by - April 7, 2022 8:34 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting scholarship applications from students majoring in agriculture or an agriculture-related fields at several universities across Arkansas. Those schools include Arkansas State University,…
by - April 6, 2022 9:11 pm
Timothy Lee, project specialist, retired at the end of March after working for 27 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at UA Little Rock. For…
by - April 6, 2022 6:26 pm
With the promotion of Allison Graham to general manager of its fixed-base operation (FBO) in Fort Smith, Texarkana, Texas-based TAC Air is continuing a decades-long tradition of women leading one…
by - April 6, 2022 4:14 pm
Arkansas has been so welcoming to U.S. Steel that officials are being offered free bottled water and help moving to town, President and CEO David Burritt said at the Arkansas…
by - April 6, 2022 2:22 pm
Two buildings to open by the end of 2023 on Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville are a 360,000-square-foot fitness center and a 73,000-square-foot childcare center. The Walton family is…
by - April 6, 2022 1:34 pm
After a 40-year career in outpatient clinical work, Dr. Stephen Woodruff has been appointed as the full-time chief medical officer of NEA Baptist Health System. He will lead the day-to-day…
by - April 6, 2022 12:35 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired former State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Roland, as its new vice chancellor of institutional relations. He will start on or around…
by - April 5, 2022 9:33 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved spending $548,853 on a new inclusive playground at Creekmore Park. The Parks and Recreation department has removed an old structure at the…
by - April 5, 2022 6:24 pm
Rogers-based OmniiX, which provides brand management services for online suppliers to Amazon and other e-tail platforms, has been acquired by Canton, Ohio-based Society Brands. Financial details of the deal were…
by - April 5, 2022 4:38 pm
Members of the Arkansas Legislature have formed a Forestry Caucus and selected leaders to represent the group. State Senator Ben Gilmore, R-Crossett, and Rep. Howard Beaty, R–Crossett, will serve as…
by - April 5, 2022 4:24 pm
I’ve read a lot of columns recently that begin with the phrase, “If there’s one hard lesson we’ve learned from the pandemic ….” Well, this is not one of those…
by - April 5, 2022 4:12 pm
Musical history in the South, lynching, ghost stories, folklore, and many other topics will be broached during the Delta Symposium that will be in-person on the Arkansas State University campus…
by - April 5, 2022 3:28 pm
In addition to a public showing of support for getting the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero will soon…
by - April 5, 2022 2:49 pm
Bentonville think tank Heartland Forward released Tuesday (April 5) the 2021 edition of its annual Most Dynamic Metropolitans report that shows the Northwest Arkansas metro remained at No. 21 from…
by - April 5, 2022 2:43 pm
The commercial vacancy rate in Northwest Arkansas fell to 8.3% in the second half of 2021 amid strong demand for warehouse space, according to a new real estate report. Walmart’s…
by - April 5, 2022 8:25 am
Northeast Arkansas’ largest annual event dedicated to community health and wellness, the St. Bernards Medical Group Health Expo, is slated to return Saturday (April 9) to First National Bank Arena…
by - April 4, 2022 4:51 pm
Arkansas will soon have another publicly traded company in its borders. Led by former Alltel CEO Scott Ford, Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC announced Monday (April 4) it would go public…
by - April 4, 2022 4:23 pm
Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $32.871 million in building permits in March, up 65.4% from the $19.879 million issued by the cities in March 2021. The…
by - April 4, 2022 4:22 pm
Waterfowl and deer hunters descend on the Arkansas Delta each year filling local business coffers to the brim. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said an estimated 100,000 waterfowl hunters visit the Natural…
by - April 4, 2022 3:30 pm
U.S. Steel announced Monday (April 4) that its Big River Steel mill in Osceola has become the first-ever ResponsibleSteel site certified in North America. BRS received the site certification after…
