by - April 5, 2022 8:25 am
Northeast Arkansas’ largest annual event dedicated to community health and wellness, the St. Bernards Medical Group Health Expo, is slated to return Saturday (April 9) to First National Bank Arena…
by - April 3, 2022 9:12 am
Ken Yarbrough made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office. He spent $3.15…
by - April 1, 2022 10:24 am
A campaign committee has formed in Benton County to allow stores in Rogers and Bentonville to sell alcohol on Sundays, according to a press release sent Friday (April 1). Keep…
by - March 31, 2022 7:31 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2022 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for…
by - March 30, 2022 11:59 am
Liz Picone has been named the Arkansas Education Association’s interim executive director for the next 6-8 months while the teachers’ association searches for a full-time leader. Picone has 28 years…
by - March 30, 2022 7:43 am
Dr. Michael Reinschmidt has been named director of the Arkansas State University Museum, Provost Alan Utter said. He will succeed long-time retiring director Marti Allen, and will begin April 11….
by - March 29, 2022 3:48 pm
The Venture Center announced Tuesday (March 29) the addition of two new roles to serve entrepreneurs. Ashley Jones, longtime member of The Venture Center team, has been named Director of…
by - March 29, 2022 3:46 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host its annual matchmaker event in partnership with the Arkansas District Office of the Small Business Administration and the Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance…
by - March 28, 2022 2:07 pm
The civil suit filed in August against NanoMech Inc., the defunct Springdale-based nanotechnology manufacturer, has ended in dismissal. U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III dismissed the case on Jan….
by - March 26, 2022 8:54 am
Regional law firm Hall Booth Smith, P.C. announced this week that attorneys Todd Wooten, Tony A. DiCarlo, III and Joseph C. Stepina have joined the firm in the recently opened…
by - March 23, 2022 4:44 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.96 million workforce development grant to fund further development of the Cyber Learning Network (CyberLearN) – a regional cyber-learning partnership…
by - March 23, 2022 3:51 pm
Robert Petter of De Valls Bluff has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Petter will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as…
by - March 23, 2022 11:16 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) plans to add a satellite office in Northwest Arkansas as it looks to recruit civil engineers from the area and provide more flexibility in…
by - March 22, 2022 1:42 pm
Carty & Co. of Memphis hired veteran public finance banker Edmond Hurst of Little Rock to lead the firm’s national Public Finance and Capital Markets division. Hurst has worked in…
by - March 22, 2022 1:22 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer, hired Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway. Trenn brings…
by - March 21, 2022 3:13 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Monday (March 21) that Tamika Edwards will be its new director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), effective March 28….
by - March 21, 2022 12:48 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $4,753,478 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 30 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance…
by - March 21, 2022 12:43 pm
The Women’s Leadership Center in the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University has hosted the Women’s Leadership Conference for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the…
by - March 21, 2022 12:26 pm
According to Attom Data Solutions, despite the region’s hot housing market, residential mortgage lending in Northwest Arkansas continues to decline. The California company, which tracks national housing and foreclosure data,…
by - March 18, 2022 1:09 pm
Entergy Arkansas, a utility of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., announced Friday (March 18) a fuel rate increase that’s expected to go into effect on April 1 to offset rising cost…
