by - December 6, 2018 6:55 pm
Jennifer Albert, who earned her master’s degree in educational theory and practice in 2013 from Arkansas State University, has received the Milken Educator Award of $25,000 for 2018-19. Albert is…
by - December 6, 2018 5:30 pm
Steve Clark, chief executive officer of Fort Smith’s Propak Corp. and founder of 64.6 Downtown, was selected as a recipient of the 2019 Governor’s Arts Award. Clark will be awarded…
by - December 6, 2018 5:10 pm
Northwest Arkansas will receive a $25 million federal grant to build a 4.81-mile segment of Interstate 49 in Missouri and to complete the 18.9-mile Arkansas/Missouri connector, or the Bella Vista…
by - December 6, 2018 4:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the Arkansas National Guard will partner to take the university’s unmanned aerial systems program to the next level. “The agreement will allow…
by - December 6, 2018 4:20 pm
Despite ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to prop up one of the ailing segments of the fossil fuel industry, U.S. coal consumption in the power sector is expected to…
by - December 6, 2018 3:08 pm
Online shoppers showed up big Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday by spending an estimated $24.2 billion this year, up 23.3% from a year ago, according to Adobe and eMarketer.com. Andrew…
by - December 6, 2018 1:45 pm
The percentage of Arkansas residents living in poverty is the eighth highest in the nation, while median household income in the state is the third lowest in the United States,…
by - December 6, 2018 11:39 am
The University of Arkansas athletics department and the Razorback Foundation announced Thursday (Dec. 6) a $6 million donation from the Tyson family. The money will be used to help support…
by - December 6, 2018 10:30 am
Two new parking lots are in the works near the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area that planners say should alleviate any concerns of a parking…
by - December 5, 2018 9:19 pm
Arkansas’ first announced cannabis testing lab will hold an open house and dedication next week as the Natural State moves closer to entering the fast-growing medical marijuana industry that is…
by - December 5, 2018 9:05 pm
The Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) is officially entering into an administrative service agreement with St. Bernards Healthcare. The new agreement will begin Nov. 1. Terms of the deal were…
by - December 5, 2018 8:57 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is looking to rebrand their 20-year-old Western Arkansas Technical Center (WATC) program. Dr. Georgia Hale, UAFS provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs,…
by - December 5, 2018 2:40 pm
While voice-activated commerce is still only about $2 billion of the total U.S. retail spend, the segment is poised grow to $40 billion by 2022, according to OC&C Strategy Consultants….
by - December 5, 2018 1:30 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has added five Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter trucks to its fleet, and they are the Lowell-based carrier’s first all-electric trucks. The carrier on Wednesday (Dec. 5) had…
by - December 5, 2018 12:32 pm
One day after a convincing political victory, Stephanie Orman said she was eager to bridge the divide of a sometimes contentious campaign. “Whichever way you voted [Tuesday], today is a…
by - December 5, 2018 9:53 am
Entrepreneur Bill Adams has invested nearly $1.2 million to renovate a 9,000-square-foot building into a comedy club, restaurant and bar, and to add a sports complex on 5 acres in…
by - December 5, 2018 9:44 am
A Hendren winning a political race in Benton County is hardly a surprise. Family patriarch Kim Hendren and one of his sons, Jim Hendren, have been reliably elected Republican legislators…
by - December 5, 2018 7:29 am
Trauma victims in rural Arkansas often are many miles and many precious minutes away from potentially life-saving care, decreasing their odds for survival until they reach a hospital. Statistics from…
by - December 4, 2018 5:36 pm
Growing up in Granite City, Ill., Nucor’s Mary Emily Slate was destined for a career in steel manufacturing. It was that community’s primary trade and after working in the industry…
by - December 4, 2018 5:25 pm
Oklahoma City-based Flywheel Energy LLC closed on an earlier announced deal to acquire the top leasehold position in the Fayetteville Shale play from Southwestern Energy Co. at a purchase price…
