by - September 30, 2019 4:50 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools will receive a $1.4 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help build the district’s Career Technology Center. The…
by - September 30, 2019 2:38 pm
Walmart continues to invest in employee training and after the success of store academies opened over the past couple of years the retail giant is expanding the academy approach to…
by - September 30, 2019 2:08 pm
Wind energy generating capacity is expected to increase at near-record levels in 2019 and 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Through June, 3.7 gigawatts of wind capacity…
by - September 30, 2019 2:00 pm
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) said Monday (Sept. 30) it’s planning to build a new headquarters near Interstate 49 in Lowell. The company plans to combine its Lowell…
by - September 29, 2019 2:21 pm
Fresh is the name of the retail game for brick-and-mortar players like Walmart. It’s one area Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran has focused for the past three years. But there…
by - September 29, 2019 12:21 pm
A recent study showed 73% of oncology providers believe medical marijuana provides benefits for cancer patients. But only 46% would be comfortable recommending the drug, according to a report by…
by - September 28, 2019 11:33 am
In a move to streamline management and provide better customer service, the city of Fort Smith has split the Department of Development Services into two departments. The move was made…
by - September 27, 2019 4:00 pm
City Heights Elementary School in Van Buren was one of two Arkansas schools named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education this year. “We recognize and…
by - September 27, 2019 1:59 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing banks to provide services to businesses in the country’s legal marijuana industry. Two of Arkansas’ four Congressmen voted for the…
by - September 27, 2019 12:28 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 0.2%, or by $500 million, to $250.7 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Friday (Sept. 27) the advance…
by - September 27, 2019 12:22 pm
The University of Arkansas research and extension was chosen to work with Cornell University on efforts to increase sustainability in poultry production from water savings to better bird nutrition and…
by - September 27, 2019 10:43 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Sept. 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - September 26, 2019 6:21 pm
Siloam Springs-based John Brown University announced Thursday (Sept. 26) that it raised $156 million in its seven-year fundraising campaign, exceeding the campaign’s $125 million goal. The private, Christian university is…
by - September 26, 2019 5:22 pm
Travel and tourism business in the Fort Smith metro has rebounded in the first six months of 2019 compared with what was a down year in 2018. Hospitality tax revenue…
by - September 26, 2019 4:39 pm
Despite leaping over a 574-page hurdle earlier this week, officials with Chinese paper goods giant Shandong Sun Paper say there is significant progress to be made in U.S.-China trade talks…
by - September 26, 2019 4:18 pm
Donnie Smith, the former CEO of Tyson Foods, will turn 60 years old next week. Retired for nearly two years, Smith has focused on four areas with his time and…
by - September 26, 2019 4:13 pm
The Rockline Industries plant in Springdale has attained 11 million safe work hours without a lost time accident, and only a handful of companies have achieved the milestone, according to…
by - September 26, 2019 4:09 pm
In a new study, researchers, including at least one from the University of Arkansas, found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up to 60% of current wheat-growing…
by - September 26, 2019 3:43 pm
The Christmas holiday peak shopping season is just 10 weeks away, and a recent survey by Coresight Research found more than 75% of consumers plan to buy goods from Walmart…
by - September 26, 2019 12:06 pm
The nation’s economy expanded at an annual rate of only 2% in the second quarter as government spending continued to soar and key industry sectors experienced downturns amid concerns of…
