by - April 25, 2023 1:58 pm
With an increase in assessment revenues and state funding to help with the Arkansas LEARNS Act, Fort Smith Public Schools is looking to make the largest one-time investment collectively in…
by - April 25, 2023 12:53 pm
The Wings of Honor WWII Museum in Walnut Ridge will begin a walk through history series, “Their Stories,” on Thursday (April 27). Ron Lanoue of Little Rock will open the…
by - April 25, 2023 11:12 am
After more than 16 years of starts and stops and fundraising struggles, the U.S. Marshals Museum will open July 1. The national museum, located near the Arkansas River in downtown…
by - April 25, 2023 10:47 am
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas during the first quarter of the year totaled $70.5 million, up 7.14% compared with sales in the same quarter of 2022, according to the Arkansas…
by - April 25, 2023 8:52 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make some low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March…
by - April 25, 2023 8:08 am
Bentonville software provider Ox said Tuesday (April 25) that it had raised $12.6 million in Series A funding. BBG Ventures and MaC Venture Capital co-led the oversubscribed round. Several existing…
by - April 25, 2023 7:50 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. reported Tuesday (April 25) net income of $45.6 million for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $65.1 million in the first quarter of…
by - April 24, 2023 10:20 pm
A drainage project discussed in the fall to control flooding at Fort Smith Public Schools Peak Innovation Center has doubled and doesn’t address a second flooding problem that occurred last…
by - April 24, 2023 6:59 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office has rejected a proposed ballot referendum by a group hoping to overturn the LEARNS Act that was passed by legislators and signed by Gov. Sarah…
by - April 24, 2023 4:23 pm
Cypress Cold Storage, a provider of temperature-controlled warehouse space and value-added services for the food sector, broke ground Monday (April 24) on a new 207,285 sq. ft. cold storage facility…
by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
by - April 24, 2023 3:50 pm
Ground has been broken on the new Greene County Extension office in Paragould. “Greene County, for the extension office, for 4-H, for Master Gardeners, for our farming community and so…
by - April 24, 2023 3:12 pm
Arkansas must continue to foster a positive business environment that encourages economic development in order to create new jobs and support stronger, more resilient communities. We can achieve this by…
by - April 24, 2023 3:01 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a Canadian mass timber manufacturer with holdings in Arkansas, announced Monday (April 24) plans to sell the company and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to…
by - April 24, 2023 1:50 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with changes and additions throughout. A vote held Monday (April 24) that one University of Arkansas System Board Trustee said was nothing more…
by - April 24, 2023 9:21 am
A text message received by Warren and Harriet Stephens during the week of Thanksgiving 2017 changed the scope of the major renovation of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, formerly…
by - April 23, 2023 9:05 pm
The Arkansas Bankers Association recently announced their new slate of officers for 2023-2024 at the 133rd ABA annual convention. New officers include: Chairman: Jim Taylor, First Security Bancorp, Rogers Chairman-Elect:…
by - April 23, 2023 9:02 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 22, 2023 10:57 am
Ineligible Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries will lose coverage for the first time in three years after April 30 as Arkansas exits the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Human Services…
by - April 22, 2023 10:46 am
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed two motions on Friday (April 21) in cases involving a troubled apartment complex and a natural gas utility. Griffin filed a contempt of court…
