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Alligator encounter advice offered

Alligators have been roaming the Earth for more than 37 million years, according to the fossil record. The apex predators can grow to 12-feet long and weigh more than 1,000…

Former Hendrix board member donates $4.6 million to college

Hendrix College has received a $4.6 million bequest from the estate of alumnus and former board member the late Dr. William “Bill” Roberts of Conway. He was a 1965 graduate…

Gulfside makes new Pope County casino pitch

The Gulfside Casino Partnership is hoping its broad $405 million plan for a Pope County casino will be enough to get a resolution of support from the county’s Quorum Court….

ArcBest announces scholarship program for dependents of employees

Fort Smith-based ArcBest has partnered with Scholarship America to create the first Employee Dependent Scholarship Program for the shipping and logistic company’s more than 15,000 employees. The program offers $2,000…

The Supply Side: New York-based supply chain startup Bops helps with inventory flow

According to industry data, the retail industry has an estimated $380 billion annually from overstocks, out-of-stocks and other inventory challenges that result in lost sales or deep discounts for suppliers…

Dean named for Institute for the Creative Arts

Audra Brooks Titsworth will serve as the founding dean of the Institute for the Creative Arts, the first performing and visual arts high school in Arkansas set to open Aug….

April job numbers set records in Arkansas’ top two metro areas

The central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas regions posted record April job numbers, with job numbers up in five of the eight metro areas in or including parts of Arkansas. Central…

ASU-Newport, Lyon College enter into articulation agreement for nursing students

Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) and Lyon College have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate a pathway for students pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Under the agreement, students…

Fort Smith Board supportive of military overlay district proposal

Fort Smith City Directors touted a proposed Military Compatibility Area Overlay District in the city as beneficial and needed during a study session of the Board of Directors on Tuesday…

Mississippi County leaders keep focus on steel industry

The Mississippi County miracle chronicles a three-decade turnaround for the region that was dealt a devastating blow in the early 1990s when Eaker Air Force Base closed. On top of…

$1.1 million Valley View School District deal top recent property transaction

The Valley View School District made the largest residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from March 15 to April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The school…

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partners raise $5.4 million for Arkansas Children’s

More than 40 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) partners raised $5,416,243 in 2023 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest. CMN Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170…

Ritter Communications upgrading fiber optic internet in White County

Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications is spending $5.3 million on infrastructure to upgrade high-quality, fiber optic internet to residents in Beebe, Kensett and Judsonia neighborhoods in White County. “Ritter Communications is the…

ABB donates $100,000 to Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club for STEAM Lab

ABB, which operates a manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, is donating $100,000 to support work on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Lab at the Fort Smith Boys…

Residential real estate sales among top Sebastian County property deals in March

Two residential real estate deals in Fort Smith and Greenwood, with both topping $1 million, were the largest property transactions in Sebastian County during March, according to the office of…

City of Fort Smith: No input from military on planned military overlay district

Neither the military nor the federal government have given Fort Smith city administration specific requests for a Military Compatibility Area Overlay District (MCAOD) that could be imposed in the city…

Arkansas Waterways Commission officials say the agency ‘needs to be recognized’

Arkansas Waterways Commission officials are concerned about the “small staff of two” getting lost in an organizational shuffle, but are optimistic that state leaders understand the need to protect a…

File Baby protects digital creators in the age of AI

A pair of Northwest Arkansas innovators has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at safeguarding the authenticity and origin of digital content. File Baby uses artificial intelligence (AI) to verify…

Startup Junkie takes reins of AEDC technology contract

The Arkansas Statewide Technology Commercialization Center, an Arkansas Economic Development Commission program, has helped technology startups become viable businesses that have collectively generated nearly $1 billion in revenue. Recently, Fayetteville-based…

FCRA chief rejects media attendance at dissolution meetings

An agreement by local governments allowing the media to attend a June 10 meeting about the dissolution of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has been nixed by FCRA Executive…