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2020: Notable deaths in NWA, Fort Smith
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2020. JANUARY David Glass, 84, Jan. 9 — Glass was the former CEO of Walmart and…
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Best & Worst: A look back at some of the more interesting stories from 2020 in NWA
WORST GAMBLING MOVE Tyson Foods fired seven management employees at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant in December after an investigation into wagering allegations. Tyson Foods learned that top leadership…
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Research facility, economic strength part of top 2020 Fort Smith metro stories
To be sure, 2020 was a year not soon forgotten. But despite the widespread impacts of a global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, life – and the news of…
by - January 15, 2021 5:06 pm
Lawsuit filed against city of Van Buren, mayor, for barring Confederate flag from Christmas Parade
Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen has filed suit against the city of Van Buren, Mayor Joe Hurst and the Old Town Merchants Association in Van Buren for violating the First…
by - January 15, 2021 12:33 pm
Marc Lore to exit Walmart, credited with boosting company’s e-commerce business
Marc Lore, who joined Walmart in September 2016 as CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce with the retail giant’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, is leaving his post at the end…
by - January 15, 2021 11:17 am
Underwoods give 38 acres for park in Fayetteville
Fayetteville jewelers Laura and Craig Underwood recently donated 38 acres of land to the city of Fayetteville as part of a 65-acre park south of Arkansas Highway 112 and west…
by - January 15, 2021 10:23 am
Mars Petcare to expand Fort Smith operation, add more than 120 jobs
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and officials with Mars Petcare were in Fort Smith on Friday (Jan. 15) to announce a $145 million expansion of the company’s plant at Chaffee Crossing that…
by - January 14, 2021 8:05 pm
Repeal of planned alcohol tax increase on Fort Smith Board agenda
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set Tuesday (Jan. 19) to consider the repeal of an ordinance passed in December that would double the city’s supplemental alcohol tax on…
by - January 14, 2021 6:19 pm
Fort Smith metro home sales up 16.2% in 2020
After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the state and national economy in early 2020 and the Fort Smith metro lost 10.5% of its jobs in one month, it…
by - January 14, 2021 2:49 pm
Connections: Encore Bank promotes Chris Howe to chief lending officer
NEW HIRES Banking & Finance Tiffany King Bentonville Employer: First National Bank of NWA Title: mortgage loan officer Previous employer: Arvest Bank Previous title: mortgage loan officer Ross Mallioux Fayetteville…
by - January 14, 2021 2:14 pm
Inaugural Fort Smith film festival planned for August 2021
A new film festival in Fort Smith will not only highlight talented film makers in the Arkansas River valley but, hopefully, from across the world. The River Valley Film Society…
by - January 14, 2021 1:40 pm
Arkansas grain farmers have a dismal 2020; higher prices in 2021 could portend crop growth
Arkansas corn farmers planted nearly 20% less corn than was projected at the start of the 2020 planting season, according to figures released by the United States Department of Agriculture….
by - January 14, 2021 1:07 pm
Jonesboro Veterans Village receives $250,000 from AG’s office
A one-of-a-kind project in Jonesboro has received the last piece of funding to complete the project later this spring. Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics the city has…
by - January 14, 2021 1:03 pm
BRTC receives $1.2 million grant for flood mitigation efforts
Major flooding along the Black River has been a significant problem in Lawrence and Randolph counties in recent years. The eastern half of Pocahontas, where the Ozark Mountains transform into…
by - January 14, 2021 12:18 pm
Cobb completes first broiler delivery to Jordan in the Middle East
Siloam Springs-based broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress Inc. announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) the completion of its first shipment to Jordan last month after building a relationship with Saudi Arabia distributor Al-Watania Poultry….
by - January 14, 2021 10:58 am
Arvest Bank tops Arkansas small business lending list
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was the top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in Arkansas in fiscal year 2020. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal…
by - January 13, 2021 6:29 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools to pivot briefly to online learning
Fort Smith Public Schools will go to online learning Friday (Jan. 15) and Tuesday (Jan. 19) though schools will be open to students. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on…
by - January 13, 2021 5:13 pm
Former Hartford Public School property to be sold at auction
When the Hartford Public Schools consolidated with Hackett Public Schools in 2014, it would have been hard to foresee that the Hartford High School would be sold to the highest…
by - January 13, 2021 3:48 pm
Tyson Foods partners with Matrix Medical on vaccine access, education
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is partnering with Matrix Medical to ensure its more than 100,000 U.S. employees are educated about and have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Providing vaccine education and…
by - January 13, 2021 3:42 pm
Former Overstock.com CFO David Chidester joins Rogers solar company as CFO Advisor
Rogers-based solar energy company Shine Solar announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) it’s hired David Chidester as its first chief financial officer adviser. “After a lengthy and thorough vetting process, I’m thrilled…