by - February 7, 2024 5:22 pm
The City of Fort Smith may have to spend more than $25 million to fix a wastewater problem that has placed the city under an administrative consent order with the…
by - February 7, 2024 3:51 pm
Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in western Pulaski County announced it has been awarded a $986,537 challenge grant from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation and a $1 million grant…
by - February 7, 2024 3:49 pm
Ross O’Kelley has been named as the director of utility services for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI). In this role, he will lead the statewide association’s construction, utility sales fleet…
by - February 7, 2024 3:35 pm
Farmers may not be able to use the dicamba herbicide during the 2024 growing season. A federal court in Arizona on Tuesday (Feb. 6) blocked the use of three dicamba…
by - February 7, 2024 12:51 pm
Springdale-based Ozark Regional Transit saw ridership rise to a seven-year high as ORT’s on-demand transit service more than doubled its passengers last year. The transit provider’s ridership rose by 34.6%…
by - February 7, 2024 10:34 am
The University of Arkansas recently opened a 6,000-square-foot lab for startups that need product prototypes which are significant for consumer research. The new lab will be focused on metal fabrication….
by - February 7, 2024 9:49 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 6) approved a resolution endorsing Umarex USA/Walther to receive state tax incentives, and approved a zoning change that will allow Mercy…
by - February 7, 2024 8:29 am
The Jonesboro metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was recently touted in Area Development magazine’s Leading Metro Locations report for 2023. The Jonesboro MSA achieved an overall ranking of 4th out of…
by - February 6, 2024 4:17 pm
Mark Bremer’s path to becoming vice president of industrial programs for Dassault Falcon Jet started 38 years ago at the Little Rock Air Force Base. On Feb. 2, he was…
by - February 6, 2024 4:01 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday (Feb. 6) the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $7 million in projects in Arkansas. These investments will support healthcare workforce…
by - February 6, 2024 12:42 pm
Wallace Design Collective, an engineering firm based in Tulsa, Okla., has opened an office in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area. The office is on the second floor of Hunt Tower at…
by - February 6, 2024 12:16 pm
Baptist Health College Little Rock has named Joel Hicks, EdD, RT(R), as the college’s new president, effective Feb. 5. Prior to joining Baptist Health College Little Rock, Hicks had served…
by - February 6, 2024 11:13 am
Amy Purdy didn’t feel right. She was working as a massage therapist and without warning she became very tired. She went home to rest, while the rest of the then…
by - February 6, 2024 10:24 am
Fort Smith municipal elections will be different from in years past thanks to a law – Act 328 – passed in the 2023 Arkansas General Assembly. The new process pushes…
by - February 6, 2024 9:45 am
Full-year net income reported by Fort Smith-based ArcBest was down 34.4% thanks in large part to a more than 2% decline in a closely watched revenue metric, a more than…
by - February 6, 2024 9:11 am
As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Arkansas State University Museum will host an interactive panel discussion about the once-thriving Black business district of Jonesboro. The event will…
by - February 6, 2024 7:11 am
EmployWell, a Northwest Arkansas-based healthcare startup, has hired fertility care administrator Robin Mangieri of Connecticut as chief of clinic engagement. Mangieri is EmployWell’s third employee, working alongside Fayetteville entrepreneur Natalie Shew,…
by - February 5, 2024 4:56 pm
A medical student at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) will intern with NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, before graduating later this…
by - February 5, 2024 2:33 pm
Many variables have to be accounted for when farmers plant their crops each year. Commodity prices, input costs, weather, global events, inflation, drought, disease, and others all have impacts on…
by - February 5, 2024 2:25 pm
HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom have launched year three of HeartX, a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular…
