by - April 30, 2026 2:00 pm
Tyson Foods will report its second-quarter earnings early Monday (May 4). Consensus estimates call for the meat giant to report net income of $279 million, down 15% from $329 million a…
by - April 30, 2026 12:17 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue is off to a good start in 2026, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County 1% tax up 5.3% in the March report, above…
by - April 29, 2026 8:09 pm
U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…
by - April 29, 2026 8:06 pm
Murphy USA reported higher revenue and higher earnings as market volatility in the commodity markets boosted the El Dorado-based retailer’s topline and bottom line results. The company posted first quarter…
by - April 29, 2026 5:53 pm
Harvard University professor Raj Chetty and scholar and sociologist Eric Klinenberg will be the keynote speakers for the 34th Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 34), its annual gathering of…
by - April 29, 2026 2:51 pm
Mercy Fort Smith announced Wednesday (April 29) that the hospital system has raised enough money to fully fund the $41 million expansion of its Fort Smith cancer center. What is…
by - April 29, 2026 2:16 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced to Fort Smith hospital and clinic employees on Wednesday (April 29) that it will over the next 60 days close several clinics and services, resulting…
by - April 29, 2026 1:01 pm
SyntexNRG Inc., a Rogers-based renewable fuels and technology development company, said a report showed that delays at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have stalled hundreds of grants for federally…
by - April 29, 2026 12:55 pm
Springdale nonprofit Jones Center said a 3.16-megawatt DC array in Nashville (Howard County) started operating April 22 and supports the nonprofit’s Springdale campus. According to a news release, Entegrity Energy…
by - April 29, 2026 12:38 pm
All seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted higher jobless rates in February compared with February 2025, with three metro areas posting rates lower than Arkansas’ February rate…
by - April 28, 2026 11:54 pm
Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis last year and part of that project was a $25 million fund to help scale energy efficiency in…
by - April 28, 2026 6:04 pm
The office of Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on Tuesday (April 28) announced $25 million in funds to 22 communities through the Arkansas Site Development…
by - April 28, 2026 3:36 pm
OZ Trails plans to open the OZ Trails Bike Park on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border on June 12. It will be the state’s first chairlift-served mountain bike park comprising more…
by - April 28, 2026 3:27 pm
Fast-casual restaurant Goodcents recently opened a 2,740-square-foot shop at 3061 N. College Ave. It’s the third Goodcents location in Arkansas, with others in Bentonville and El Dorado. Business owners Cory…
by - April 28, 2026 2:10 pm
A process that began in February to name the administration center of the Fort Smith Public School District is moving forward, with former Superintendent Dr. Benny Gooden’s name the leading…
by - April 28, 2026 10:03 am
Revenue in the first quarter of 2026 for Fort Smith-based ArcBest increased in the company’s two segments thanks in part to an increase in shipments and more tonnage shipped. However,…
by - April 28, 2026 6:06 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees voted Monday (April 27) to appoint Shane Broadway, system vice president for university relations, to the additional role of interim chancellor of…
by - April 27, 2026 5:30 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council recently released six strategy documents related to the group’s regional vision. A discussion of those key strategies, which include a big focus on supporting population growth,…
by - April 27, 2026 5:16 pm
Fort Smith metro port operations continue to benefit from federal funds. The latest federal award will help build an almost $10 million transload yard on more than 6 acres of…
by - April 27, 2026 5:01 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores has partnered with DoorDash to handle on-demand grocery delivery from its 140 stores across six states. Texas-based Brookshire Grocery, FreshDirect and Market of Choice grocery stores…
