by - September 18, 2024 9:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year $2,195,685 federal grant to study how modulating the body’s immune response may potentially benefit patients with certain eye diseases….
by - September 18, 2024 7:26 pm
The Sebastian County Election Commission has received a complaint about Forefront Church being both a polling site for the Nov. 5 general election and the home of one of the…
by - September 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. plans to sell $65 million shares to repay a portion of the balance of its revolving credit facilities. Any remaining proceeds would be used for “general…
by - September 18, 2024 2:02 pm
Walmart teamed up with Greely, Colo.-based Alquist 3D to build a new 8,000-square-foot concrete structure in Tennessee that stands 20-feet tall via 3D printing. It is the one of the…
by - September 18, 2024 10:48 am
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Council, will release…
by - September 18, 2024 9:52 am
Diana Sims officially owns the former Carnegie Library building that most recently housed a television company, and her early plans are to work toward restoring the building to its days…
by - September 17, 2024 9:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday (Sept. 17) to allow city administration to negotiate for better terms under what has been a costly federal consent decree mandating…
by - September 17, 2024 4:20 pm
Fort Smith dogs have a new place to hang out and sniff and run when they accompany their owners to downtown Fort Smith thanks to a private park now planned…
by - September 17, 2024 3:50 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and…
by - September 17, 2024 3:50 pm
Mark Power, who has been part of fundraising efforts at the University of Arkansas since 2001, is proud of his 23 years of work that has helped raise billions of…
by - September 17, 2024 3:44 pm
A number of civic organizations and a developer will collaborate to build more than 100 houses in Newport. Thousands of commuters come to the city each day to work and…
by - September 17, 2024 3:33 pm
Mass timber products have become significant to many large construction projects in Northwest Arkansas thanks in part to the advocacy of Peter MacKeith, dean of the University of Arkansas Fay…
by - September 17, 2024 3:22 pm
Fayetteville-based jeweler Underwoods Fine Jewelers earned first place in the 2024 CASE Awards, the annual jewelry design competition of trade group Jewelers of America. Underwoods won the award in the…
by - September 17, 2024 8:07 am
A $200,000 grant that will provide targeted intervention for women and minorities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at Arkansas State University has been awarded by the U.S. Department…
by - September 16, 2024 6:48 pm
U.S. consumers spent $9.9 billion online buying groceries and consumables in August, up 7% from a year ago, according to a Brick Meets Clicks/Mercatus Group survey completed Aug. 31. The…
by - September 16, 2024 5:33 pm
Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club officials and supporters gathered Monday (Sept. 16) to mark the opening of the club’s first fully-equipped kitchen. The kitchen will support child nutrition programs…
by - September 16, 2024 5:30 pm
Beatles at the Ridge, one of Northeast Arkansas’ signature festivals is slated for Saturday (Sept. 21) in Walnut Ridge. Live music, food and vendors, children’s attractions, a car show, and…
by - September 16, 2024 4:52 pm
Chris Hoover has had a lead role in helping the City of Fort Smith receive grants for the city’s fire department, climate and pollution control, and infrastructure needed for the…
by - September 16, 2024 4:06 pm
Walmart’s Marketplace business helped the Bentonville-based retail behemoth cross $100 billion in online sales last year. That was a milestone, but Walmart is doubling down with its bet that the…
by - September 16, 2024 12:39 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will be the first company to participate in a program to test a new truck that runs on renewable natural gas. According to J.B….
