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Texas-based appraisal firm opens in Fayetteville

Fort Worth, Texas-based O’Brien Right of Way Valuation has opened its third regional location in Fayetteville. The appraisal firm’s first Arkansas location will serve public and private sector clients across…

AtWork staffing agency to open Bentonville office

Knoxville, Tenn.-based staffing agency AtWork will open a Bentonville location early next year. According to a news release, it will be the company’s first in Arkansas. The company also plans…

Consultant sought in Fort Smith Public School Board superintendent search

The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education will meet in a special called meeting Jan. 7 to review possible firms to help with the search for a new superintendent…

Arkansas tops in nation with third quarter GDP growth of 6.9%

Arkansas’ third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) of $149.105 billion grew at an annual rate of 6.9%, the most of any U.S. state, according to Friday’s (Dec. 20) report…

Bentonville Plaza sells for $38 million

A nine-story, 252,162-square-foot office building adjacent to the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville has a new owner after a Thursday (Dec. 19) sale worth $38 million. The purchase price equals…

Real Deals: Commercial acreage of Mills Farm in Rogers sells for $12 million

About 62 acres of commercial land southwest of Pleasant Grove Road and Interstate 49 in Rogers recently changed hands after a transaction worth $12.18 million. The purchase price equals $197,375…

Arkansas’ year-over-year job numbers up 2.5% in November

Arkansas added more than 33,000 net jobs in November compared with November 2023, and the number of unemployed fell almost 9% in the year. As a result, the state’s jobless…

Connections: Hall Booth Smith adds attorneys in Northwest Arkansas office

Hall Booth Smith recently added attorneys Travis Linn, Bethany Michau, and Rylie Slone to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers. The Atlanta-based firm also has an office in Little…

U.S. workplace fatalities fall almost 4% in 2023

There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, down 3.7% compared with the 5,486 fatal injuries in 2022, according to a report posted Thursday (Dec….

Walton Family Foundation design program has backed 20 NWA projects

Since its inception in 2015, the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has provided $28 million to support the design of 20 projects for community gathering…

NWACC seeks applicants for new butchery program

Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, is accepting applications for its new artisanal butchery program. Application deadline is Jan….

Bank of America center in Tulsa to become Arvest Tower

Arvest Bank recently acquired the naming rights to the 32-floor Bank of America Center building at 15 W. Sixth St. in downtown Tulsa. After a renovation project, Arvest Wealth Management…

14 Arkansas universities and colleges receive $26.7 million in HIRED grants

Of the $26.7 million in workforce training grants announced Thursday (Dec. 19) by Gov. Sarah Sanders, $4.45 million will land in the Fort Smith metro, and institutions in the University…

Arkansas Delta Women’s Leadership Academy names second class

The second class of the Arkansas Delta Women’s Leadership Academy is comprised of 25 women from across the Delta. The program, sponsored by Arkansas State University, hosted its first class…

Lyon College receives $100,000 grant to develop SCOTS Cross Country Trail

Lyon College has received a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) through the 2024 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to enhance the SCOTS…

South Arkansas lands $17.5 million for high-speed Internet project

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) more than $313 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in 18 states…

Fort Smith Board approves second payment for waterpark slides

The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at the regular board meeting Tuesday (Dec. 17) to pay for the second half of the cost of new slides at…

University of Arkansas Board extends contract for UA Chancellor Robinson

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. Charles Robinson agreed Wednesday (Dec. 18) to extend the chancellor’s contract to Dec. 31, 2027. Robinson was…

Funding approved for Miss Laura’s Brothel Museum

The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved $522,579 for Miss Laura’s Brothel Museum during its regular board meeting Tuesday night (Dec. 17). The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)…

Ground broken for expanded Clinton Airport canopy

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport officials and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott broke ground Wednesday (Dec. 18) on a $5.24 million project that will expand the airport’s curbside canopy….