by - October 1, 2023 6:21 pm
Highland Express LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. She spent…
by - October 1, 2023 9:08 am
My first retail job was as a commissioned salesperson in a suburban Denver consumer electronics specialty store. During this time, my colleagues and I were taught about “solution selling” and…
by - October 1, 2023 8:47 am
One of Northwest Arkansas’ newest tourist draws is just across the border in Oklahoma. But there’s no denying that The Waters of Oklahoma and Arkansas (WOKA) Whitewater Park’s ripple effects…
by - September 30, 2023 7:19 pm
Ashleigh Bachert likes the Arkansas River. It’s a “phenomenal” tourism asset to build on, she says. The new executive director of Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) also is…
by - September 29, 2023 1:21 pm
With two applicants never contacted or interviewed waiting on the sidelines, the Crawford County Library System Board of Directors chose Monday to rewrite the job description for the system director,…
by - September 28, 2023 4:23 pm
Higher interest rates continue to reduce home sales activity in the Fort Smith metro. There were 2,219 homes sold in the Fort Smith metro between January and August, down 17.4%…
by - September 28, 2023 4:15 pm
Accountability reports released by the Arkansas Department of Education Wednesday (Sept. 28) showed a majority of the schools in the Fort Smith metro area, like the rest of the state,…
by - September 28, 2023 11:49 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods unveiled a new mobile command center for its Meals that Matter program. The 53-foot trailer can serve approximately 15,000 to 20,000 meals per day to victims, first…
by - September 28, 2023 10:19 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $493,521 grant to the University of Arkansas to train new workers for Arkansas’ growing biomanufacturing sector. The UA…
by - September 28, 2023 8:23 am
High school students across the state will now have another opportunity to go to college even if their parents are unable to financially support them. Chancellor Todd Shields announced a…
by - September 28, 2023 8:11 am
Bolstered by its three public banking giants, Arkansas’ 82 federally insured banks reported a net income of close to $1 billion through the first half of 2023. According to the…
by - September 28, 2023 6:48 am
Many business owners faced unique challenges trying to reconnect with existing customers and reaching out to new ones as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in 2020. Schools were shuttered for months,…
by - September 27, 2023 4:30 pm
The Hotel Hot Springs announced Wednesday (Sept. 27) plans to reopen two iconic Arkansas restaurants, the Satellite Cafe and Coy’s Steakhouse. Coy’s Steakhouse will be reconstructed in a 4,500-square foot…
by - September 27, 2023 4:17 pm
Leaders from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Baptist Health, and Arkansas Children’s on Wednesday (Sept. 27) celebrated the opening of the Proton Center of Arkansas, the state’s…
by - September 27, 2023 4:02 pm
The University of Arkansas raised $93 million in the 2023 fiscal year (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) in private gift support for students, faculty, programs and capital projects. That represents…
by - September 27, 2023 12:01 pm
Cotton acreage dropped across the country this growing season and throughout much of Arkansas, there are some farmers in the state that decided to grow it anyway. They may now…
by - September 27, 2023 11:50 am
Ballman Elementary School students and staff should return to their own school by the end of October, Fort Smith Public School board of education members were told during Monday’s board…
by - September 27, 2023 11:43 am
Fayetteville medical device company Lapovations has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will help further commercialize its first product, AbGrab. Lapovations originated in the University…
by - September 27, 2023 9:45 am
A new report from 201 Analytics and Circana found that 94% of consumers are worried about the cost of food. But behaviors around eating are starting to shift with consumers…
by - September 27, 2023 9:36 am
The Fort Smith and Benton County Boys & Girls Clubs today have opened two technology-filled Innovation Labs made possible by a $40,000-grant from Cox Communications that will benefit hundreds of…
