by - October 29, 2023 10:27 am
Democrats have a new candidate to try to unseat Republican incumbent Congressman French Hill in the 2024 election cycle. Marcus Jones, a retired Army Colonel, announced his candidacy two weeks…
by - October 29, 2023 10:09 am
Little Rock-based charter school LISA Academy recently opened a 45,548-square-foot campus in Fayetteville. The campus is LISA Academy’s third in Northwest Arkansas. The new Fayetteville campus at 1166 Van Asche…
by - October 29, 2023 9:41 am
Two entrepreneurs and small business owners have teamed up to launch a new podcast, “Big Talk About Small Business.” Mark Zweig and Eric Howerton are the hosts and co-founders. Zweig’s…
by - October 29, 2023 9:02 am
A University of Arkansas leader said that low-skilled workers can be trained for biomanufacturing jobs paying $50,000 to $60,000 annually in as little as two weeks. That is the expectation…
by - October 27, 2023 2:44 pm
Conway businessman Keller Johnson was at a pinball machine convention in Dallas when he came across a nostalgic figure from his youth – Butch Patrick, the child actor who played…
by - October 27, 2023 12:04 pm
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses announced Friday (Oct. 27) it has expanded its $100 million “Investment in Rural Communities” initiative to Arkansas and is making a $20 million commitment to…
by - October 27, 2023 10:32 am
Quarterly and year-to-date income and revenue is down for Fort Smith-based ArcBest, primarily a result of an environment in which the shipping and logistics company is handling less freight and…
by - October 26, 2023 6:02 pm
National Park College President Dr. John Hogan announced his retirement Thursday (Oct. 27) in a campus town hall meeting. Hogan submitted his request to the NPC Board of Trustees Wednesday….
by - October 26, 2023 5:52 pm
Public health officials are warning individuals and healthcare providers to be aware of a cluster of tuberculosis cases in Northeast Arkansas. From 2021 through 2023, there have been 27 known…
by - October 26, 2023 5:15 pm
The $186 million-expansion to add ICU and emergency room space and more than 160 jobs at Mercy Fort Smith is on schedule and expected to be complete by early 2025….
by - October 26, 2023 10:51 am
Toting backpacks, sample goods and with nerves on edge, around 700 business owners on Wednesday (Oct. 25) got 20 minutes with buyer teams to make their product pitch at Walmart’s…
by - October 26, 2023 10:19 am
Bentonville-based CEI Engineering Associates marked a significant milestone in its history on Oct. 10 and did so at a new office complex it will soon call home. CEI officials welcomed…
by - October 25, 2023 6:33 pm
Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County 1% sales tax was up more than 4% compared with September 2022, according to the September sales tax report released by the city….
by - October 25, 2023 5:08 pm
A University of Arkansas economist painted a rosy picture of the Northwest Arkansas economy amid expectations of strong U.S. GDP growth, ranging between 3% and 4% in the third quarter….
by - October 25, 2023 3:43 pm
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) in Fayetteville has hired Ashley Wardlow as executive director. According to a news release Wednesday (Oct. 25), she will begin the job on…
by - October 25, 2023 2:34 pm
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in the U.S., has granted candidate status to the Alice L….
by - October 25, 2023 12:27 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday (Oct. 24) that will expand a new residential construction moratorium near the Fort Smith Regional Airport for two more…
by - October 25, 2023 12:14 pm
Architects behind the Arts on Main building in downtown Van Buren, buildings at Thaden School in Bentonville, and the Jim Rollins Elementary School of Innovation in Springdale were some of…
by - October 25, 2023 11:05 am
The University of Arkansas has selected faculty member Jeff Edwards as the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The UA shared details about…
by - October 25, 2023 10:06 am
Arkansas row crop farmers have made significant progress since the 1990s expanding their adoption of best management practices to improve soil and water conservation. Two researchers from Arkansas State University…
