by - March 24, 2022 3:51 pm
Cumulative sales tax revenue reported in March was up 13.97% for the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported total sales tax revenue of $7.642…
by - March 24, 2022 1:28 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center operated at a loss again in 2021 thanks in some part to the late 2021 COVID resurgence, but an official with the relatively new third-party…
by - March 24, 2022 1:27 pm
Sometimes the solution to a problem comes by accident. The emergence of a commercial real estate startup in Rogers is precisely that. Loloft is a 45,000-square-foot industrial co-working space at…
by - March 24, 2022 8:42 am
John Nock, a Fayetteville businessman who once owned the former Cosmopolitan Hotel in downtown Fayetteville, is one of four men indicted in an alleged $16 million wire fraud and money…
by - March 23, 2022 4:44 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.96 million workforce development grant to fund further development of the Cyber Learning Network (CyberLearN) – a regional cyber-learning partnership…
by - March 23, 2022 4:35 pm
As further mitigation against confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in surrounding states, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock & Poultry Commission has activated the Arkansas Avian Influenza…
by - March 23, 2022 3:51 pm
Robert Petter of De Valls Bluff has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as…
by - March 23, 2022 11:23 am
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
by - March 22, 2022 4:35 pm
With submissions open for less than two months, the Fort Smith International Film Festival is proving it is an international film festival. As of March 24, 183 entries have been…
by - March 22, 2022 2:21 pm
According to the National Association of Realtors, fewer homebuyers are waiving appraisal and inspection contract contingencies as they ensure the purchase price is worth the investment amid rising costs and…
by - March 22, 2022 1:42 pm
Carty & Co. of Memphis hired veteran public finance banker Edmond Hurst of Little Rock to lead the firm’s national Public Finance and Capital Markets division. Hurst has worked in…
by - March 22, 2022 1:22 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer, hired Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway. Trenn brings…
by - March 22, 2022 1:16 pm
Haag Brown Commercial announced the acquisition of the Southwest Drive Business Center, a property just off one of the busiest intersections in Jonesboro. Terms of the deal were not disclosed….
by - March 22, 2022 12:45 pm
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas totaled $21.1 million in February, with sales based on tax revenue topping February 2021. Sales for the first two months of 2022 total $41.69 million…
by - March 22, 2022 12:15 pm
Rogers-based Generations Bank announced Tuesday (March 22) an addition to its senior leadership team. The company’s board of directors promoted August Rusher to chief lending officer. He fills the role…
by - March 21, 2022 3:13 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Monday (March 21) that Tamika Edwards will be its new director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), effective March 28….
by - March 21, 2022 2:33 pm
Entergy Arkansas is offering cash rebates to customers who purchase one or more electric technologies, including forklifts, cranes, golf carts and electric vehicle chargers, according to a Monday (March 21)…
by - March 21, 2022 12:48 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $4,753,478 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 30 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance…
by - March 21, 2022 12:43 pm
The Women’s Leadership Center in the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University has hosted the Women’s Leadership Conference for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the…
by - March 21, 2022 12:26 pm
According to Attom Data Solutions, despite the region’s hot housing market, residential mortgage lending in Northwest Arkansas continues to decline. The California company, which tracks national housing and foreclosure data,…
