by - February 13, 2023 5:37 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (Feb. 13) the following appointments to boards and commissions: Board of Trustees: Gary Harpole, of Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State…
by - February 13, 2023 3:12 pm
The building has a chandelier from a theater in the Hamptons and a wheel from a Barnum & Bailey circus wagon. The wheel is a light fixture. One desk features…
by - February 13, 2023 2:01 pm
Cattle farmer John Kunkel spent much of his professional career as a buyer for Walmart. He decided in 2014 to return to his childhood home in Evening Shade, a small…
by - February 13, 2023 10:02 am
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) announced Monday (Feb. 13) the hiring of Dr. Sharmila Makhija as its founding dean and CEO. Makhija will begin the job in…
by - February 13, 2023 9:33 am
The Department of Public Safety Equipment Grant Program issued a $100,000 grant to the Arkansas State University Police Department (UPD) for advanced training. UPD is one of 113 police agencies…
by - February 12, 2023 11:01 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 12, 2023 9:58 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) recently announced three awards, $165,000 in cash prizes and $75,000 in vouchers. Founder and President Matt Francis said the recognition for…
by - February 11, 2023 10:59 am
The COVID-19 pandemic strained many poultry processing plants as employees became ill and some even died. The result was volatile production and supply chain disruptions for more than a year….
by - February 11, 2023 10:53 am
Kenley Money, director of information systems architecture for the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, has been elected board chair of the National Association of Health Data Organizations for 2023. Money,…
by - February 11, 2023 10:31 am
Fort Smith Fire Department Chief Phil Christensen has died after a nine-month battle with cancer. He was 54. Christensen, who worked with the fire department since 1992, was named chief…
by - February 11, 2023 9:52 am
North Little Rock-based engineering firm Garver recently launched a new business line that’s expected to help clients be more efficient, make decisions, and save money by streamlining their data. Enterprise…
by - February 10, 2023 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based wholesale broadband provider Diamond State Networks recently announced that it hired multiple employees and appointed Doug Maglothin as CEO. The company comprises a group of Arkansas electric cooperatives that…
by - February 10, 2023 10:31 am
Fayetteville firm DEMX Architecture has promoted Seth Spradlin to studio director, managing the studio’s daily operations and supervising project managers and designers. He will also help set strategies for general…
by - February 10, 2023 8:35 am
Used-vehicle retailer CarMax, the largest buyer and seller of used cars in the U.S., hopes to open a superstore location in Rogers, on the city’s south side east of Interstate 49….
by - February 9, 2023 6:56 pm
HealthTech Arkansas and Kx Advisors have partnered to provide support to the biotherapeutics startup companies participating in the BioAR Trial accelerator program, the two groups announced Thursday (Feb. 9). Kx…
by - February 9, 2023 6:26 pm
The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced Thursday (Feb. 9) the promotion of three employees to the role of community president, where…
by - February 9, 2023 6:18 pm
It’s easy to understand why consumers can become confused by what they see and hear and what their friends say they heard a state’s government or the federal government was…
by - February 9, 2023 4:54 pm
Seven days after submissions opened, the Fort Smith International Film Festival already has 86 submissions from 17 different countries. While staff is preparing for the third annual film festival in…
by - February 9, 2023 3:35 pm
Tyson Foods shareholders met in downtown Springdale Thursday morning (Feb. 9) to approve a short business agenda, defeat an outside shareholder proposal and elect a slate of 13 directors to…
by - February 9, 2023 1:46 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and appointed Tyson Foods’ Mike Rogers as chief workforce officer via executive order Thursday (Feb. 9). The cabinet will advise the governor…
