by - February 2, 2022 4:25 pm
A Republican primary is set for the newly drawn Arkansas Senate District 27 seat which represents Fort Smith and parts of Chaffee Crossing with Kelly Proctor Pierce entering the race….
by - February 2, 2022 10:16 am
Baptist Health has named Lawrence Montgomery as the system’s chief marketing officer and John Goodman as corporate vice president of oncology, pharmacy and respiratory services. Montgomery previously served as executive…
by - February 2, 2022 9:56 am
New York-based fintech SmartAsset recently released a study that shows Benton County residents earn the most investment income in Arkansas based on net capital gains, ordinary dividends and qualified dividends….
by - February 2, 2022 8:48 am
Arkansas fruit growers have been under siege due to turbulent weather during the last several years and that is showing no signs of letup as a major winter storm is…
by - February 1, 2022 9:08 pm
At the first of two scheduled virtual public scoping meetings concerning the Air Force’s proposal to put a permanent Foreign Military Sales Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard…
by - February 1, 2022 3:48 pm
Ritter Communications has hired Mark McHale as vice president of public affairs and community relations. In his role, McHale is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and…
by - February 1, 2022 3:30 pm
Details of a collaborative effort by the city of Fort Smith, Sebastian County and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Area (FCRA) plans for a new dog park slated to open this…
by - February 1, 2022 2:52 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute about $1 million towards a project to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently…
by - February 1, 2022 12:19 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 1, 2022 11:06 am
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores announced Tuesday (Feb. 1) that longtime executive J. Max Van Hoose is the company’s new president. Van Hoose assumed the role on Jan. 3. “J. Max…
by - February 1, 2022 9:08 am
For the second consecutive quarter, Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted revenue above $1 billion, and full-year net income of $213.521 million was three times the $71.1 million in 2020. Full-year earnings…
by - February 1, 2022 8:44 am
Rogers investment firm Beaty Capital Group Inc. has started a multiphase project to expand Grand Village at Clear Creek, a 125-unit retirement community at 1998 W. Grand Blvd. in Fayetteville….
by - January 31, 2022 6:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Stephanie Sutton of Pocahontas to a seven-year term on the Board of Trustees of Black River Technical College. Sutton is the accounting manager at Peco Foods,…
by - January 31, 2022 5:36 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner Delay has once again ruled that the city of Fort Smith must get a waiver from the Arkansas Historic Commission about the removal of the…
by - January 31, 2022 1:43 pm
Walmart and Quest Diagnostics are partnering on a consumer-oriented testing website that can provide shoppers with more than 50 diagnostic tests from COVID-19, allergy, women’s health and heart disease to…
by - January 31, 2022 10:22 am
Little Rock-based law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark recently elected Katherine Campbell a partner. Campbell, who works in the litigation practice group in the firm’s Rogers office, joined the firm…
by - January 31, 2022 10:09 am
Southern Bancorp, Inc., announced Monday (Jan. 31) it will acquire FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Bank of Arkansas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Southern…
by - January 31, 2022 9:26 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Monday (Jan. 31) plans to acquire the assets of Conover, N.C.-based less-than-truckload carrier Zenith Freight Lines LLC for $87 million as the…
by - January 31, 2022 9:04 am
A California real estate development firm is planning a massive multifamily development on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. City planners have approved plans for a $51 million complex called Lumen. It’s…
by - January 31, 2022 8:33 am
When Arkansas State University changed its mascot from the Indians to the Red Wolves in 2008, the school became a part of an effort to save one of the most…
