by - March 19, 2025 11:27 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will start offering a civil engineering degree program this fall. The private university will prepare students to meet the rising demand for infrastructure development…
by - March 19, 2025 9:43 am
Attorney Robbi Riggs has joined Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC in the business and transactional practice. Riggs has a background in private practice and government service, along with…
by - March 19, 2025 9:38 am
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) announced Michael R. Mayton as chair of the AMFA Foundation. In addition, Larry Middleton, Mary Ritchey, and Miles Stephens join the AMFA Foundation…
by - March 19, 2025 9:30 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its residency programs in south Arkansas thanks to a $2.5 million grant from the Arkansas State Legislature. The state’s PEER…
by - March 19, 2025 9:23 am
Lexicon announced Wednesday (March 19) plans to expand its corporate headquarters and steel fabrication operations in Little Rock. The expansion will create 60 new jobs and represents a capital investment…
by - March 18, 2025 7:04 pm
Repeating the notion that she wants to be known as the education governor, Gov. Sarah Sanders signed her higher education overhaul bill into law at an economic forum in Little…
by - March 18, 2025 6:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) has amended its original settlement offer to allow Highfill to use $900,000 in sales tax revenue however it’d like. Highfill also approved a settlement offer…
by - March 18, 2025 6:09 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has appointed Carole Farmer of Fayetteville to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Farmer succeeds immediate past board chair Christy Clark…
by - March 18, 2025 10:48 am
Eric Howerton and JS Bull have teamed up to launch a new tech startup to help Walmart and its suppliers more easily increase advertising clicks within their retail media networks…
by - March 18, 2025 10:41 am
Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, is designing and planning to construct a high-tech campus in southern Washington County to test wireless communications equipment. Samir El-Ghazaly,…
by - March 18, 2025 10:10 am
An entrepreneur at heart, Bruce Dunn “just keeps moving forward” at All Sports Productions, his sports event management company. That’s been his mantra throughout his career. While attending the University…
by - March 18, 2025 9:58 am
Walmart will part ways with buy-now-pay-later provider Affirm by the end of this year, and Swedish-based fintech Klarna will be the exclusive provider to the retailer’s customers for deferred payment…
by - March 17, 2025 8:53 pm
Fort Smith Mayor George McGill said Monday (March 17) during his annual State of the City address that the city is seeing economic and cultural growth because of its workforce,…
by - March 17, 2025 8:15 pm
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has removed LeFlore County in Oklahoma from the Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which technically reduces the region’s workforce size by almost…
by - March 17, 2025 7:38 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner entered into sales agreements to reduce their personal holdings by almost 6.5% and 34%, respectively, of Walmart stock over the…
by - March 17, 2025 7:23 pm
Shelley Simpson, president and CEO of Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received an 8.33% salary increase in 2024, and her total compensation rose 140.09% to $11.31 million, according to…
by - March 17, 2025 2:23 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart announced Monday (March 17) a collaboration to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. The statewide program begins in March….
by - March 17, 2025 2:18 pm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas named Ron Meijerink as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Meijerink joins Goodwill Industries of Arkansas following a successful tenure as COO of…
by - March 17, 2025 11:27 am
Simmons Bank President Jay Brogdon said the banking industry is past its financial challenges in 2023, and banks are “leaning back on their front feet and playing offense in the…
by - March 17, 2025 11:13 am
The Arkansas Department of Health recently recognized eight Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas hospitals for stroke care performance for the July 2023 to June 2024 program year. Awards are provided…
