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U.S. Department of Labor providing $1.3 million to aid seasonal and low income ag workers in Arkansas

Arkansas agriculture workers, especially those identified as low income seasonal or migrant farmworkers, will continue to receive counseling, training and support, through renewed funding to the Arkansas Human Development Corporation…

Fort Smith officials discuss water needs, with 10-year budget plan at $477.9 million

The Fort Smith Water Department’s 10-year capital improvement plan (CIP) calls for spending almost $40 million in 2024 for work on the Lake Fort Smith 48-inch transmission line and other…

Bentonville booms: City leads nation in cranes per capita

Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners’ latest quarterly report on Northwest Arkansas’ commercial real estate market is full of remarkable statistics about the region’s health and growth, but this may be the…

Tyson Foods opens $300 million automated chicken plant in Virginia

Tyson Foods’ smart chicken plant in Danville, Va., is up and running with 13 high-speed automated case packing lines and five high-speed robotic case palletizing units, according to the company….

Decline continues in Fort Smith metro home sales; sales value down 15% through October

Fort Smith metro home sales are down more than 16% through October compared with the same period in 2022, and are well below the record pace in 2021. The average…

The Supply Side: Retailers invest more to enhance store formats

Retailers and brands are investing in enhanced store formats as consumers return to brick-and-mortar venues and crave experiences. Walmart spent $500 million on 117 store remodels in 30 states to…

Ritter expanding fiber network in Pine Bluff, White Hall

Ritter Communications will bring its RightFiber broadband to Pine Bluff and White Hall neighborhoods through a $2.4 million infrastructure investment. RightFiber has speeds up to 5 gigs. “We’re excited to…

Car-Mart Q2 revenue, earnings to rise, analysts say

Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post increases in earnings and revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 as sales volumes rise and price growth flattens. Before the…

Reducing food insecurity the goal of a rooftop garden at Baptist Health-Fort Smith

Baptist Health-Fort Smith is growing fruits and vegetables in a new rooftop garden in hopes of addressing food insecurity among its patients. It’s the first of its kind in Arkansas,…

Crystal Bridges announces Donna Morris as new board member

On Tuesday (Nov. 28), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville announced the appointment of Donna Morris to its board of directors. Morris, the executive vice president and chief…

UA announces Arkansas Edge, an NIL collective for Razorback athletes

On Tuesday (Nov. 28), University of Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek announced details of a new name, image and likeness (NIL) collective for Razorback athletes called Arkansas Edge. “As we continue…

Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up almost 17%

Cumulative sales tax in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale was $9.371 million in the October report, up 16.93% from the year-ago period. The October sales reported in November were from…

Heartland Summit organizers hope gathering ignites change

Angie Cooper is big on collaboration to get things done. “I always say, ‘The magic happens when you bring the right people together in the room,’” Cooper said. Cooper herself…

Arkansas Delta Women’s Leadership Academy selects inaugural class

Twenty-five aspiring women leaders have been selected to be part of the inaugural class of the Arkansas Delta Women’s Leadership Academy (ADWLA) through Arkansas State University. The more than two…

The Buffalo: A river that has ‘really changed in places for the worse’

Editor’s note: This is the second of two articles explaining the challenges of maintaining and preserving the more than 94,000 acres in the Buffalo National River system. Link here for…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue sees slight monthly decline

For the first time all year, Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County 1% sales tax was down when compared to last year’s numbers, according to the September sales tax…

Walmart Foundation backs ‘Raise NWA’ program to boost nonprofit impact

The Jones Center in Springdale and Bentonville consulting firm goodmakerU are partnering on an initiative aimed at raising the impact of nonprofits in Northwest Arkansas. The “Raise NWA” program will…

Workforce and technology center completed in Newport

The Newport Economic Development Commission announced Monday (Nov. 27) the completion of a $4.27 million workforce and technology complex in downtown Newport. The three-phase development has been under construction since…

Five-year capital plan by the Fort Smith Police Department totals $23.61 million

The Fort Smith Police Department has proposed a capital improvement plan (CIP) that includes $23.61 million in spending over the next five years on technology, mobility, facilities and sworn personnel….

UAMS lands $17.6 million grant to increase primary care physicians

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in…