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Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) and St. Bernards Healthcare announced a finalized agreement Wednesday (Dec. 17) for St. Bernards to manage Great River Medical Center in Blytheville and South Mississippi…
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Architecture students at the award-winning Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation will research how to use Arkansas’ plentiful wood products in construction, and how to construct affordable housing…
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Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit has announced that it reached record ridership in 2025, exceeding the previous high set in 2016. ORT exceeded the 2016 record of 319,060 on…
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Barring a dismal December, enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport are on track to top the 2024 numbers that were slightly better than the 2023 numbers. The airport also…
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Bentonville-based cybersecurity startup Bastazo and New York-based cybersecurity company Salvador Technologies recently launched new cybersecurity technology as part of a federal initiative to support industrial research and development of mutual…
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Dr. Weldon Murry of MANA Foot and Ankle Clinic in Fayetteville recently earned the Certified Wound Specialist Physician credential, the first Arkansas podiatrist to receive this certification, according to a…
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First Methodist Church of Jonesboro spent $6.35 million on Dec. 1 to buy a building on South Caraway Road that it plans to turn into its church. The newly acquired…
by - December 16, 2025 7:50 pm
After broad praise of efforts by all involved to work through difficult budget cuts that tallied almost $17 million, the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 16) approved…
by - December 16, 2025 7:14 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 16) voted to not consider two agenda items related to management of the Parrot Island Waterpark. The items are to be…
by - December 16, 2025 6:29 pm
FNBC has announced the promotion of Rebekah Guiltner to executive vice president, chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1. Guiltner, who has been with FNBC for 25 years, will assume leadership…
by - December 16, 2025 6:27 pm
Arkansas State University has received a $605,140 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as part of the 2025 National Leadership Grants to study the immunology of…
by - December 16, 2025 4:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Benton County has surpassed its 2024 enplanements, or passengers flying out, as of November. Between January and November, enplanements increased by 11.3% to 1.16…
by - December 16, 2025 8:59 am
Even with sustained inflation, tariff impacts on prices for imported goods, and a softening job market, consumers are still likely to spend more than they budget this holiday season, according…
by - December 16, 2025 8:51 am
Fayetteville-based real estate company Collier & Associates recently launched, Agent Matcher, a website tool that matches buyers and sellers with a real estate agent. Stuart Collier, founder and principal broker…
by - December 16, 2025 8:48 am
University of Arkansas alumni and a student recently contributed $775,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship. The UA’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign is a three-year initiative to expand educational…
by - December 15, 2025 9:14 pm
The Fort Smith Public School Board on Monday (Dec. 15) heard a proposal from school administration to close Carnall and Spradling elementary schools. The “rightsizing” process has already resulted in…
by - December 15, 2025 8:59 pm
Chandler Equipment, a Springdale-based manufacturer and supplier of truck accessories, announced Monday (Dec. 15) the acquisition of 50,000 square feet of facility space, a rebranding and leadership changes as it…
by - December 15, 2025 12:52 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture continues to move forward with the implementation of the Arkansas Rice in Schools Pilot Program, an initiative designed to increase the use of Arkansas-grown rice…
by - December 15, 2025 12:31 pm
The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites celebrate historical places across the region. Two of the heritage sites, the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational…
by - December 15, 2025 12:14 pm
A new health innovation program in Northwest Arkansas aims to address the lack of pathways that the region’s nonprofits have to access and implement health and community technology tools offered…
