by - October 31, 2024 11:29 am
Small, nonfarm businesses in seven Arkansas counties can apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans will offset economic losses caused by the drought…
by - October 30, 2024 6:06 pm
Healthcare was one of three topics discussed at the Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit held in Rogers, Oct. 28-29. It was the 11th year for the annual event that drew more…
by - October 30, 2024 4:16 pm
The Fort Smith metro posted year-over-year net job gains of almost 2% in September, with job numbers up almost 4% in the past five years, but 4.4% below record metro…
by - October 30, 2024 3:54 pm
Murphy USA, Inc. reported Wednesday (Oct. 30) lower revenue and profits in its third quarter compared to a year ago, in part due to a share buyback program, higher industry…
by - October 30, 2024 2:53 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metro posted year-over-year net job gains of almost 3% in September, with job numbers up almost 15% in the past five years, according to an Oct. 30…
by - October 30, 2024 2:49 pm
McBride Distributing Company Inc. in Fayetteville will celebrate 75 years in business next year. Angela Ryan’s grandfather, Charles “Mac” McBride, founded the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in 1950 and passed it on…
by - October 30, 2024 2:44 pm
Palmer Hays, an industrial and land specialist with Bennett Commercial Real Estate, is seeing a decline in Northwest Arkansas industrial space deals with “some caution within the investment community.” In…
by - October 30, 2024 2:34 pm
Arkansas was not directly impacted by hurricanes that hit Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and others several weeks ago, but remnants of those systems did have the potential…
by - October 29, 2024 7:31 pm
Jonesboro city officials have determined that the best course of action is to demolish the former Citizens Bank building in the city’s downtown. A bulge was detected in one of…
by - October 29, 2024 7:25 pm
CHI St. Vincent has appointed Chief Nurse Executive Angie Longing as president of CHI St. Vincent Morrilton. In her new position, Longing will continue to serve as chief nurse executive…
by - October 29, 2024 6:39 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool has approved a $7.7 billion plan to expand and upgrade the region’s transmission capacity, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release….
by - October 29, 2024 2:51 pm
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Crawford County regarding the county’s library system and the First Amendment have asked the courts to make clear that the county cannot make threats to…
by - October 29, 2024 1:32 pm
Luxembourg-based Faymonville Group announced Tuesday (Oct. 29) it will build a manufacturing facility on a 54-acre site at the Port of Little Rock. The facility is expected to employ 500…
by - October 29, 2024 12:58 pm
For lifelong crafters Bea Apple and Trisha Logan, getting their Hillfolk craft kits into Walmart was a dream come true. The partners launched Hillfolk in 2018 as a studio and…
by - October 29, 2024 12:50 pm
Jonesboro-based telecommunications company Ritter Communications recently unveiled a new mural decorating the company’s Bentonville Fiber Optic Shelter, northeast of Southwest I Street and Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard. Artist Susan Idlet…
by - October 29, 2024 10:29 am
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville has secured preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the school announced Tuesday (Oct. 29). This milestone…
by - October 29, 2024 7:03 am
Arkansas PBS won nine regional Emmy Awards from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for original, local productions, including five awards for the…
by - October 29, 2024 6:01 am
Startup Junkie, the Fayetteville-based entrepreneurial support organization, announced its selection for a prestigious award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to lead the Lithium Regional Innovation Cluster (LRIC). The…
by - October 28, 2024 7:43 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced Monday (Oct. 28) Dr. Wendy Ward, associate provost for faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has accepted a three-year appointment to…
by - October 28, 2024 7:40 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock debuted a new educational website that chronicles the evolution of the city of Little Rock through more than a century of history. Funded…
