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Northwest Health System gets new CEO

Sharif Omar has been appointed as CEO of Northwest Health System, replacing Dan McKay who recently took over as CEO of Sparks Medical in Fort Smith.  Omar has more than…

NWACC Moves Forward With Sanctioning Of Division III Sports

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is moving ahead with plans to offer sanctioned baseball and softball under Division III, perhaps fielding its first team as soon as the fall of 2016….

July Employment Numbers Send Mixed Signals In Central Arkansas

Depending on how you slice the data, there is good news and bad news in the latest metropolitan labor statistics.

Workforce Grows Slightly In NE Arkansas, Jobless Rate At 6.1%

The Jonesboro metropolitan statistical area bucked state trends by showing rising regional employment.

Workforce Declines, NWA Metro Unemployment At 5.3%

The most robust regional economy in the state is seeing mixed signals in its unemployment rate, but a declining workforce is undeniably apparent.

Picasolar to present in national startup showcase

Fayetteville-based Picasolar was selected from hundreds of startups across the country to present at the SXSW Eco’s Startup Showcase, an entrepreneurial pitch competition held Oct. 6-7, in Austin, Texas. “We…

Legislators visit UAFS robotics lab, hear about classes for employers

An Arkansas legislative committee heard directly from employers and educators at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Wednesday (Aug. 27) about how they are partnering to meet the region's…

Sports-themed Restaurants Open For Business

It is often like a sporting event, attempting to drive down Red Wolf Boulevard, battling lunch time traffic. Now there are places in Jonesboro where people can stop off and…

Arkansas Community Foundation Awards Grants In The Delta

The Arkansas Community Foundation announced $60,000 in grants to six organizations working to improve social and economic conditions for children and families in the Arkansas Delta region. These grants will…

EPA Awards Water Quality Grants, Stakeholders Prep For Greenhouse Gas Meeting

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $100,000 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday for the agency’s ongoing water quality management planning. EPA officials said the funds…

Two restaurant chains, Newk’s and Boneheads, moving to NWA

Newk’s Eatery is coming to Northwest Arkansas making its first stop in Fayetteville. The restaurant will be located at 637 E. Joyce Blvd. in a space at Spring Creek Center,…

Tyson’s Purchase Of Hillshire To Create Global Meat Giant

Tyson Foods is moving toward closing its acquisition of Hillshire Brands but has again had to extend its tender offer of $63 per share on the $8.55 billion deal from….

Fort Smith metro workforce declines 4.14% in July, jobless rate rises to 6.5%

The Fort Smith regional economy workforce, which appeared to be stabilizing during the past year, took a negative turn in July with a 4.14% decline. The number of employed in…

Jobless rate rises to 5.2% in Northwest Arkansas, workforce declines 3.5%

Northwest Arkansas’ regional economy continues to be the state’s most robust, but the size of the metro workforce declined 3.58% in July compared to July 2013, and the number of…

Tyson’s purchase of Hillshire to create a global meat behemoth (Updated)

Tyson Foods is moving toward closing its acquisition of Hillshire Brands but has again had to extended its tender offer of $63 per share on the $8.55 billion deal from….

Arvest goes after Dennis Smiley with a third lawsuit

The lawsuits against former bank president Dennis Smiley are starting to pile up, with Arvest now pursuing Smiley and his business interests for more than $800,000 owed from loans it…

Costs, Benefits Of Merging State And School Health Plans Considered

There are no legal issues standing in the way of combining the public school employee and state employee health programs, but there would be financial issues to work out. That…

UAFS Receives $734,000 ‘Jobs Driven’ Grant

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith received a $734,000 grant by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services that will be used to train veterans and unemployed area residents in…

Jobs chief: Workforce quality an ‘emergency’ in Arkansas

The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…

Stevens to lead architecture school at the University of Arkansas

Fort Smith metro home sales up almost 4% through April

Bjarke Ingels Group to plan, design 422,000-square-foot university in Bentonville

Retail sales rose 7.19% in May despite inflation, tariff costs