by - June 23, 2022 3:44 pm
Gentry hired as Fort Smith IT chief, joins other new department heads
The city of Fort Smith’s new director of information technology is set to start his new job in July, when he will join two other new faces in the city…
Business
by - June 23, 2022 10:01 am
State banks report 19% profit decrease in 1Q
Arkansas’ 84 FDIC-insured banks and financial institutions together posted net income of $458 million for the three-month period ending March 31, down 19.2% from $567 million in the same quarter…
by - June 22, 2022 6:57 pm
Arkansas joins ‘Confluence Accords’ to promote outdoor recreation and conservation
Outdoor recreation officials from Arkansas, Maryland, and New Hampshire recently signed on to the Outdoor Recreation Industry Confluence Accords. The signing, which happened in Little Rock, brings the total number…
by - June 22, 2022 5:48 pm
Joe Kolb elected president of Arkansas Bar Association
Little Rock attorney Joe Kolb was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 17, 2022, during the group’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center….
by - June 22, 2022 5:42 pm
CPA firm opens 5th office in Jonesboro
Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors opened its fifth office in the state with an expansion into the Jonesboro area. The company already has locations in Little Rock, Conway, Bentonville,…
by - June 22, 2022 4:32 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue rose 8.96% in June report
The cumulative sales tax revenue reported by Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale totaled $8.691 million, up 8.96% in the June report. In the first six months of 2022 the revenue…
by - June 22, 2022 3:25 pm
Fort Smith International Film Festival receives works from more than 50 countries
The Fort Smith International Film Festival, now in its second year, received 364 submissions from more than 50 countries and the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations. The festival received submissions from…
by - June 22, 2022 2:42 pm
VA secretary appointed to University of Arkansas System board of trustees
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced a new member Wednesday (June 22) to the University of Arkansas System board of trustees. Col. (U.S. Army, Ret.) Nathaniel “Nate” Todd of Pine Bluff, secretary…
by - June 22, 2022 11:30 am
ATU signs MOU with Jordan University of Science and Technology
Arkansas Tech University and Jordan University of Science and Technology have entered into a memorandum of understanding that calls for the two institutions to promote scholarly activities and international understanding…
by - June 22, 2022 10:56 am
Gearhead Outfitters to relocate Fayetteville store
Jonesboro-based outdoor specialty retailer Gearhead Outfitters will relocate its Fayetteville store from Dickson Street to 101 N. Block Ave., just north of the square. The nearly 6,000-square-foot building, which had…
by - June 21, 2022 7:45 pm
Fort Smith Board approves temporary residential building moratorium
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at its regular board meeting Tuesday (June 21) to enact a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new residential housing permits…
by - June 21, 2022 6:27 pm
Numerator data shows Walmart+ Weekend better than Amazon Prime Day
Preliminary data from Numerator indicates the average Walmart+ Weekend spend per order was $69.75, which was slightly more than the traditional Walmart.com order of $64.99 and more than the Amazon…
by - June 21, 2022 4:31 pm
Chipotle to open a Fort Smith location
A Chipotle Mexican Grill will open in Fort Smith later this year, and will be part of a multi-tenant redevelopment of the former Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant in the northeast corner…
by - June 21, 2022 3:41 pm
Permit issued, demolition to begin by July 1 on St. Scholastica Monastery
A permit was issued Tuesday (June 21) by the city of Fort Smith to Catoosa, Okla.-based DT Specialized Services for the demolition of the historic St. Scholastica Monastery. Demolition of…
by - June 21, 2022 3:15 pm
St. Louis Fed names Matuschka Lindo Briggs as regional executive in Little Rock
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on Tuesday (June 21) named Matuschka Lindo Briggs as vice president and regional executive for the Little Rock Branch, which serves the majority…
by - June 21, 2022 3:09 pm
CBID votes to send downtown Fort Smith assessment plan to Fort Smith city clerk
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission agreed Tuesday (June 21) to send its petition to levy a supplemental annual assessment for operations to the Fort Smith City…
by - June 21, 2022 12:01 pm
Chase Bank to open Fayetteville branch
The consumer banking division of New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. will open its first Northwest Arkansas bank branch on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. The more than 3,100-square-foot Chase bank…
by - June 21, 2022 7:54 am
Bentonville’s Outdoor Cap Co. turns 45, looks to promising future
One of Bentonville’s best-kept business success stories is celebrating its 45th birthday in 2022. Its new president says the milestone is an opportunity to regain momentum following the pandemic and…
by - June 20, 2022 7:16 pm
Terms set for members, officers elected on Fort Smith Public School Board
Terms were set for all members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education, and Dee Blackwell was selected as the board president. The new board members were sworn…
by - June 20, 2022 5:48 pm
Farmers, conservationists share concerns at Farm Bill hearing in Jonesboro
Every five years, lawmakers formulate the nation’s farm bill, legislation that dictates how much support the federal government will provide for farmers across the country. The new bill will be…