by - January 5, 2026 10:28 am
Roller Weight Loss & Advanced Surgery, a Fayetteville-based bariatric surgery clinic, recently invested about $8 million to open a 10,000-square-foot standalone ambulatory surgery center that’s adjacent to the clinic. Roller…
by - January 5, 2026 10:18 am
Missio Capital and Bentonville-based Newell Development will develop a three-story, 185-unit multifamily development at 2804 S.E. John Rollow Drive in Bentonville. Construction of MidCity Commons is expected to begin in…
by - January 5, 2026 9:39 am
One of the iconic restaurants in Northeast Arkansas has closed its doors for good. Lazzari Italian Oven has announced it will permanently shutter its Jonesboro operations. “It is with a…
by - January 4, 2026 12:33 pm
Approval of a $360 million tax plan to address mandated Fort Smith sewer system repairs, a record-setting University of Arkansas at Fort Smith fundraising campaign, and progress on Interstate 49…
by - January 4, 2026 12:02 pm
Walmart’s new multibillion-dollar Home Office and CEO, more than $500 million in new infrastructure projects and over $250 million in university fundraising were among the top business stories of 2025….
by - January 4, 2026 11:19 am
Retailers and their suppliers are poised for a stellar holiday season, with total sales expected to surpass $1 trillion, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales are forecast to grow…
by - January 3, 2026 12:29 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. 911 Transfer Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker recently transferred control of the department’s communications unit to the River Valley…
by - January 3, 2026 9:54 am
The Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced the installation of its 2026 board of directors and officers. The chapter presented its new leadership team…
by - January 3, 2026 9:49 am
Arkansas Farm Bureau announced the hiring of Becky Brown, Addie Stamps and Coby Wilson. Brown will serve on the administration team, and Wilson and Stamps will serve in the Commodity…
by - January 3, 2026 9:44 am
North Little Rock-based commercial construction company MWC is operating under a new name, TWC – Tony Wilson Constructors, Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2026. “This new name reflects both where we’ve…
by - January 2, 2026 10:22 am
An approximately 350,000-square-foot turkey plant in Springdale has a new owner after a recent transaction worth $23 million. The purchase price equals $65 per square foot. Springdale-based meat producer Tyson…
by - January 2, 2026 10:15 am
Bentonville-based consultancy Velocity NWA, with support from Walmart, has launched “Ride to Work Wednesday,” a 12-episode leadership storytelling series filmed on bikes at the retailer’s new Home Office and the…
by - January 2, 2026 9:54 am
Arkansas’ overall economy improved in December, but the state’s manufacturing exports are down almost 5% in the first three quarters of the year, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business…
by - January 1, 2026 11:56 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provided new guidance on the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), a $12 billion aid package announced in early December to help farmers reeling from…
by - December 31, 2025 2:00 pm
First Methodist Church of Jonesboro made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - December 30, 2025 10:40 pm
Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE) proudly announce the election of its 2026 Board of Directors, a dynamic group of leaders representing chambers of commerce and economic development organizations…
by - December 30, 2025 9:19 pm
Arkansas Children’s announced Monday (Dec. 29) it received the largest single philanthropic gift in its history — $50 million from Paychex founder and philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano. Later that day,…
by - December 30, 2025 8:42 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a five-year, $3.18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to…
by - December 30, 2025 4:54 pm
The state of Arkansas is receiving $208,779,396 for fiscal year 2026 for rural health programs through President Donald Trump’s Rural Health Transformation Program, Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Tuesday (Dec. 30)….
by - December 30, 2025 2:00 pm
Arkansas State University welcomed a new class of alumni on Dec. 13 during fall commencement exercises, as 2,335 degrees were conferred by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Calvin White…
