by - February 9, 2023 4:54 pm
Seven days after submissions opened, the Fort Smith International Film Festival already has 86 submissions from 17 different countries. While staff is preparing for the third annual film festival in…
by - February 9, 2023 3:35 pm
Tyson Foods shareholders met in downtown Springdale Thursday morning (Feb. 9) to approve a short business agenda, defeat an outside shareholder proposal and elect a slate of 13 directors to…
by - February 9, 2023 1:46 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and appointed Tyson Foods’ Mike Rogers as chief workforce officer via executive order Thursday (Feb. 9). The cabinet will advise the governor…
by - February 9, 2023 1:24 pm
The Architect’s Newspaper (AN), an architectural publication that covers the United States in monthly printed issues and online, has awarded several projects that originated in the University of Arkansas’ Fay…
by - February 9, 2023 10:30 am
Commercial real estate firm Colliers Arkansas said the retail sector of the state’s largest metro market ended the year with the best overall improvement in vacancy rates. The company’s latest…
by - February 8, 2023 7:23 pm
Training for some vocations has been a time and opportunity obstacle for many community colleges for years. If a student wanted to become a crane operator, part of the education…
by - February 8, 2023 4:41 pm
Recent extreme winter weather has not slowed the progress of a major expansion of Mercy Fort Smith, but inflation has added more than $20 million to the hospital project that…
by - February 8, 2023 3:33 pm
The University of Arkansas has released the second edition of a report that examines the funding options available to startups and small businesses in Arkansas. Amid a nationwide surge in…
by - February 8, 2023 1:15 pm
Five and a half weeks into the legislative session, Gov. Sarah Sanders and lawmakers have yet to produce a much-hyped omnibus education bill, but they are close. On Wednesday (Feb….
by - February 8, 2023 10:51 am
An endowment has been made to Arkansas State University that will help provide leadership support for the Black Student Association (BSA). The $50,000 endowment creates the Thomas and Billye Hill…
by - February 8, 2023 8:19 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. recently sold $400.19 million in asset-backed notes, according to a Monday (Feb. 6) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The $398.2 million in net…
by - February 7, 2023 8:48 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously passed an ordinance during its regular meeting Tuesday (Feb. 7) that makes it illegal to transfer an animal in the city limits unless…
by - February 7, 2023 6:55 pm
Student population differences between Northside and Southside High Schools has Fort Smith Public School officials and board members looking for a solution, with community members voicing their concerns about what…
by - February 7, 2023 6:27 pm
Executives with J.B. Hunt Transport, Simmons Foods, Tyson Foods and Walmart on Tuesday (Feb. 7) spoke about expansion plans at the winter meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Council held at…
by - February 7, 2023 3:28 pm
Forward Arkansas on Tuesday (Feb. 7) pitched ideas to improve education outcomes. The ideas, which include more pre-K access and better workforce training, come as Gov. Sarah Sanders has promised…
by - February 7, 2023 2:21 pm
U.S. natural gas price projections have been lowered as a warmer-than-average start to 2023 has reduced natural gas consumption to below-average levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - February 7, 2023 10:40 am
Dr. Marta Cieslak, until recently a visiting assistant professor at the Department of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named the new director of UA…
by - February 7, 2023 10:33 am
Many who live in rural parts of the Natural State were hesitant to take any of the COVID-19 vaccines offered after the pandemic engulfed the world in 2020. This was…
by - February 7, 2023 10:30 am
Stephens Inc. announced Tuesday (Feb. 7) it will partner with the Formula 1 World Championship team Williams Racing as the team’s “Official Investment Banking” partner for the 2023 season. Stephens’…
by - February 7, 2023 10:14 am
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Feb. 7) that Gary Head has been elected chairman of the State Chamber board of directors,…
