by - January 23, 2024 2:15 pm
In addition to the departure of Scott Eckert, head of Walmart Store No. 8, three other senior-level Walmart executives are leaving their positions ahead of the company’s fiscal year-end on…
by - January 23, 2024 9:29 am
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Jan. 22) approved an alternative calendar for the 2024-25 school year that is based on instructional minutes rather than the…
by - January 23, 2024 8:19 am
Duck hunting season in the Arkansas Delta is a seasonal economic driver but this year there has been a setback – fewer ducks. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reported…
by - January 22, 2024 5:21 pm
Walmart is closing down its Store No. 8 tech incubator with around 300 people in the unit moving to other jobs with the retailer’s technology and innovations operations, according to…
by - January 22, 2024 2:18 pm
Bentonville-based Cartwheel Startup Studio and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI) recently kicked off an accelerator to support 10 technology startups in the retail value chain….
by - January 22, 2024 2:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance Jan. 19 amending the city’s animal regulations as well as resolutions that will help residents spay and neuter pets and to…
by - January 22, 2024 11:18 am
Alisha Curtis has joined the Razorback Foundation team as a director of development and will head the Little Rock office. Curtis will be tasked with managing a portfolio of Razorback…
by - January 22, 2024 8:59 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program. More than $4.2 million will be awarded to subgrantees to improve food supply…
by - January 21, 2024 10:17 am
Donna Harris, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, estimates that 60% of adults in the U.S. have a business idea. “That’s tens of millions of businesses that could be getting…
by - January 21, 2024 10:14 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. plans to start construction this year on a solar array expected to offset more than 80% of electricity demand for its corporate headquarters in Lowell….
by - January 19, 2024 3:39 pm
The city of Searcy should focus on growing its legacy businesses and industry along with firearms and ammunition, aerospace and aviation, and data centers, a consultant told community leaders Friday…
by - January 18, 2024 6:55 pm
Bank OZK announced Thursday (Jan. 18) record fourth quarter and full-year net income in 2023 and said it was intent on breaking that record in 2024. The Little Rock-based financial…
by - January 18, 2024 6:36 pm
“Marshals” is the team name and mascot for the Fort Smith baseball team set to begin play in the new Mid America League this spring. The name and logo was…
by - January 18, 2024 6:18 pm
Umarex USA/Walther plans to invest $30 million in its Fort Smith operation at Chaffee Crossing and add 76 jobs. Of the investment, an estimated $8 million will be used to…
by - January 18, 2024 5:12 pm
Connectivity in downtown Fort Smith with attractions along the Arkansas River is the main focus of a study by MAHG Architecture for the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District. The…
by - January 18, 2024 4:03 pm
Walmart store managers earned an average base pay of $117,000 in 2023, and that is increasing to $128,000 this year, the retail giant said Thursday (Jan. 18). The increase not…
by - January 18, 2024 3:03 pm
The third most widely grown row crop in the Arkansas Delta had a rebound year in 2023 in terms of bushels and acres harvested. Producers harvested 149 million bushels of…
by - January 18, 2024 2:25 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received two awards totaling $2.23 million for UAMS’ continuing examination of therapies to treat multiple myeloma. Myeloma Center research…
by - January 18, 2024 2:21 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is expanding its Pathway Program to students at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Lyon College, and the University…
by - January 18, 2024 9:08 am
Mercy and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health, announced details Thursday (Jan. 18) of a joint venture agreement to operate a rehabilitation hospital in Rogers. The facility…
