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PAMT sees narrow Q1 loss, revenue falls more than 8%

Tontitown-based carrier PAMT Corp. posted a net loss and a revenue decline in the first quarter of 2026. Before the markets closed Friday (May 1), PAMT reported a loss of…

Washington Regional makes 3 leadership changes

Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System said Friday (May 1) that it has promoted three of the organization’s leaders to C-suite positions. Cindy Jo Allen, vice president and assistant chief operating…

Ferrosource completing $70 million facility on Big River Steel campus

Ferrosource is completing its steel processing facility located on the Big River Steel Works (BRSW) campus in Osceola with operations scheduled to begin in August. The expansion will create a…

More than 1,000 signatures gathered to change Fort Smith’s form of government

The effort to place a Fort Smith form-of-government question on the November general election ballot has approximately 1,100 signatures as of April 29, with about 30 volunteers working to gather…

Then and Now: Curry making title industry more efficient at Allegiance

Long before launching Allegiance Title Co., Patrick Curry was already rethinking how the title industry could work better. Now he’s putting that vision into practice at Allegiance by building a…

The Supply Side: Elkins family follows passion with food seasoning business

Barbecue is a way of life for Josh and Angel Dillon and their business partner, Jesse Paschal of Elkins. The Dillons founded Rub Me Raw dry rub seasoning company in…

Beef segment expected to lower quarterly numbers for Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods will report its second-quarter earnings early Monday (May 4). Consensus estimates call for the meat giant to report net income of $279 million, down 15% from $329 million a…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up almost 5% in the first quarter of 2026

Fort Smith sales tax revenue is off to a good start in 2026, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County 1% tax up 5.3% in the March report, above…

U.S. Steel to spend $1.9 billion on direct reduced iron facility in Osceola

U.S. Steel announced Wednesday (April 29) it will spend $1.9 billion to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, the first of…

Congress for the New Urbanism gathering features 2 keynotes in May

Harvard University professor Raj Chetty and scholar and sociologist Eric Klinenberg will be the keynote speakers for the 34th Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 34), its annual gathering of…

Mercy Fort Smith says funding is complete for first phase of cancer center expansion

Mercy Fort Smith announced Wednesday (April 29) that the hospital system has raised enough money to fully fund the $41 million expansion of its Fort Smith cancer center. What is…

Baptist Health to close more Fort Smith services, cut 150 jobs

Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced to Fort Smith hospital and clinic employees on Wednesday (April 29) that it will over the next 60 days close several clinics and services, resulting…

Report: DOE delays stall grant project in Berryville

SyntexNRG Inc., a Rogers-based renewable fuels and technology development company, said a report showed that delays at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have stalled hundreds of grants for federally…

Jones Center solar array starts operating

Springdale nonprofit Jones Center said a 3.16-megawatt DC array in Nashville (Howard County) started operating April 22 and supports the nonprofit’s Springdale campus. According to a news release, Entegrity Energy…

February job numbers up in most Arkansas metro areas, jobless rates rise

All seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted higher jobless rates in February compared with February 2025, with three metro areas posting rates lower than Arkansas’ February rate…

Google hands out money from West Memphis Energy Impact Fund

Google broke ground on a $4 billion data center in West Memphis last year and part of that project was a $25 million fund to help scale energy efficiency in…

OZ Trails bike park to open on June 12

OZ Trails plans to open the OZ Trails Bike Park on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border on June 12. It will be the state’s first chairlift-served mountain bike park comprising more…

Goodcents opens Fayetteville location

Fast-casual restaurant Goodcents recently opened a 2,740-square-foot shop at 3061 N. College Ave. It’s the third Goodcents location in Arkansas, with others in Bentonville and El Dorado. Business owners Cory…

Process continues to rename the Fort Smith Public Schools admin center

A process that began in February to name the administration center of the Fort Smith Public School District is moving forward, with former Superintendent Dr. Benny Gooden’s name the leading…

ArcBest revenue up 3.3% in the first quarter, net income declines

Revenue in the first quarter of 2026 for Fort Smith-based ArcBest increased in the company’s two segments thanks in part to an increase in shipments and more tonnage shipped. However,…