by - January 14, 2025 9:52 am
The largest Sebastian County property transaction between July and October was a $6.65 million deal to acquire property at 4700 Regions Park Drive in Fort Smith. The building on the…
by - January 14, 2025 9:43 am
The Fort Smith metro in 2024 posted a steep drop in building permit values compared with 2023. Fort Smith Greenwood and Van Buren building permit values totaled $271.097 million, a…
by - January 14, 2025 9:05 am
Bridgewater, N.J.-based industrial gas company Messer will invest more than $70 million to build an air separation unit (ASU) in Berryville, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Tuesday (Jan. 14)….
by - January 13, 2025 5:37 pm
Rogers-based holding company Oak Tree Financial Corp. has acquired Riverside Bank, which has branches in Little Rock and Sparkman, Ark. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As of…
by - January 13, 2025 4:58 pm
Farm real estate investment company AcreTrader is one of Arkansas’ best modern-day startup success stories, but founder and CEO Carter Malloy says the Fayetteville-based company’s newest iteration, Acres.com, has already…
by - January 13, 2025 3:20 pm
Consumers continue to spend more of their grocery dollars online with total U.S. e-grocery sales of $9.6 billion in December, up 18.52% compared with December 2023, according to Brick Meets…
by - January 13, 2025 2:46 pm
Mississippi County produces more steel than any other in the United States and that trend is likely to continue into the future, steel stakeholders said during a panel discussion at…
by - January 13, 2025 12:20 pm
Arkansas State University will host its annual Agribusiness Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. This conference will be the 31st hosted by the…
by - January 13, 2025 12:17 pm
Discussion of the former ACME brick yard and what the property – more than 110 acres – could bring to the City of Fort Smith is again on the agenda…
by - January 13, 2025 12:00 pm
The trucking industry experienced a “relatively normal” peak season in the fourth quarter of 2024 that’s expected to provide momentum for rates to rise throughout 2025, analysts said. Analyst Daniel…
by - January 13, 2025 11:53 am
A second time is the charm. The City of Fort Smith in its second attempt has been awarded a $24.987 million federal grant to build almost 10 miles of new…
by - January 12, 2025 5:22 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the department is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic…
by - January 11, 2025 4:31 pm
The Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced the installation of its 2025 board of directors and officers. The chapter also announced the addition of…
by - January 11, 2025 3:56 pm
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust acquired The Venue Craig Ranch Apartments in the fast growing McKinney submarket of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area for $61 million. The Venue is a…
by - January 11, 2025 3:30 pm
With elections behind us and the legislative season starting, policymakers have many opportunities to make their mark. Already we have seen a notable number of issues highlighted in pre-filing. One…
by - January 10, 2025 8:45 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will receive a $25 million federal grant to pay for a 12-foot-wide bicycle and pedestrian trail running the length of a $362.91 million project to…
by - January 10, 2025 6:19 pm
More than 200 people braved the elements and attended a conference in Bentonville to learn how artificial intelligence (AI) might benefit the health care industry. The first session focused on…
by - January 10, 2025 2:43 pm
Arkansas’ economy in the third quarter of 2024 showed “balanced growth” and continued job gains, but declining sales tax revenue, which is a measure of consumer spending, is a concern,…
by - January 9, 2025 8:24 pm
Tire cord manufacturer Tokusen announced Thursday (Jan. 9) it will close its Conway, Ark., facility laying off approximately 250 workers in central Arkansas. Employees are being offered severance and healthcare…
by - January 9, 2025 4:50 pm
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) and the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF) recently hired Ebony Mitchell as director of external affairs. This marks the association’s first director of external…
