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Fort Smith baseball team adopts ‘Marshals’ moniker, mascot

“Marshals” is the team name and mascot for the Fort Smith baseball team set to begin play in the new Mid America League this spring. The name and logo was…

Umarex to expand Fort Smith operation, add 76 jobs

Umarex USA/Walther plans to invest $30 million in its Fort Smith operation at Chaffee Crossing and add 76 jobs. Of the investment, an estimated $8 million will be used to…

CBID hears ideas on downtown Fort Smith connections

Connectivity in downtown Fort Smith with attractions along the Arkansas River is the main focus of a study by MAHG Architecture for the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District. The…

Walmart boosts store manager base pay, changes bonus pay

Walmart store managers earned an average base pay of $117,000 in 2023, and that is increasing to $128,000 this year, the retail giant said Thursday (Jan. 18). The increase not…

Corn harvest acres and bushels per acre up in 2023

The third most widely grown row crop in the Arkansas Delta had a rebound year in 2023 in terms of bushels and acres harvested. Producers harvested 149 million bushels of…

UAMS researchers receive $2.23 million for myeloma therapies

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received two awards totaling $2.23 million for UAMS’ continuing examination of therapies to treat multiple myeloma. Myeloma Center research…

UA Little Rock Bowen Law School partners with ATU, UAM, Lyon College

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is expanding its Pathway Program to students at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Lyon College, and the University…

Mercy enters joint venture to operate rehab hospital in Rogers

Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health, announced details Thursday (Jan. 18) of a joint venture agreement to operate a rehabilitation hospital in Rogers. The facility…

Surprise assessment, Texas probe buck Home BancShares Q4

Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported strong results for the year, but the fourth quarter saw a surprise FDIC assessment and potential legal trouble in a West Texas…

University of Arkansas tackles housing crisis with innovative ‘Workforce 16’ prototype

To address the growing housing crisis in Arkansas and the U.S., students and faculty in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas are exploring…

Zoning approved for planned Mercy cancer center in Fort Smith

Recent approval by the Fort Smith Planning Commission to rezone property at 8100 Phoenix Ave. to a Planned Zoning District moves Mercy Fort Smith a step closer to building a…

Slackwater harbor in Van Buren will take three to five years to complete

The River Valley Slackwater Harbor project, which received notification in November that it would receive a $15.096 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), is now…

The Supply Side: Retailers innovate in-store execution for post-pandemic shopping

Retailers scrambled to use and improve technology during the pandemic as more sales migrated online. Now, startups focus on helping with better in-store execution, according to Scott Benedict, an adviser…

New organization ‘AIMs’ to improve maternal health outcomes

Driven by research that shows Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, Arkansans for Improving Maternal Health (AIM) has formed to advance policies to raise the state’s…

CS Bank announces personnel moves

Eureka Springs-chartered CS Bank announced multiple promotions and a pair of new market presidents this week. Matt Cleaver is now senior vice president and Madison County market president. The bank…

$70M Westrock Coffee distribution center in Conway up and running

Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership, said Wednesday (Jan. 17) that a new $70 million Westrock Coffee Co. facility in Conway is completed. In a news release,…

Marijuana dispensary opens on Arkansas-Missouri border

Flora Farms, a Missouri-based company that sells cannabis, has opened a new dispensary in Pineville, Mo., a town just across the Arkansas state line north of Bella Vista along U.S….

Arcane Capital Partners acquires two manufacturing plants for $100 million

Arcane Capital Partners, an Arkansas-based, privately-held investment firm acquired Petroflex North America and Wescon Plastics LLC. A press release from the group said the total of both acquisitions exceeded $100…

12 directors join Arkansas Advanced Energy boards

Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) and Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (AAEF) have appointed 12 directors to their respective boards, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 16) news release. The AAEA board…

Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements dip in 2023

Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport fell off the pace of post-COVID-19 recovery with total 2023 enplanements down 1.7% compared with 2022 numbers. Fort Smith enplanements are also off…