by - August 31, 2016 4:34 pm
Conway Mayor Tab Townsell will be the next executive director of Metroplan when his mayoral term expires at year end. He succeeds Jim McKenzie who retires later this year after…
by - August 30, 2016 6:45 pm
It’s been several months in the making but Springdale-based Tyson Foods recently broke ground on its new $136 million chicken processing facility in Green Forest with plans to add 85…
by - August 30, 2016 6:38 pm
In recently released results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Fort Smith’s Elite Home Health with a 4.5-star rating in quality and a 4-star rating in…
by - August 30, 2016 5:26 pm
The Arkansas Economic Developers (AED) recognized four people for work in economic development circles, including Tim Allen, president and CEO of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Allen received…
by - August 26, 2016 11:00 am
Consumers may buy just about anything via Amazon.com and soon they may be able to order cars through the retailer’s new automotive community platform dubbed Amazon Vehicle. For now, consumers…
by - August 24, 2016 7:20 pm
Tyson Foods is teaming up with the Chicago Urban League to bring the KNOW Hunger campaign to the Windy City. The Springdale-based company will donate 33,000 pounds of protein to…
by - August 23, 2016 6:12 pm
The Walton heirs sold $255.762 million in Wal-Mart stock in recent days to keep the family’s ownership of the retail giant at roughly 50%. Last year the Walton family announced…
by - August 23, 2016 5:21 pm
Officials with Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith formally on Wednesday opened the Mercy Clinic Primary Care – Poteau facility. Around 75 Mercy co-workers, chamber and community members were at the event, according…
by - August 23, 2016 11:06 am
Asda, Walmart’s grocery chain in the United Kingdom, continues to tweak its laggard business operations amid a recent 7.75% drop in quarterly same-store sales. Asda has agreed to sell its…
by - August 22, 2016 2:29 pm
Two Northwest Arkansas companies have already dispatched help to provide $1.5 million in cash and food for the victims and disaster relief workers in Baton Rouge, La., following the flood…
by - August 22, 2016 2:08 pm
ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics have received recognition from the 2016 Quest for Quality Awards by Logistics Management Magazine. ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics are among winners in…
by - August 18, 2016 3:44 pm
Twelve Arkansas health centers are receiving a total of $1,233,356 in grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration program. The Quality Improvement…
by - August 16, 2016 8:29 pm
Tyson Foods is again under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration after inspectors found 15 serious violations and two repeat offenses that could result…
by - August 16, 2016 9:20 am
Jay Chesshir, president and CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, was elected 2016-17 Chairman of the Board of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) during…
by - August 15, 2016 6:05 pm
Lawrence County Judge Dale Freeman has made a startling recovery after a near fatal car crash Wednesday. Freeman, 75, has had two surgeries to repair a broken neck, and is…
by - August 12, 2016 1:34 pm
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $1.4 million in grants to three Northwest Arkansas entities for the purposes of flood prevention, promotion of…
by - August 12, 2016 11:07 am
LaShannon Spencer has been named CEO of Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA), the state’s primary care association serving the federally qualified health centers across the state. Spencer, who is…
by - August 11, 2016 4:08 pm
Two Arkansas providers are receiving $1.755 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2016 to reduce chronic health problems. Augusta-based ARCARE is receiving $900,000, while Lake Village-based Greater Delta Alliance…
by - August 11, 2016 3:29 pm
Lawrence County Judge Dale Freeman was in a medically induced coma Thursday afternoon following a vehicle crash Wednesday morning on U.S. 67 near Cabot. The 75- year-old is in serious…
by - August 9, 2016 8:49 pm
Bryant voters on Tuesday (Aug. 9) approved a three-year extension of an existing 0.5% sales tax for a $23 million bond issue and voted for three improvement projects that it…
