by - May 16, 2025 7:22 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is pleased that President Donald Trump backed away from his 145% tariff on goods from China, but the retailer is concerned the lower rate at 30%…
by - May 15, 2025 5:38 pm
Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District will invest about $10 million into a 4.99-megawatt solar array adjacent to the district’s administrative center. Area officials gathered Thursday (May 15) for a ceremony…
by - May 15, 2025 5:06 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen is seeking an expedited hearing in his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of Fort Smith and Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff…
by - May 15, 2025 2:53 pm
Fayetteville-based Rausch Companies and Texas-based Crowe Capital have established Missio Capital with a $100 million equity commitment from John Rausch, chairman and CEO of Rausch Companies, the firms announced Thursday…
by - May 15, 2025 12:46 pm
Fort Smith’s population in 2024 rose 0.7% compared with 2023, and is up 1.5% compared with 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of Fort Smith metro cities in Arkansas…
by - May 15, 2025 11:31 am
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine has a $44.6 million impact to the economy in Northeast Arkansas, according to a study conducted by the Parker Strategy…
by - May 15, 2025 10:04 am
Walmart posted first-quarter revenue growth of 2.5% after currency headwinds of $2.4 billion. Revenue topped $165.61 billion, below analysts estimates. Membership income, a component of gross revenue, was up 3.7%…
by - May 15, 2025 9:11 am
Centerton remains the fastest-growing city in Arkansas among cities with at least 20,000 people, according to new population estimates. The city’s 7.2% growth rate is the 31st-fastest in the United…
by - May 15, 2025 7:40 am
Dillard’s, Inc. reported lower first quarter sales and profits in its first quarter amidst “economic uncertainty,” according to its CEO. The Little Rock-based mall retailer released its operating results for…
by - May 14, 2025 8:58 pm
CARTI announced this week that its El Dorado cancer center is adding 3D screening and diagnostic contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) to its services. Later this year, as part of the finalization…
by - May 14, 2025 6:07 pm
Tyson Foods’ chicken business recorded about $680 million in adjusted operating income through the first half of this year. The Springdale-based global company will need those chicken dollars to counter…
by - May 14, 2025 5:21 pm
Litigation between Zest Labs and Walmart that began in 2018 added another chapter this week with the retail giant ordered by a central Arkansas jury seated in a federal trial…
by - May 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (May 14) announced progress on its Vaux Vision system designed to automate freight handling, and named Brian Nachtigall as general manager of the Vaux effort….
by - May 14, 2025 2:22 pm
Agritourism can expand profit margins for many farmers, but there are issues they must contend with. The sector can include duck hunting in the offseason, hayrides, pumpkin patches, campsites, orchards…
by - May 14, 2025 2:17 pm
After months of deconstruction and then reconstruction, the normal pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow has resumed in downtown Jonesboro. The traffic light at the confluence of Main Street and Washington…
by - May 14, 2025 1:06 pm
Joe Vitiritto, president and CEO of PAMT Corp., formerly P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., will resign June 27 for family reasons after nearly five years with the Tontitown-based carrier, according to…
by - May 14, 2025 12:21 pm
It took 42 years for Sam’s Club to reach $90 billion in annual revenue, but CEO Chris Nicholas and his executive group plan to double the business in the next…
by - May 14, 2025 12:11 pm
Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman has decided on a “progressive discipline” action against Chief Human Resources Officer Rick Lolley, but fallout related to the attempt to hire an…
by - May 13, 2025 10:25 pm
Maria Martinez won the Zone 4 election for the Fort Smith Public School District Board of Education, with Brad Harding winning the board’s At Large Zone 6 race, according to…
by - May 13, 2025 10:04 pm
Fort Smith voters on Tuesday (May 13) approved by a wide margin a sales tax reallocation plan to provide $360 million over 30 years to fund federally-mandated sewer system work….
