced Thursday (Nov. 20) the launch of Building Bridges, a new lecture series celebrating the American spirit of meeting in the middle…

Real estate developer Ron Rhodes has died

Businessman and Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Ron Rhodes has died. Rhodes, 78, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 18) according to a social media post by his company King-Rhodes & Associates. “It is with great…

Gov. Sanders announces $153 million for Arkansas water projects

Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) an additional $153,974,230 in financial assistance for water and wastewater projects for 52 entities — serving more than 814,142 Arkansans across the state….

Clinton National Airport expects more than 52,000 Thanksgiving travelers

Clinton National Airport in Little Rock expects a nearly 4% increase in departing passengers during the Thanksgiving travel period, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). An estimated 52,561 passengers…

$42.26 million permit issued for student, resident housing

The city of Bentonville has issued a $42.26 million permit for construction of a five-story, 300-unit multifamily housing complex that will serve students of Alice L. Walton School of Medicine…

TheatreSquared secures warehouse for storage

TheatreSquared recently leased 3,200 square feet of warehouse space from Ozark Natural Foods at 380 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville, according to a news release. The space will serve as…

Some Fort Smith sanitation, landfill rates to rise in January

Fort Smith rates for some commercial use of the city’s landfill will rise in 2026, generating an estimated $3.753 million in new revenue for the city’s solid waste department. Board…

Mercy taps Rhett Stover to lead its Northwest Arkansas operations

Health system Mercy announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that Rhett Stover has been named president of Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities. Ryan Gehrig, who was president for all Mercy Arkansas Communities, will…

Constellation Wealth Capital invests in Fayetteville-based Greenwood Gearhart

Greenwood Gearhart, a Fayetteville-based investment advisory firm with about $2 billion in assets under management, announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) a minority, non-controlling investment from Chicago-based Constellation Wealth Capital. Constellation invests…

Fort Smith board approves capital project ordinance, adjusts business license fee

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 18) approved an ordinance that forces non-budgeted capital projects of $100,000 or more to first be considered in a study session…

U.S. Steel CEO: Nippon enables $3 billion investment

The partnership between U.S. Steel and its new owner, Japan-based Nippon Steel, is allowing U.S. Steel to advance a $3 billion investment at its Big River Steel Works complex in…

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic