by - September 13, 2025 1:06 pm
The University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions will collaborate with the Academic Language Therapy Association and Fayetteville-based Nelms Dyslexia Center to build a “stronger, better-prepared workforce” of…
by - September 13, 2025 12:58 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Fort Smith, Choctaw Nation Agreement The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma have signed a…
by - September 12, 2025 2:53 pm
Two Benton County multifamily developments comprising 318 units recently changed hands in separate transactions that exceeded $58.91 million. The combined purchase price equals $185,255 per unit. Los Angeles-based AndMark Promenade Commons…
by - September 12, 2025 2:42 pm
Kansas City, Mo.-based Academy Bank opened its first Arkansas location in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 10) news release. The privately held bank is…
by - September 12, 2025 8:02 am
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas announced Thursday (Sept. 11) the hiring of Amanda Brogdon as vice president of education and training. Brogdon brings nearly two decades of experience in education and…
by - September 11, 2025 5:15 pm
A significant decline of shipments between ports on the Arkansas River and disruptions caused by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies key factors in tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River down…
by - September 11, 2025 2:30 pm
Officials with OVG, the Denver-based firm managing the Fort Smith Convention Center, say they are close to securing facility naming rights that could generate up to $400,000 a year in…
by - September 11, 2025 2:12 pm
For the third consecutive year, all graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy program passed the national licensing exam on the first try, according…
by - September 11, 2025 1:41 pm
Sam Dean, CEO of the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, has been elected to a two-year term as chair-elect on the board of directors for the Association of Science and…
by - September 11, 2025 12:45 pm
A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…
by - September 11, 2025 12:41 pm
Fall enrollment at Harding University surged this year. The school has 1,111 new undergraduate students this fall, an 11.2% increase from last year, alongside a rise in full-time graduate student…
by - September 11, 2025 11:59 am
Farm bankruptcies are on the rise, commodity prices are so far underwater it’s inviting comparisons to the Titanic, and a generation of farmers may be at risk of extinction. The…
by - September 10, 2025 7:30 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) it has received a $5 million gift from Isabel and John Ed Anthony for the creation of the Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac…
by - September 10, 2025 7:20 pm
A $25,000 gift from the Rorick family will support students in the Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) through the newly established Rorick Family Veterinary Medicine Scholarship. The…
by - September 10, 2025 6:19 pm
Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, the Ambassador of Finland to the United States, will be the featured speaker at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce annual banquet in October, the chamber announced…
by - September 10, 2025 4:26 pm
Pediatrics Plus, a Conway-based pediatric health care provider, plans to expand its nature-based therapy platform to Northwest Arkansas. Pediatrics Plus operates farms in Bryant, Cabot and Conway. Bryant was the…
by - September 10, 2025 4:13 pm
Arkansans have spent $193.126 million on medical marijuana at the state’s 37 approved dispensaries in the first seven months of 2025, up 5.8% compared with sales in the same period…
by - September 10, 2025 3:51 pm
Arkansas State University’s fall of 2025 class is the largest ever in the history of the school. A record-breaking 17,926 students are taking classes at the Jonesboro campus, according to…
by - September 10, 2025 1:24 pm
Construction could begin as early as October on a $1.45 million solar canopy in downtown Fort Smith that will cover part of a parking lot and provide shade and cover…
by - September 10, 2025 1:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation has renewed and expanded its support for the Northwest Arkansas Kiva Hub with a three-year commitment and a $1 million contribution to the loan match fund…
