by - August 25, 2025 12:30 pm
Residence: Cherokee Village & Conway Education: Master’s degree in educational leadership; bachelor’s degree in mid-level education What are some unique aspects of your job? Some unique aspects of my job…
by - August 25, 2025 12:14 pm
Four candidates are on the Fort Smith Regional Airport director short list to be interviewed by the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission in early September. One of the candidates is…
by - August 25, 2025 11:50 am
Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in business-management information systems, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? My dream job would be working for a nonprofit organization. I’m…
by - August 25, 2025 11:20 am
Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance with an emphasis in bank management, Arkansas State University What are some unique aspects of your job or business? My job is incredibly…
by - August 25, 2025 11:06 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his wife, Shelley, will donate $10 million to the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas to establish endowed funds, supporting…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is asking an engineering firm hired by Whirlpool to install more cancer-causing chemical monitoring wells around the former Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith….
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office released Monday (Aug. 25) the state’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, officially opening the plan for public review and…
by - August 25, 2025 10:56 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced that the new Interstate 55 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis…
by - August 25, 2025 10:30 am
Residence: Cave City Education: Associate of applied science degree What was your dream job and why? Since high school, I carried around a blue Kodak point-and-shoot camera everywhere. I loved…
by - August 25, 2025 9:40 am
Residence: Jonesboro Education: Doctor of philosophy, higher education; master’s degree in communication studies; master’s degree in family studies; bachelor’s degree in communication studies What has been the most fulfilling moment…
by - August 25, 2025 9:00 am
Residence: Manila Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration-marketing and management, Mississippi State University What was your dream job and why? As a kid, I didn’t have a title in mind,…
by - August 25, 2025 8:10 am
Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science What character traits do you feel have benefited you in your success? I believe there are several character traits that have helped…
by - August 24, 2025 3:28 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - August 24, 2025 2:54 pm
Reimagining the budgeting process, a better focus on riverfront development, and creating a public works department were some of the opportunity actions discussed by the Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - August 24, 2025 11:05 am
The recent passing of Uvalde Lindsey — legislator and a long-time leader of the Northwest Arkansas Council — gave many friends, colleagues and admirers a chance to reflect on Lindsey’s…
by - August 24, 2025 9:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Janet Mann, laid out her vision for how she’ll guide the sprawling state agency that oversees programs affecting children,…
by - August 23, 2025 10:56 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. UAFS ‘Research Den’ The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is launching the “Research Den,” a new monthly series featuring…
by - August 22, 2025 10:18 pm
Every Arkansan should have the opportunity to achieve their American dream, but such an achievement may look vastly different from person to person. While education consistently forms the foundation upon…
by - August 22, 2025 3:13 pm
Friday’s (Aug. 22) groundbreaking ceremony for the 3.1-mile stretch of Interstate 49 that will include an Arkansas River bridge was equal parts celebration of the progress and awareness of how…
by - August 22, 2025 1:48 pm
Brad Delco, senior vice president of finance for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., has been promoted to chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, the company…
