by - November 30, 2025 11:23 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Money Fort Smith-based ArcBest recently announced it has amended a credit agreement with U.S. National Bank, Truist Bank, Regions…
by - November 30, 2025 10:27 am
The Northwest Arkansas chapter of Contractors, Closers and Connections (CCC), an invitation-only networking organization for executives in the commercial real estate and construction industries, launched in 2024. It’s the only…
by - November 30, 2025 10:23 am
Eric Wolfe’s career is defined by successfully launching four third-party logistics companies. The veteran executive of supply chain and logistics credits those successes to “great teams and a great market…
by - November 30, 2025 10:18 am
Roger Thomas and his wife, Sherry Thomas, recently returned to the technology business after selling the family’s shares of regional IT provider TeleComp in July 2021, according to a news…
by - November 30, 2025 9:00 am
There is archeological evidence that humans were brewing beer in China almost 10,000 years ago. Other evidence points to beer brewing in Iraq 7,000 years ago, and the ancient Egyptians…
by - November 30, 2025 8:42 am
As a guest on this week’s Talk Business & Politics D.C. Edition podcast, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, discussed his upcoming appearance in south Lonoke County at next weekend’s Arkansas…
by - November 28, 2025 11:29 am
Toys that foster creativity have been a passion for Tara Kennedy-Kline. As founder and president of Reading, Pa.-based TK’s Toy Box, she made the trip to Bentonville to pitch Snapo…
by - November 26, 2025 12:14 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a loss and revenue decline in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 as it works to become profitable through a strategy that…
by - November 26, 2025 6:04 am
Arkansas State University has been awarded about $2 million in funding during the next five years from the Office of Postsecondary Education, a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Education,…
by - November 25, 2025 8:05 pm
Tyson Foods will acquire the shuttered Cargill turkey plant located on Randall Wobbe Road in Springdale, with the city council on Tuesday (Nov. 25) approving the issuance of revenue bonds…
by - November 25, 2025 4:25 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue in the October report showed higher revenue than the same time in 2024 for the second month in a row, and the monthly revenue also…
by - November 25, 2025 4:14 pm
Changes in who administers the grants and a drop in community donations left Hope Campus feeling the pinch earlier this year. But conditions are improving for the Fort Smith facility…
by - November 25, 2025 11:17 am
Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System has hired doctors for its emergency department and to direct its infection prevention and control program. Following are recent new hires, promotions, awards, and appointments…
by - November 25, 2025 11:09 am
For the fourth consecutive year, the Bentonville Farmers Market has set a sales record, reaching $3 million this year. Sales rose by 3.4% to $3 million this year from $2.9…
by - November 25, 2025 10:52 am
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Nov. 25) that the Simmons family and employees of Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods will give $1 million to the UA’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship…
by - November 25, 2025 6:10 am
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville recently raised more than $400,000 during its annual Cold War Gala and Cold War Conversation events earlier this month. The amount raised…
by - November 25, 2025 6:05 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.5 million, multiyear grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create a new graduate-level certificate program focused on…
by - November 24, 2025 9:44 pm
The volume of soybeans harvested in Arkansas is down significantly as compared to last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly Crop Production report. Arkansas’ overall 2025…
by - November 24, 2025 5:34 pm
Construction to rebuild what was once the Bricktown Brewery restaurant on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is set to begin in January, according to Rick Griffin, manager of Fort…
by - November 24, 2025 5:27 pm
While it has been a planned part of the process since 2021, the U.S. Department of State has approved an estimated spend of $353 million to build facilities at Ebbing…
