by - July 6, 2023 7:45 am
Metroplan, the Central Arkansas infrastructure planning coalition, recently adopted a plan called “Regional Greenways,” which will further develop the bike trail system in the center of the state. The Central…
by - July 6, 2023 7:29 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock officially welcomed Colin Crawford as the newest dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law. Crawford started the role on July 1….
by - July 5, 2023 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) Auxiliary raised $320,033 for the hospital in its inaugural year of fundraising. ACNW said the newly formed 134-member volunteer organization supports patients and families through…
by - July 5, 2023 4:09 pm
Construction rebounded in the Fort Smith metro in June with permitted building activity four times greater than in June 2022. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined for $91.877 million…
by - July 5, 2023 2:24 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has named Brandon Adams of Fayetteville as the newest member of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Adams’ seven-year term will end in 2030, and he replaces…
by - July 5, 2023 2:11 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted faster in June as optimism fades about the second half of 2023, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). June was the…
by - July 5, 2023 1:07 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal has announced the Forty Under 40 honorees for 2023, a list that includes young business and community leaders from throughout the NWA and Fort Smith…
by - July 5, 2023 11:08 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acreage Report sent corn and soybean prices in opposite directions, economists said. At 94 million acres, this year’s corn crop is the third largest since 1944….
by - July 5, 2023 10:56 am
Arkansas ended the fiscal year with a $1.161 billion tax revenue surplus driven in part by a more than 8% growth in sales tax collections. But recent federal data suggests…
by - July 5, 2023 10:20 am
Bentonville packaging services company Rapid Prototypes (d/b/a Rapid) has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, citing lingering business hurdles associated with the…
by - July 5, 2023 8:21 am
It’s all over but the auction for the long-running downtown Fayetteville restaurant Powerhouse Seafood & Grill — an auction and one last party. On June 15, the restaurant’s Facebook page…
by - July 3, 2023 11:31 am
International Brotherhood of Teamsters members employed by Fort Smith-based ABF Freight have “overwhelmingly” approved a five-year labor contract, with two supplemental agreements set for a vote in the near future,…
by - July 3, 2023 8:00 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) launched its newly redesigned website, littlerock.com. The revamped website aims to provide a more immersive and user-friendly experience for visitors and locals,…
by - July 2, 2023 11:32 am
Don’t let the ads fool you—there’s no such thing as a quick fix. Say we want to lose 20 pounds. Can we pop a magic diet pill, drop the weight…
by - July 2, 2023 9:38 am
Taking a cue from its parent Walmart Inc., which has shown retail media can boost the bottom line, Sam’s Club execs said their top priority is member experience. Still, ad…
by - July 2, 2023 8:51 am
Nearly halfway through a six-month process to redetermine Medicaid eligibility for hundreds of thousands of Arkansans, Department of Human Services officials said they believe estimates of where the population would…
by - June 30, 2023 2:36 pm
Westrock Coffee is investing $300 million to expand its development, production, and distribution facility in Conway, creating 600 jobs over five years that will pay average annual salaries of about…
by - June 30, 2023 2:04 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Herb Wright on Friday (June 30) ruled that the Arkansas LEARNS Act cannot go into effect until Aug. 1. The ruling, if it stands, could…
by - June 29, 2023 9:03 pm
NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations, e-commerce businesses, and online consumers, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday (June 29) in the western district of Arkansas against the state for Act…
by - June 29, 2023 5:49 pm
Taking three lessons she learned by digging through boxes of her grandfather’s documents, Stephanie Stuckey not only brought a family business back into the family, she turned an in-debt business…
