by - July 20, 2021 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) announced Monday (July 19) a $1.5 million contract to develop high-temperature instruments for hypersonic jet engines. According to a news release, this…
by - July 19, 2021 5:35 pm
Michael LeJong, a leader in the state and national architecture industry, has died. He was 49. His high profile work includes the $55 million Windgate Studio and Design Center at…
by - July 19, 2021 4:59 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in July, helping kick off the Seventh Annual Peacemaker Festival. This year’s The Unexpected, an urban art project that began in 2015, will…
by - July 19, 2021 4:31 pm
Delta Blues is a term describing music that was made and played in the Mississippi Delta region, but it could have a whole new connotation as the worst disease outbreak…
by - July 19, 2021 2:04 pm
Retail sales across the U.S. rebounded in June. Demand remains strong despite shifting away from goods to services and travel and declining automobile sales. The Department of Commerce reported Friday…
by - July 19, 2021 11:48 am
The KG Store 2392 LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from May 15 through June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - July 19, 2021 8:46 am
Denise Thomas, a longtime trade director at the World Trade Center Arkansas, has been named the center’s next leader, the center announced Monday (July 19). Her appointment makes her the…
by - July 18, 2021 5:16 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Springdale native Millard Berry had an idea that would transform the agriculture industry in the Natural State. In 1893, he bought an incubator to raise chicks. Four years later, he…
by - July 18, 2021 11:25 am
Health officials have been sounding the warning for weeks on the Delta variant of COVID-19, but it has yet to slow down the public health threat. Now, UAMS Chancellor Dr….
by - July 16, 2021 5:31 pm
With only just over a quarter of the population over 12 vaccinated in Sebastian County, the active number of COVID-19 cases in the area is rivaling what it was last…
by - July 16, 2021 12:19 pm
Arkansas’ number of employed and the size of the labor force declined in June compared to May, but the state’s jobless rate remained at 4.4% for the fourth consecutive month….
by - July 16, 2021 10:58 am
Arkansas students’ scores on the 2021 ACT Aspire exams were down this year in all grades and subjects, a troubling but not surprising sign of the learning loss that resulted…
by - July 16, 2021 10:51 am
Arkansas has a disproportionate number of residents suffering from behavioral medical issues, and Friday (July 16) Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s health improvement arm, The Blue & You Foundation…
by - July 16, 2021 9:31 am
The Manufacturing Institute released Thursday (July 15) a study that examines best practices for worker retention among manufacturers and the factors that affect retention. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers have…
by - July 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Jeff Williams, president and CEO of Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart, received a 30.9% raise in 2021, while total compensation declined 83.8% to $797,506, from $4.92 million in 2020, according to the…
by - July 15, 2021 5:57 pm
Jeff Prewitt will be the new principal of Southside High School, Fort Smith Public Schools announced Thursday (July 15). Prewitt has served as an assistant principal of Southside High School…
by - July 15, 2021 4:47 pm
Northwest Arkansas may be the fourth best place to live in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report, but there are more than 10,000 job openings in…
by - July 15, 2021 3:04 pm
Fayetteville-based healthcare organization Washington Regional Medical System celebrated Thursday (July 15) the opening of the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Cancer Support Home. The 9,980-square-foot facility at 488 E….
by - July 15, 2021 2:20 pm
Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, Arkansas Economic Development Institute, and the Central Arkansas Planning and Development District are partnering to offer a COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Workshop…
