by - June 25, 2025 3:45 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has given the green light to allowing city staff to work with Ameresco to develop options to modernize the city’s water meter system, which…
by - June 25, 2025 2:35 pm
A University of Arkansas project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response has created cybersecurity software that provides energy utilities with “a…
by - June 25, 2025 2:30 pm
So-called dark stores have been around for decades, and Walmart tested a similar format in its Bentonville online grocery pickup center between 2014 and 2023, before it closed. Walmart is…
by - June 25, 2025 12:06 pm
As owner/operator and lead adviser for Fayetteville-based Nicolas J. McLeod Wealth Preservation Strategies, Nicolas McLeod has led his firm from being a “large Arkansas business” to a fast-growing nationwide wealth…
by - June 25, 2025 12:01 pm
Central States Inc., a Tontitown-based metal building products manufacturer, recently launched metal siding product Board and Batten. Board and Batten features a Galvalume base coated with a variety of finishes,…
by - June 24, 2025 9:12 pm
Construction on the slackwater harbor in Van Buren along the Arkansas River is set to begin in April 2026, with completion of the long-awaited regional infrastructure asset estimated to be…
by - June 24, 2025 6:51 pm
An Arkansas law passed in 2023 that prohibits the sale of many hemp products will be allowed to take effect after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction…
by - June 24, 2025 3:45 pm
Two industrial sites at the Stuttgart Industrial Park on U.S. Highway 79 received ‘Site Selection’ certification from Entergy Arkansas on Tuesday (June 24). The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, the Stuttgart…
by - June 24, 2025 3:24 pm
Virtually all of the state’s cotton crop has been planted and now producers are in a waiting game to see if weather conditions will dry out. Since the beginning of…
by - June 24, 2025 3:22 pm
Arkansas soybean producers are invited to apply for the 15th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge (GFTG), a competition that rewards high yields, spotlights innovation and promotes best…
by - June 24, 2025 12:00 pm
Sales tax revenue the four largest Northwest Arkansas cities rose 4.45% through the first six reporting months of 2025. The cumulative revenue in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale from the…
by - June 24, 2025 11:25 am
Walmart is a long way from being a small business with recent annual revenue of $681 billion. But the Bentonville-based retailer continues to court entrepreneurs and small businesses to sell…
by - June 24, 2025 10:56 am
Gary Vernon, director of outdoor recreation and trail innovation for Runway Group, has been named general manager of OZ Trails Bike Park in Bella Vista, according to a Tuesday (June…
by - June 24, 2025 9:50 am
Arkansas’ job trends in May were similar to April. An almost 10% rise in the number of jobless and a relative decline in the number of employed resulting in an…
by - June 23, 2025 9:15 pm
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Jim Hudson announced Monday (June 23) changes to DFA’s leadership team. Christy Bjornson, director of DFA’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC) and…
by - June 23, 2025 9:09 pm
The Jonesboro City Council has approved millions of dollars in capital improvement projects throughout the city. The Council recently approved a $17.5 million revenue bond issue that is part of…
by - June 23, 2025 4:21 pm
Crawford and Sebastian counties could lose almost $600 million in Medicaid funding over a decade if proposed federal legislation is approved, according to “rough” estimates from the Arkansas Advocates for…
by - June 23, 2025 11:45 am
Three of the most popular programs at the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus (ATU-Ozark) are HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning), automotive service tech, and welding, according to university officials. The programs…
by - June 23, 2025 11:27 am
Northwest Arkansas area educators learned about teaching entrepreneurship to K-12 students and took part in entrepreneurial mindset activities during a recent event in Fayetteville. Nearly 50 educators registered for the…
by - June 23, 2025 10:59 am
Two Northwest Arkansas companies have been named a Certified B Corporation, or B Corp. Rogers-based coffee company Onyx Coffee Lab and Bentonville-based outdoor apparel company LIVSN Designs were certified in…
