by - May 14, 2021 10:30 am
Tyson Foods announced Friday (May 14) plans to sell its pet treats business to General Mills for about $1.2 billion. Included in the cash deal will be a processing plant…
by - May 13, 2021 4:35 pm
The 330 acres the city of Fort Smith purchased from Kansas City Railroad to develop into soft surface trails more than 2 years ago might go a little higher, more…
by - May 13, 2021 4:15 pm
Tyson Foods’ plans to expand its international and e-commerce reach and a new partnership with Chinese online retailer Dada Group is a big first step in that direction. Dada Group,…
by - May 13, 2021 3:27 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (May 13) that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews the director. According to a news…
by - May 13, 2021 3:19 pm
The University of Arkansas athletics department announced Thursday (May 13) a program to help athletes capitalize on the upcoming name, image and likeness (NIL) legislation set to go into law…
by - May 13, 2021 3:10 pm
The Murphy Family Foundation and the Murphy USA Charitable Foundation have pledged $1 million over three years to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support the creation…
by - May 13, 2021 10:48 am
Mary Miller of Oxford, Miss., has been selected as the 2021 writer-in-residence at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center in Piggott. HPMEC is an Arkansas State University Heritage Site. According…
by - May 13, 2021 10:18 am
As consumers continue to spend more time at home, their impulse purchasing has not slowed. They are spending on average $276 per month, up 51% from a year ago, according…
by - May 13, 2021 10:01 am
A Fort Smith Public School English teacher and drill team coach had her proposed termination reversed following a public hearing in front of the FSPS Board of Education Wednesday (May…
by - May 13, 2021 9:20 am
Pine Buff-based Simmons Bank has established a new organizational structure with the creation of two separate banking divisions — a community bank division and metro bank division. Freddie Black has…
by - May 12, 2021 5:33 pm
Bentonville-based tech startup Rejoicy, which focuses on helping businesses sell online, got a $500,000 pre-seed funding round led by Springdale-based Tyson Foods’ venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, and Winrock International….
by - May 12, 2021 5:18 pm
An At-Large Position held by Bill Hanesworth is the only contested position in the school elections for Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education. Hanesworth is challenged by Matt Blaylock….
by - May 12, 2021 5:17 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary is co-authored by Dr. Joe Thompson & Craig Wilson of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. Craig Wilson, J.D., M.P.A., is the director of health…
by - May 12, 2021 4:35 pm
Tyson Foods is donating $25,000 to the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese (ACOM) to fund programming that supports the Marshallese community in Arkansas. ACOM is a nonprofit organization based in Springdale…
by - May 12, 2021 4:09 pm
The Sebastian County Health Unit has geared up to take the COVID-19 vaccine to area businesses in order to make the vaccine more easily accessible to those needing vaccination. The…
by - May 12, 2021 3:58 pm
The “significant fracture” that shut down the 48-year-old Hernando de Soto Bridge across the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis on Tuesday (May 11) could have led to a…
by - May 12, 2021 11:50 am
The Sunken Lands Water Trail, created by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the St. Francis Lake Association, and the Trumann Area Chamber of Commerce, shouldn’t exist. It took one…
by - May 12, 2021 10:56 am
The historic Maxwell-Hinman home at 902 N.W. Second St. near downtown Bentonville is headed for public auction at 2 p.m. June 9. Wilson Auctioneers of Hot Springs will conduct the…
by - May 11, 2021 8:00 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved an appeal that reverses a Planning Commission denial of a conditional use for a technical or trade school at Central Mall, 5111…
by - May 11, 2021 4:01 pm
Huntsville-based Today’s Bank said Tuesday (May 11) that Miranda Gauthier is its new Springdale market president. The company operates one branch office in Springdale at 5178 W. Sunset Ave. Gauthier…
