by - September 28, 2018 8:11 am
The Beaver Water District board of directors has hired Lane Crider as its next chief executive officer. The appointment is effective Oct. 1. Crider previously worked for the past 29…
by - September 27, 2018 9:46 pm
Beau and around 200 of his friends will on Friday and Saturday catch flights out of Fort Smith to the Northwest U.S., where they will eventually find new homes and…
by - September 27, 2018 6:33 pm
Springdale-based health system Northwest Health announced the appointment Thursday (Sept. 27) of Steve Badger as the CEO of its Bentonville hospital, Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville. The hiring is effective…
by - September 27, 2018 6:33 pm
Two iconic bands will be the primary entertainment at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival this weekend. The band Fuel is slated to take the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday…
by - September 27, 2018 6:30 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday (Sept. 25) officially agreed to a pact with Boston-based Public Consulting Group to review and score 203 pot dispensary applications and then select…
by - September 27, 2018 4:30 pm
Rogers Mayor Greg Hines said the explosion of growth around the city in the past decade is nowhere near complete. Hines said his team meets often with those who have…
by - September 27, 2018 3:15 pm
Transit provider Ozark Regional Transit received a clean opinion in an audit of its financial records for 2017, and officials updated board members on a $2.9 million federal grant that…
by - September 27, 2018 1:43 pm
In the second quarter of 2018, the average return on assets (ROA) for Arkansas banks was 1.64%, ranking the state’s lenders as the top performers among the seven states that…
by - September 27, 2018 12:07 pm
One of the last vestiges of the Kmart and Sears brand in Central Arkansas will soon be replaced by a $35 million medical facility, local developers announced Thursday (Sept. 27)….
by - September 27, 2018 11:18 am
The Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) will unveil an historical marker at Fayetteville’s Evergreen Cemetery. The ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the cemetery at the…
by - September 26, 2018 8:28 pm
Sales tax revenue growth has been on an up and down track this year among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Combined revenue grew 1.5% in September to $5.687 million, off…
by - September 26, 2018 5:33 pm
Jonesboro is on track to set an all-time record in sales tax collections after a strong September, according to the city. Through the first nine months of 2018, Jonesboro collected…
by - September 26, 2018 4:39 pm
Walmart has been on a sustainability mission since 2005 and each year the retailer looks for ways to broaden the scope of the mission with the help of its supplier…
by - September 26, 2018 1:04 pm
California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. has reached a settlement agreement with Arkansas, 49 other states and the District of Columbia and will pay $148 million to the states after…
by - September 26, 2018 1:04 pm
The city of Fort Smith is doing more to improve the image of downtown Fort Smith, but more can be accomplished with strategic public-private partnerships, according to Talicia Richardson, executive…
by - September 26, 2018 11:09 am
Coal, natural gas and wind are the fuels that account for the majority of electricity generation in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a Little Rock-based regional transmission organization that covers…
by - September 26, 2018 11:08 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.27 million grant to teach students of the Little Rock School District about careers in science, technology, engineering and…
by - September 26, 2018 10:45 am
Bentonville-based technology firm Movista announced Wednesday (Sept. 26) it has secured $12 million in venture capital financing. The round was led by New York-based growth equity fund Level Equity, a software-focused…
by - September 25, 2018 8:32 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations from the public for its next class. The deadline to submit is Nov. 1. The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans…
by - September 25, 2018 8:03 pm
The percentage of low-income Arkansas adults living in small towns and rural areas who lack health insurance decreased from 45% in 2008-09 to 22% in 2015-16, says a new report…
