by - December 14, 2022 9:19 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 13, 2022 10:20 pm
Ritter Communications announced on Tuesday (Dec. 13) a $1.5 million self-funded expansion project to bring its telecom services and advanced cloud solutions to businesses and community organizations in Union City,…
by - December 13, 2022 6:05 pm
I appreciate State Rep. Marcus Richmond’s recent post regarding ‘swipe fees’ on credit card purchases, and the financial impact those fees have on veterans. As a community banker committed to…
by - December 13, 2022 5:30 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education awarded a constructor manager at risk contract to Conway-based Nabholz Construction for a drainage and additional parking lot project at the FSPS…
by - December 13, 2022 3:42 pm
War in Ukraine, heavy spring rains and then a prolonged summer drought impacted Arkansas’ farm industry in 2022. As a result, input and commodity prices fluctuated wildly, throughout the growing…
by - December 13, 2022 10:50 am
ArcBest Chief Financial Officer David Cobb will retire in October 2023 after 17 years with the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company. The company has not yet named a successor….
by - December 12, 2022 6:31 pm
Hallie Shoffner grew up on a farm near the township of Shoffner, named for her family in rural Jackson County. When she left to attend college at Vanderbilt University in…
by - December 12, 2022 4:54 pm
Thanksgiving came and went before we entered full-blown holiday mode. Despite the hustle and bustle of the season, many of us are looking forward to gathering with family and friends,…
by - December 12, 2022 4:48 pm
Like most of the country, the Fort Smith metro is seeing an increase in the flu and other respiratory illnesses as the holidays approach, but officials with area hospitals say…
by - December 12, 2022 4:47 pm
A lot of changes will come when Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes office at the beginning of next year, but at least one thing will remain the same. Sanders announced…
by - December 12, 2022 3:10 pm
Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club kicked off construction of a $3.1 million renovation project on the former Jeffrey Unit on North O Street with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday (Dec….
by - December 12, 2022 1:50 pm
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine announced Monday (Dec. 12) the appointment of nine board members, including Dr. Lloyd Minor, dean of Stanford Medicine, an academic medical center that includes…
by - December 12, 2022 7:00 am
Progress toward financial recovery continues at Henderson State University, Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch told the Board of Trustees today during its regular meeting Friday (Dec. 9). Welch…
by - December 11, 2022 10:13 pm
The Arkansas Legislature is gearing up for its regular session at the beginning of the year, and many groups and organizations will be pushing changes in state laws. Family Council…
by - December 11, 2022 10:01 pm
Lifeplus International, a creator of wellbeing products, broke ground Friday (Dec. 9) on the first of four new buildings at its flagship manufacturing facility in Batesville. The company plans to…
by - December 11, 2022 5:28 am
Little Rock-based The Stephens Group, LLC announced it finalized its acquisition of Quality Valve, Inc. from Pfingsten, a Chicago-based private equity firm formed in 1989. Terms of the transaction, which…
by - December 10, 2022 10:04 am
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), holiday retail sales are likely to be 6% to 8% higher than last year. Online sales are forecast to rise 10 to 12%….
by - December 8, 2022 9:13 pm
Peco Foods has donated $80,000 to the Arkansas State University College of Agriculture. The funds will be used to remodel a barn and transform the existing structure into a modern…
by - December 8, 2022 9:01 pm
Huneycutt Farms of Arkadelphia (Clark County) was named Thursday (Dec. 8) as the 2022 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced at an Arkansas Farm Bureau luncheon…
by - December 8, 2022 7:33 pm
A $5 million sale of 16 residential parcels along Houston and South Houston streets in east Fort Smith and a self storage unit ownership change were the top Sebastian County…
