by - April 4, 2024 11:29 am
Cocoa prices recently hit record highs amid global supply concerns. Still, area chocolatiers and candy makers had different opinions about the impacts of lower supplies of the core ingredient used…
by - April 4, 2024 11:04 am
Springdale-based Community Clinic, one of Northwest Arkansas’s largest primary care providers, has acquired seven of the nine clinics previously owned by Community Physicians Group (CPG) of Siloam Springs. The acquisition…
by - April 4, 2024 10:50 am
February job numbers were down in five of the eight metro areas within or including parts of Arkansas. The Central Arkansas metro posted the biggest year-over-year job gain, with the…
by - April 4, 2024 9:09 am
The University of Arkansas set a record of $184 million in research expenditures last year. School officials announced the details in a news release Thursday (April 4). “The university’s commitment…
by - April 4, 2024 8:20 am
Hendrix College named Dr. Teresa Garrett as executive vice president of Academic Affairs and Provost of the College on Wednesday (April 3). Garrett will join Hendrix on July 1 and…
by - April 3, 2024 7:20 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the future of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority. The second story is scheduled to post Thursday afternoon (April 4). The…
by - April 3, 2024 5:20 pm
The University of Central Arkansas Director of Athletics, Dr. Brad Teague, has accepted a new role as director of the new UCA Aviation Academy and will transition out of athletics….
by - April 3, 2024 5:12 pm
The Arkansas State Broadband Office has received approval for its Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). In 2022, the…
by - April 3, 2024 5:05 pm
The eighth annual Women’s Leadership Conference is slated for Thursday, April 4. The event is hosted by the Women’s Leadership Collaborative and Women’s Business Leadership Center at Arkansas State University….
by - April 3, 2024 1:59 pm
Little Rock-based real estate investment partnership Tempus Realty Partners announced details of a $50.9 million multi-state acquisition on Wednesday (April 3). According to a news release, the fully leased industrial…
by - April 3, 2024 12:24 pm
The Venture Center is partnering with Economics Arkansas and Ohio-based Young Entrepreneur Institute to host the first-ever Northwest Arkansas Pitch ‘N Punch competition on May 23 at Scott Family Amazeum…
by - April 3, 2024 12:21 pm
Arkansas nonprofits can apply April 1 through May 1 for $5,000 grants through an employee-funded giving program, Cox Charities. Nonprofits that serve Cox’s service areas, including communities in Northwest Arkansas,…
by - April 3, 2024 10:04 am
Crisp, the open data retail tech firm headquartered in New York, has hired Dirk Herdes of Rogers as senior vice president of sales and general manager for its growing Northwest…
by - April 2, 2024 8:19 pm
Following in the footsteps of the Barling Board of Directors, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (April 2) passed a resolution asking for the dissolution of the Fort…
by - April 2, 2024 5:12 pm
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) will receive $450,000 from the Delta Workforce Grant Program through the Delta Regional Authority to establish an extrusion and injection molding program. It’s part of…
by - April 2, 2024 4:46 pm
Walmart’s monthly announcement on its marketplace portal states that it has increased the return shipping rate for orders fulfilled by its third-party sellers. The increase took effect on March 20….
by - April 2, 2024 4:33 pm
Jim Walton, 75, and his family, which includes sons Tom and Steuart, ranked No. 18 on the Forbes Billionaire List for 2024 at $78.4 billion. Walton is the youngest son…
by - April 2, 2024 12:55 pm
Nine military veterans turned entrepreneurs — including a handful from Northwest Arkansas — recently presented their business ventures in downtown Little Rock as part of an inaugural accelerator program designed…
by - April 2, 2024 12:42 pm
Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren reported a combined total value of $22.603 million of building permits issued in the three cities in March. While that is up 92% from…
by - April 2, 2024 11:15 am
Springdale-based Legacy National Bank announced three promotions on Tuesday (April 2) to bolster its executive leadership team. Derek Gibson is the company’s new chief operating officer, Jeremy Woody is the…
