by - July 10, 2022 1:49 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is seeking feedback on a 1-mile project to widen Arkansas Highway 102 in Centerton. Plans show the two-lane highway would be widened to five…
by - July 10, 2022 11:49 am
Fred Williams says any book about his life and career should be titled “Colors Outside The Lines.” The longtime marketing and advertising agency owner credits his business success to “being…
by - July 10, 2022 11:43 am
Darin Gray has seen a lot of changes in marketing over the past five years, most of which have been good for the industry. Gray has led 60-year-old ad agency…
by - July 9, 2022 10:37 am
Shoppers have never been more open to trying private brands for consumer staples after the supply chain disruption that forced changes in shopping behavior amid the pandemic. Market research firm…
by - July 8, 2022 3:05 pm
Bill Hanna has been selected as the 2022 Jack White Leadership Award recipient. The award has for more than 30 years recognized community and business leaders who have had a…
by - July 7, 2022 3:20 pm
Cromwell Architects Engineers announced Thursday (July 7) that it has added six new employees to its Little Rock office. The six new employees include Paula Cigainero, Kate Edwards, Randy Listenbee,…
by - July 7, 2022 3:12 pm
Little Rock-based Encore Bank announced Thursday (July 7) it has expanded into the Boulder, Colorado market. Gary Geis will serve as executive vice president and Boulder market president. “We are…
by - July 7, 2022 2:58 pm
Allen Williams, a veteran employee of First Community Bank, has been named executive vice president and market president for the Jonesboro region. “Allen has been an instrumental leader in our…
by - July 7, 2022 12:20 pm
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia has been in financial turmoil for the past few years. Still, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Education Secretary Johnny Key and others emphasized Thursday (July 7)…
by - July 7, 2022 11:10 am
The airports in Northwest Arkansas and Texarkana will receive $13 million and $5 million, respectively, from a terminal improvement program that was established by the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,…
by - July 7, 2022 9:19 am
After a slower month in May, building activity in the Fort Smith region rebounded in June. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $22.549 million in permit values,…
by - July 7, 2022 8:09 am
Dana Sargent Schlagenhaft is passionate about creating hyperlocal digital media, especially when the subject is her hometown. “Someone said to me recently, ‘You are going to run out of stories…
by - July 6, 2022 5:07 pm
The rising cost of fuel and transportation has pushed Walmart to begin charging suppliers a pickup fee for freight the retail giant handles on their behalf. The suppliers are known…
by - July 6, 2022 12:48 pm
The numbers of a common, damaging pest in Arkansas row crops have surged in the last several weeks. Bollworms, a moth caterpillar, are typically found in cotton, soybean and corn…
by - July 6, 2022 12:10 pm
Tyson Foods will expand its global footprint with an investment in a Saudi Arabia-based meat company. Tyson will acquire a 15% equity stake in Tanmiah subsidiary Agriculture Development Company (ADC)…
by - July 6, 2022 11:52 am
After 54 years, Bill and “Jody” Neumeier will on July 31 retire and close the nursery on the north side of Fort Smith that has provided generations in the region…
by - July 6, 2022 10:48 am
Construction of the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Children’s Safety Center of Washington County has started. It will be a 15,200-square-foot facility — three times larger than the current one…
by - July 5, 2022 9:09 pm
Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based nonprofit that serves youth in crisis, recently hired Mojadesinuola Adejokun, Alicen Bennett, Robert Butler, Debbie Chambers, Jana Coleman, Chelsea Taylor and Letha Todd. The organization…
by - July 5, 2022 6:58 pm
Stephanie Stipins, executive director of the Greater Fort Smith Association of Homebuilders (GFSHBA), died early Tuesday morning (July 5) following complications from a recent surgery. She was 47. “I am…
by - July 5, 2022 3:43 pm
The second annual Big Grass Bluegrass Festival will be held July 21-23, in downtown Paragould. The event is presented by the Collins Theatre Foundation with support from KASU, as well…
