by - February 4, 2025 8:46 pm
The Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA) recently named industry veteran Andrea Alford as CEO. Most recently, Alford served as the executive director of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC), where she…
by - February 4, 2025 8:41 pm
On Jan. 27, 2025, President Donald Trump fired Jennifer Abruzzo as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), signaling a shift in the agency’s enforcement priorities. The NLRB…
by - February 4, 2025 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 4) tabled an ordinance that would raise sewer rates by 3.5% beginning in June and raising rates every year for the…
by - February 4, 2025 6:31 pm
OZ Trails will open a mountain bike park with more than 20 miles of trails in Bella Vista, the organization announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) following remarks from Gov. Sarah Sanders….
by - February 4, 2025 3:52 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith hosted an estimated 85,000 visitors in 2024 from all 50 states. They also counted visitors from every U.S. territory and from at least…
by - February 4, 2025 2:46 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed during a special called meeting Monday (Feb. 3) to expedite the search for a new superintendent of schools, setting a Feb….
by - February 4, 2025 11:27 am
A boutique public relations firm recently opened that’s focused on the real estate industry in Northwest Arkansas. Lydia Fletcher is the founder of Farmington-based Fletcher Media Consulting. She was covering…
by - February 4, 2025 10:13 am
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville will soon undergo a $25 million expansion as it continues to raise money for the project. The Amazeum recently announced reaching 70% of its…
by - February 4, 2025 10:05 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) for 2024, the company announced Tuesday (Feb. 4). This…
by - February 4, 2025 9:26 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.9 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) for a bypass near…
by - February 3, 2025 6:07 pm
It’s flu season and the Fort Smith region is experiencing high numbers of the winter illness. Local hospitals and clinics and are doing what they can to treat the increased…
by - February 3, 2025 5:16 pm
Tyler Clark, president and CEO of Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, has resigned after more than seven years with the Bentonville-based nonprofit. His last day there was Friday…
by - February 3, 2025 3:08 pm
Philanthropist Alice Walton and restaurant owner Joe DeVito will be inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame during the 51st annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism, officials announced Monday…
by - February 3, 2025 2:40 pm
Washington Regional Medical System and Baptist Health Cancer Center-Fort Smith announced new hires and promotions in recent weeks, including Tyler Giess moving from Texas to be director of laboratory at…
by - February 3, 2025 12:16 pm
November 2024 sales and use tax revenue for Van Buren totaled $734,865, up 2.1% over $719,808 in November 2023. However, year-to-date tax revenue for the Crawford County city is down…
by - February 3, 2025 11:48 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods on Monday (Feb. 3) reported net income of $359 million, well above $107 million a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the company reported net income at…
by - February 3, 2025 11:04 am
Row crop farming may struggle to be profitable in 2025, and conditions could lead to many producers shuttering operations this year if Congress doesn’t act. Two row crop farmers from…
by - February 3, 2025 10:32 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has completed a $200 million securities transaction that was more than 10 times oversubscribed, according to a Monday (Feb. 3) news release. The weighted average coupon…
by - February 2, 2025 3:14 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is the new chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, an influential panel that oversees the nation’s banking and securities sectors. Hill outlined his…
by - February 2, 2025 2:24 pm
Frank Cuervo, UA Little Rock’s director of athletics, has spent nearly three decades in the business of intercollegiate competition, and he says there has never been a dull moment. “It’s…
