by - March 23, 2023 12:52 pm
Walmart on Thursday (March 23) announced worker layoffs in at least five U.S. e-commerce fulfillment centers. Walmart said the impacted workers were asked to find other jobs within 90 days…
by - March 23, 2023 11:54 am
A 39.94-acre land sale west of the I Street corridor in Bentonville tipped the scales at $5.15 million. The purchase price equals $2.96 per square foot. Bedrock SW Parnell LLC,…
by - March 23, 2023 9:32 am
State Rep. Jim Wooten, R-Beebe, and Chris Jones, Democratic candidate for governor in 2022, will headline an anti-LEARNS Act town hall discussion Tuesday (March 28) hosted by the Rural Caucus…
by - March 22, 2023 5:12 pm
University of Alabama assistant coach Bryan Hodgson has been hired as head coach of the Arkansas State University men’s basketball program, Vice Chancellor of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton announced Wednesday…
by - March 22, 2023 4:53 pm
Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (March 21) to give an incentive allowing roughly $5 million in sales tax abatement to bring a retail company to Fort Smith, even…
by - March 22, 2023 4:44 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 21) revised the city’s animal regulation ordinance that will require dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered. The city first…
by - March 22, 2023 12:22 pm
After months of site work and preparation, a Little Rock developer has filed a preliminary plat for a prominent property along southbound Interstate 49 in Rogers. Privately-held Huffman & Co….
by - March 21, 2023 4:43 pm
Producers Rice Mill will have a new solar storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and it will be a record-breaking. The groups announced the project on Tuesday (March 21),…
by - March 21, 2023 3:08 pm
It was a happenstance meeting between Derek Campbell and Griffin Hanna during a beer tasting at Papa’s Pup & Pizzeria in downtown Fort Smith that an idea was born to…
by - March 21, 2023 10:44 am
Starting next year, John Anderson will be in a position to provide strategic guidance to the Southern Agriculture Economics Association, an organization he says has helped shape him professionally for…
by - March 21, 2023 9:46 am
So far, a new mixed-use commercial development along Interstate 49 in Rogers has zeroed in on North Carolina for its restaurant tenants. Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar has signed a…
by - March 20, 2023 7:13 pm
City Administrator Carl Geffken announced Monday (March 20) Boyd Waters as the next Fire Chief of the Fort Smith Fire Department. Waters has served as the interim chief since Fire…
by - March 20, 2023 7:05 pm
On the heels of Tyson Foods’ announcement to close its processing plant in Van Buren, Ark., with the elimination of almost 1,000 jobs, the Springdale-based meat giant reports a new…
by - March 20, 2023 6:55 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department on Monday (March 20) launched a new campaign to promote responsible gun ownership. The Gun-Smart Campaign aims to educate gun owners on the importance of…
by - March 20, 2023 3:25 pm
Digital tickets will be the default method of delivery for the 2023 season at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers. The change was announced Monday (March 20) in a…
by - March 20, 2023 3:03 pm
ABF Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, has agreed to pay a $535,000 penalty to resolve allegations that the company violated requirements of the Clean Water Act…
by - March 20, 2023 12:09 pm
Little Rock business incubator ReMix Ideas announced details Monday (March 20) of a bus tour in Northwest Arkansas to promote Black-owned businesses. The Black Ownership Bus Tour will visit Bentonville,…
by - March 20, 2023 11:12 am
Arkansas State University will host its annual Delta Symposium March 30 through April 1. The 28th symposium is themed “Labor History and Contemporary Laborlore.” It will be held in the…
by - March 20, 2023 10:42 am
Matt Waller is in his eighth year as dean of the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business. In a recent interview with the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal,…
by - March 19, 2023 6:51 pm
When news hit Monday (March 13) that Tyson Foods would close its chicken processing plant in Van Buren, folks in Fort Smith and Van Buren got busy working on how…
