by - April 11, 2025 10:20 am
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro rebounded in March and through the first quarter of 2025. Monthly building permit values were up more than 50% in the three regional…
by - April 10, 2025 4:04 pm
Recent changess in global trade policy and oil production may result in lower global demand growth for petroleum products through 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The…
by - April 10, 2025 3:53 pm
Ashley Wheeler, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Arkansas, became personally involved in the organization as a Fayetteville teen. She put in sweat equity hours for her new Habitat…
by - April 10, 2025 3:04 pm
Arkansas ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference and No. 17 overall in the latest 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings released on Thursday (April 10) by the National Association of Collegiate…
by - April 10, 2025 2:38 pm
Missouri-based beef cattle ranch The 808 Ranch plans to expand onto about 1,000 acres between Bentonville and Pea Ridge. Ranch owners Lamar Steiger and his wife, Shari, will expand their…
by - April 10, 2025 9:58 am
A flurry of apartment complex sales in Fort Smith during November and December were most of the top Sebastian County property deals in the final two months of 2024. Apartment…
by - April 9, 2025 7:22 pm
A bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies in Arkansas comfortably cleared the Senate on Wednesday (April 9), but Gov. Sarah Sanders has not signaled her support…
by - April 9, 2025 6:35 pm
A new study conducted for The Venture Center shows that the startup hub had a $62.3 million economic impact on Arkansas over a five-year period. The report, conducted by Boyette…
by - April 9, 2025 6:28 pm
Jonesboro-based Hytrol on Wednesday (April 9) held a grand opening for a two-person medical clinic in its Fort Smith manufacturing operation. The clinic opened in November 2024 and is open…
by - April 9, 2025 6:10 pm
Citizens Bank has created a retail administration department, the Batesville-based bank announced Wednesday (April 9). Katherine Harris and Amanda Morris will lead the new department. Harris, as retail operations manager,…
by - April 9, 2025 5:32 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the first quarter amid uncertainty over how tariffs might affect the industry, analysts…
by - April 9, 2025 5:21 pm
A new 180-unit apartment complex is the newest development at Chaffee Crossing. Billed as “upscale” by the property managers, the Prairie at Chaffee Crossing located at 1800 Frontier Road in Barling…
by - April 9, 2025 4:31 pm
Walmart on Wednesday (April 9) said during its investor conference in Dallas it is holding steady with its sales growth forecast, with execs saying the retail giant will play offense…
by - April 9, 2025 4:03 pm
Arvest Bank executives announced the four winners of the second annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards at a luncheon Wednesday (April 9). The winners are Havenwood, mejo, PodcastVideos.com and Onyx…
by - April 9, 2025 12:05 pm
True North Realty Group LLC, an independent brokerage with 27 real estate professionals, has joined forces with Keller Williams Market Pro Realty. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. True…
by - April 9, 2025 11:57 am
U.S. consumers continue to purchase more groceries and consumables online, with online grocery sales rising 21% in March from a year ago. The $9.7 billion in total sales is not…
by - April 9, 2025 11:37 am
Just like in January, five of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had year-over-year job gains in February. Only the Jonesboro and Texarkana metro areas posted net…
by - April 8, 2025 8:41 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Tuesday (April 8) to negotiate a contract with Marty Mahan to be the next FSPS superintendent…
by - April 8, 2025 5:25 pm
Wholesale egg prices have declined in recent weeks, but it might be several weeks before the impacts are felt for consumers at the grocery store. A dozen eggs sold wholesale…
by - April 8, 2025 4:10 pm
Mercy Fort Smith on Tuesday (April 8) opened its first clinic in Roland, Okla., just across the border from Fort Smith. The facility at 106 W. Ray Fine Blvd., will…
