by - April 5, 2022 9:33 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved spending $548,853 on a new inclusive playground at Creekmore Park. The Parks and Recreation department has removed an old structure at the…
by - April 5, 2022 6:24 pm
Rogers-based OmniiX, which provides brand management services for online suppliers to Amazon and other e-tail platforms, has been acquired by Canton, Ohio-based Society Brands. Financial details of the deal were…
by - April 5, 2022 4:38 pm
Members of the Arkansas Legislature have formed a Forestry Caucus and selected leaders to represent the group. State Senator Ben Gilmore, R-Crossett, and Rep. Howard Beaty, R–Crossett, will serve as…
by - April 5, 2022 4:24 pm
I’ve read a lot of columns recently that begin with the phrase, “If there’s one hard lesson we’ve learned from the pandemic ….” Well, this is not one of those…
by - April 5, 2022 4:12 pm
Musical history in the South, lynching, ghost stories, folklore, and many other topics will be broached during the Delta Symposium that will be in-person on the Arkansas State University campus…
by - April 5, 2022 3:28 pm
In addition to a public showing of support for getting the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero will soon…
by - April 5, 2022 2:49 pm
Bentonville think tank Heartland Forward released Tuesday (April 5) the 2021 edition of its annual Most Dynamic Metropolitans report that shows the Northwest Arkansas metro remained at No. 21 from…
by - April 5, 2022 2:43 pm
The commercial vacancy rate in Northwest Arkansas fell to 8.3% in the second half of 2021 amid strong demand for warehouse space, according to a new real estate report. Walmart’s…
by - April 5, 2022 8:25 am
Northeast Arkansas’ largest annual event dedicated to community health and wellness, the St. Bernards Medical Group Health Expo, is slated to return Saturday (April 9) to First National Bank Arena…
by - April 4, 2022 4:51 pm
Arkansas will soon have another publicly traded company in its borders. Led by former Alltel CEO Scott Ford, Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC announced Monday (April 4) it would go public…
by - April 4, 2022 4:23 pm
Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $32.871 million in building permits in March, up 65.4% from the $19.879 million issued by the cities in March 2021. The…
by - April 4, 2022 4:22 pm
Waterfowl and deer hunters descend on the Arkansas Delta each year filling local business coffers to the brim. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said an estimated 100,000 waterfowl hunters visit the Natural…
by - April 4, 2022 3:30 pm
U.S. Steel announced Monday (April 4) that its Big River Steel mill in Osceola has become the first-ever ResponsibleSteel site certified in North America. BRS received the site certification after…
by - April 4, 2022 12:37 pm
Broad gains in consumer spending helped push Arkansas’ year-to-date (July 2021 to March 2022) tax revenue up 7.6%, with sales tax revenue in March up 33.2% compared with March 2021….
by - April 4, 2022 12:01 pm
John Roberts III, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received a 2.7% salary increase and total compensation of $8.8 million in 2021, according to the…
by - April 4, 2022 9:41 am
The University of Arkansas announced Monday (April 4) that Mike Malone is the school’s new vice chancellor for economic development. Malone is vice president of community and corporate affairs for Runway…
by - April 3, 2022 10:32 am
In August of 2020, late on a Friday afternoon, Rogers attorney Jim Smith got a phone call from Alex Gray, an attorney in Little Rock. Gray wanted to hire Smith,…
by - April 3, 2022 10:04 am
Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, the new dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, is no stranger to politics, political science or public service. Approaching her first…
by - April 3, 2022 9:55 am
When recycled deck manufacturer Trex Co. decided to locate its $400 million campus in the Little Rock Port last year, it was the culmination of an 18-month rigorous site selection…
by - April 3, 2022 9:12 am
Ken Yarbrough made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office. He spent $3.15…
