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Johnny Cash celebration begins at the Dyess Colony

One of the premiere celebrations in Arkansas is set to begin Thursday (Oct. 19) in rural Mississippi County. The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, honoring hall of fame musician and Arkansan…

Arkansas Hospital Association member hospitals partner with leading healthcare cybersecurity firm

After reassessing the repercussions of recent data breaches and cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA) has partnered with Clearwater Compliance to provide services to its 101 member institutions. Clearwater…

Home Bancshares 3Q profits fall 66% on Hurricane Irma-related expenses

Home Bancshares announced before Thursday’s opening bell that its Hurricane Irma-impacted earnings fell 66% in the third quarter as the Arkansas bank’s fast-growing South Florida operations accrued $33.4 million in…

Jonesboro A&P agrees to help fund $1.1 million turf project

One of the marquee tourist attractions in Jonesboro is a series of baseball tournaments held throughout the spring and summer. A major problem has been rain-bogged fields. A solution would…

USDA doles research grant for specialty crops in Arkansas

Arkansas will receive $302,776 from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)Specialty Crop Block Grant program to fund eight specialty crop projects this year. A list of the eight Arkansas…

XNA approves design work for checkpoint, taxiway projects; moves on succession planning

Design work has been approved to expand the checkpoint up to 90 feet at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority Board of…

Moody’s says Arkansas budget reserves not recession-proof, Gov. Hutchinson cites legislative fix

A new study issued Wednesday (Oct. 18) by Moody Analytics says Arkansas and 14 other states don’t have enough reserves from the state’s general collections to pay for basic government…

Arkansas’ tourism sector posts improved trends in first half of 2017

After dipping slightly in the first four months of the year, the state’s second largest industry posted a new record 2% tourism tax collection and tourism job growth returned to…

Manufacturing group supports President Trump’s decision to halt Clean Power Plan

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has voiced its support for President Donald Trump’s recent decision to scrap the Clean Power Plan. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said manufacturers…

U.S. manufacturing leader says more things ‘can be made right here’

A belief by a national manufacturing leader that more things can be made in the U.S. would be good news for Arkansas’ manufacturing sector. Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President…

Arkansas tax incentives may be historic for new Wal-Mart headquarters

Wal-Mart Stores recently announced plans to build a new headquarters in Bentonville, meaning the world’s largest retailer will likely receive the largest tax incentive package in Arkansas history. Although no…

The Supply Side: Online grocery a $35 billion market by 2022

The online grocery sector is forecast to grow from $15.1 billion in 2017 to $34.7 billion over the next five years. That’s a healthy increase of $19.6 billion, with an…

Art event, Fort Smith artist, help raise money and awareness for the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter

In an effort to raise support for domestic violence victims, more than 200 people came together at the Record in Bentonville on Saturday (Oct. 14) for Fresh StART, the signature…

Evolution of Walmart Labs includes employee growth from 60 people to now around 6,000

E-commerce is not something Wal-Mart Stores just discovered in the past few years. The retail giant stood up its online division in 1999 after acquiring a site and converting it…

Tech leader on cyber security: ‘Every company is getting breached’

A morning panel of tech industry leaders spoke on the topics of data breach risk, adapting to changing technology and the importance of team diversity during the 2017 Northwest Arkansas…

A connected world could improve industry, solve bigger societal problems

The world has never been more connected. Millions of devices such as drones and sensors boosting data, and connectivity is only going to increase, according to Michael Troiano, vice president…

U.S. Rep. Womack: Marshals Museum fundraising ‘should not be just Fort Smith’

The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) has begun to move dirt on its new site at the intersection of H Street and Riverfront Parkway. In a ceremony on Tuesday (Oct….

J.B. Hunt’s cloud-based information system part of $500 million investment into technology

J.B. Hunt Transport Services will invest $500 million into technology over five years, and some of the money is being used to invest into a cloud-based system for its data….

Work begins on redevelopment of former C&H Tire building in downtown Fort Smith

A downtown Fort Smith building once a repair place for brakes, tires and alignments may soon be a recreation place with beer, tequila and atmosphere. Or alignments. The former C&H…

64.6 Downtown announces new Gateway Park for downtown Fort Smith

Plans for the coming Gateway Park were announced at Tuesday’s (Oct. 17) meeting of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The park will join 1300 Garrison Ave. and…