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UAFS announces tuition and fee support program

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Monday (March 24) announced a tuition and fee aid program primarily targeted at the 60% of students who receive federal help but…

Remy Cofield named UA deputy athletics director, general manager

Remy Cofield, who recently worked as director of scouting for the Boston Celtics and played basketball for the University of Pennsylvania, is the new University of Arkansas deputy athletics director…

2024 average monthly Fort Smith metro jobs up 2.2%, below peak of 2008

Growth in the professional and business services and the education and health services sectors contributed to almost all the Fort Smith metro job gains in January, according to the latest…

Row crop planting begins in Arkansas

Arkansas farmers have started the planting season. Corn farmers have 2% of their crop in the ground, according to the Crop Progress report from the federal National Agricultural Statistics Service….

Delta Symposium at A-State slated for April 9-11

The 30th annual Delta Symposium at Arkansas State University is slated for April 9-11 on the A-State campus in Jonesboro. The theme for this year’s event is “It’s About Time”…

Strong loan growth fuels central Arkansas’ evolving real estate market

Since 2024, central Arkansas has seen strong loan growth, particularly in non-residential construction, hotel financing, and consumer lending. These trends reflect a dynamic market adapting to economic shifts and interest…

Riceland Foods COO on the urgency for a Farm Bill

It’s no secret that farmers across the nation face a number of challenges heading into the new planting season. From rising input costs, low commodity prices, inflation, tariffs, severe weather…

CBID endorses Fort Smith’s sales tax reallocation plan

The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) board of commissioners has taken an official stance to support a sales tax reallocation proposal the City of Fort Smith has put…

Empowering teachers and students for a safer learning environment

Braylon picked up the chair and threw it across the room, shouting “Why did she have to die?” It was almost Mother’s Day and his emotions about his mom’s death…

All graduating ARCOM students receive residency matches

All of the 156 Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) students eligible to match for residency received assignments, with 15% of those staying in Fort Smith, and 66% locating in…

Walter Harris retires as CEO of Heartland Whole Health Institute

Walter Harris, president and CEO of the Heartland Whole Health Institute (HWHI) in Bentonville, announced Friday (March 21) he is retiring. HWHI is a nonprofit founded in 2019 by philanthropist…

January job numbers up in most Arkansas metro areas

Five of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had year-over-year job gains in January, and five had jobless rates at or below 4%. Only the Jonesboro and…

Mike Malone leaving UA to join national economic development consulting group

Mike Malone, the University of Arkansas vice chancellor for economic development and former Northwest Arkansas Council CEO, is taking a new job with Economic Leadership LLC, a North Carolina-based economic…

Developers seek nearly $20 million in permits for Drake Farms project

Developers for the more than 120-acre, mixed-use Drake Farms development northwest of Gregg Avenue and Drake Street in Fayetteville have applied for five commercial building permits with a combined value…

Report shows declines in Arkansas new hires, job openings

Thursday’s (March 20) job openings and labor turnover report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points to an Arkansas economy with declines in new hires and job openings…

Arkansas River tonnage down through February

Arkansas River tonnage totaled 1.81 million tons in the first two months of 2025, down 1.3% compared with 2.07 million tons in the same period of 2024, according to a…

ASU board gets update on vet school

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro broke ground last week on its College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and ASU System President Brendan Kelly recently told the board of trustees that when…

Three finalists selected for Fort Smith Public Schools superintendent

The Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Board of Education voted Wednesday to interview three finalists — all from Arkansas and one who is now a school district employee — for…

New state law ends some Fort Smith land use rules

Gov. Sarah Sanders on Tuesday (March 18) signed HB 1510 into law as Act 314 which limits how cities can regulate property use near city limits. The new law will…

NYITCOM at A-State to host Match Day on Friday

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) will celebrate “Match Day” for the Class of 2025 on Friday (March 21) at…

Marine Glisovic promoted to director at Electric Cooperatives

New World Screwworm arrives in the U.S.

Lakeport Plantation Museum to host ‘The Mississippi River in American Memory’ event

Average weekly wages rise in the Fort Smith region