by - April 27, 2023 12:20 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of three stories about budgeting and finances at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. With the country no longer in a pandemic and…
by - April 27, 2023 11:59 am
State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, once served as the mayor of Elkins, a small town in Northwest Arkansas. While he was there, the small airport in the town grew from…
by - April 27, 2023 8:39 am
Natural Capital, a Little Rock-based private investment firm with a heavy Northwest Arkansas influence, is leaning into those connections. According to a Form D filing with the U.S. Securities &…
by - April 26, 2023 6:33 pm
Brandon Tabor, the on-air host for the “Morning Edition” at KASU-FM, has been named news director, according to station manager Mark Smith. The National Public Radio (NPR) member station is…
by - April 26, 2023 6:30 pm
The third annual Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village on Saturday (April 29), as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest food sport event…
by - April 26, 2023 6:27 pm
The Venture Center officially opened registrations for VenCent a fintech summit for bankers and financial service providers. The event will be held Aug. 14-15 in Little Rock connecting banking leaders,…
by - April 26, 2023 6:25 pm
The Arkansas Black Mayors Association (ABMA) has announced The Design Group, a Little Rock-based multicultural, full-service communications company, as their communication agency of record. The firm will be responsible for…
by - April 26, 2023 4:18 pm
Tyson Foods is cutting 10% of its corporate headquarters jobs and 15% of senior leadership jobs, according to an internal memo from CEO Donnie King on Wednesday (April 26). As…
by - April 26, 2023 3:08 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs has named Brad Gatlin dean of the Soderquist College of Business, and Eva Fast associate dean, according to a Wednesday (April 26) news release….
by - April 26, 2023 12:09 pm
Fort Smith sales tax reports continue to get bigger with March sales tax revenues coming in around 13% higher than this time last year. March numbers reflect January transactions. The…
by - April 26, 2023 11:13 am
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers reported a combined sales tax revenue of $8.394 million in their April reports, up 14.2% from the same reporting month in 2022. Through the first…
by - April 26, 2023 7:50 am
Wishfluence, a Bentonville startup that’s developed an app used by jewelry stores, has received $100,000 from the Winrock International Validation Fund, a nonprofit fund focused on investing in validation-stage startups…
by - April 25, 2023 9:46 pm
The Old Fort Days Rodeo will mark its 90th year in Fort Smith by increasing prize money in hopes of drawing more contestants to join the long-running event. Contestants pay…
by - April 25, 2023 9:19 pm
Tyson Foods is partnering with C.R. England and Kodiak Robotics to pilot autonomous trucks in the transport of poultry and meat products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, a more than…
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…
