by - August 13, 2015 4:25 pm
Come Monday (Aug. 17), the newest building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus is estimated to welcome up to 400 students and wholly change how the university…
by - August 13, 2015 10:04 am
Neck-poppin’ Dawson Meadows has sources that tell him a Fort Smith City Director almost lost a mustache over a vote on bond sales. He also reports on a startup company…
by - August 12, 2015 7:40 pm
It was love as the first burger came off the grill at the new Whataburger, which opened nearly three weeks ago, according to the long lines still forming daily at…
by - August 12, 2015 7:04 pm
The first half of 2015 ended strong for home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets, with the number of homes sold up almost 10% and the value of the home…
by - August 12, 2015 1:40 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists will likely see pump prices continue to move lower for the rest of the year, and may well see local gas prices ratchet down near the…
by - August 12, 2015 12:16 pm
Two brand-spanking new companies earned the top spots at the latest G60 Elevator Speech Competition, which was held during the 2015 Northwest Arkansas Business Expo on Tuesday (Aug. 11). The…
by - August 12, 2015 11:57 am
Entrepreneurial inspiration comes from many places. For Scott Bonge, Goatee Saver inventor and new Walmart shelf-space occupier, it happened because of an annoying shaving accident. In the early 1990s, Bonge,…
by - August 11, 2015 5:32 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors met in a special meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 11) to determine the future of its 2005B Series Bonds with regard to underwriting allocations between…
by - August 11, 2015 4:12 pm
The ARK Challenge, a business accelerator program that has helped companies like Q-Box, MineWhat and Overwatch get off the ground in recent years, has been discontinued because of lack of…
by - August 11, 2015 3:34 pm
More than 1,300 Arkansas high school students have signed up to take a computer coding class this upcoming school year through the state’s online Virtual Arkansas, with an unknown number…
by - August 11, 2015 2:13 pm
The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program (CAHM) got a shot in the arm from the Walton Family Foundation that will infuse more than $15 million…
by - August 11, 2015 1:30 pm
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting was awarded $50,000 by the U.S. Small Business Administration in a national growth accelerator fund competition. The company plans to use the funds to help launch…
by - August 11, 2015 11:03 am
Conner Eldridge said Tuesday (Aug 11) that he is stepping down as U.S. Prosecuting Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas effective Aug. 21. It has been widely rumored that…
by - August 10, 2015 7:16 pm
Job cuts in July crested to the highest level in nearly four years as U.S. employers announced plans to shed 105,696 workers from their payrolls in July, according to the…
by - August 10, 2015 6:25 pm
Consumers remain cautious with their spending levels, despite positive growth in the U.S. and local economies, according to the July 2015 Consumer Expectations survey completed by the Federal Reserve Bank…
by - August 10, 2015 5:27 pm
It’s likely to be another intense Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 11). The Board will revisit a vote on who handles millions of dollars of bond underwriting…
by - August 10, 2015 1:40 pm
An almost 50% decline in Fort Smith area building permit values during July pushed the region into a year-to-date decline. The region could post its first annual decline in permit…
by - August 7, 2015 10:33 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital officials confirmed the hospital’s intent to construct a new, 225,000 square-foot campus in Springdale during an announcement at the annual Color of Hope Gala Friday evening (Aug….
by - August 7, 2015 2:32 pm
Officials from University of Arkansas at Fort Smith traveled to Bentonville Friday (Aug. 7) to sign an agreement with NorthWest Arkansas Community College that will help to streamline bachelor’s degrees…
by - August 7, 2015 10:14 am
It started with fireworks, continued with fireworks and ended with fireworks. The first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 campaign brought the current top 10 candidates according to the polls…
