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Tyson Foods to build cook plant in Virginia

Tyson Foods said it will invest $300 million to build a new cook plant in Danville, Va., and create nearly 400 jobs in the area when the project is operational…

Downtown Fort Smith building to be renovated into a residence

Gary and Dusty Duke have bought the building at 1115 Garrison Ave. and plan to renovate the historic structure on the east end of the avenue into a residence. The…

Turkey production decline could impact holiday season

Holiday dinners later this year might be impacted by a decline in turkey production due to several factors, according to James Mitchell, extension agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas…

National Park College to pursue four-year degrees

The National Park College (NPC) board of trustees approved a resolution allowing the college to move forward with submitting a Letter of Intent to the Arkansas Division of Higher Education…

UA Little Rock names Elizabeth Small as new business industry liaison

Elizabeth Small, primary instructor for the Real Estate program in UA Little Rock’s School of Business, will take on an additional role with the university as director of business networks….

Tech firm Affirma to open Bentonville office

Affirma, a Bellevue, Wash.-based technology services company, plans to open a 3,581-square-foot office in Bentonville by Sept. 1. It has about 2,300 square feet of office space in Fayetteville. According…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up more than 15% through July report

Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue had another strong month with revenue 9% higher than this time last year. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax brought $1.79 million…

Windgate Foundation to give $30 million for second phase of University of Arkansas art district

The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Aug. 25) a $30 million partial challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation to further expand the Windgate Art and Design District, a home for…

Williams Baptist University forms student-employee partnership with Lawrence Healthcare

Lawrence Healthcare and Williams Baptist University have formed a partnership to fill employment needs at the hospital while providing valuable experience and training for WBU students. Through the agreement, students…

UAMS researcher awarded $3.6 million to expand HPV cancer vaccine study

Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to…

NWA workforce training nonprofit expanding capacity

Business and Industry Training (BIT), a workforce training nonprofit with locations in Springdale and Gentry, will use a $50,000 grant from Arconic Foundation to purchase additional equipment to expand its…

Cong. Bruce Westerman on Afghanistan, I-49 delay

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says the Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan is arbitrary and unfeasible. In an interview with Talk Business & Politics on…

Arkansas Women’s Business Center receives SBA grant

The Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC) based in Little Rock has been awarded a Resilience and Recovery Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Women’s Business…

ASU receives federal funding for AmeriCorps for college recruitment program

Arkansas has experienced a drop in the college-going rate. To counter the trend, ASU has received funding for the AmeriCorps-sponsored Neighborhood Red Wolves Community Engagement (NRWCEP) program to help with…

UAMS researchers awarded $2.5 million grant for phone app to prevent opioid use relapse

A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine…

AT&T selected for Arkansas 911 next generation service

The Arkansas 911 Board has selected AT&T to implement its “Next Generation 9-1-1 service” to improve emergency communications across the state. The state’s 114 public safety answering points (PSAPs) handle…

Walmart Foundation commits $1 million to help veterans, Afghan refugees

The Walmart Foundation has committed $1 million to support three organizations in aiding incoming refugees and veterans and their families relocating from Afghanistan. The money will be paid to No…

Rice demand grows as pandemic deepens

Commodity prices dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered economies worldwide during the first half of 2020. But one agricultural commodity, rice, had increased demand, according to a new University of…

Wipro Ltd. to open Sherwood center, employ up to 400

Wipro Limited announced Tuesday (Aug. 24) it will open a new delivery center in Sherwood, Ark. with the expectation of hiring up to 400 employees over the next two years….

Walmart to provide last-mile delivery service for other businesses

Imagine ordering a dozen donuts from a local bakery or new patio furniture from a major Walmart competitor and having Walmart deliver it by Spark delivery, drone or some other…

November report shows a dip in Fort Smith sales tax revenue

Sales tax revenue up 2.52% in four largest Northwest cities in 2025

Clean Plant Center works to reduce global plant pathogens

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