by - August 9, 2025 12:03 pm
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Affordable Housing Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) provided a $90,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant through…
by - August 9, 2025 8:19 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced several key leadership appointments in the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Dr. Srikanth Pidugu, professor of mechanical engineering, has…
by - August 9, 2025 8:14 am
Entergy Arkansas announced two additions to its communications team. Claire Kreuz and Lamor Williams have been hired to assist the company with internal and external communications and media relations. Both…
by - August 9, 2025 8:10 am
Arkansas-based Lexicon, Inc. has promoted Bill Fitzgerald to vice president of marketing and communications. Fitzgerald joined Lexicon as marketing director in 2021. Tasked with building Lexicon’s marketing department and function…
by - August 8, 2025 3:47 pm
Generation Z is now the latest age demographic to enter the workforce. Born between 1997 and 2012, the workforce ranges in age from 13 to 28, and numbers roughly 69.3…
by - August 8, 2025 1:18 pm
The response to a “plague on our community” that is cancer, which is faced by more than 5,000 in the Fort Smith medical service area, will be improved with Mercy…
by - August 7, 2025 7:33 pm
Colliers | Arkansas announced the July 31 sale of a 177,500-square-foot flex facility located at 4201 S. Shackleford Road in Little Rock. Total price was $13.55 million. Pond Commercial LLC…
by - August 7, 2025 7:09 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the city’s Audit Advisory Committee took a step closer on Thursday (Aug. 7) in what has been a long and bumpy process to…
by - August 7, 2025 6:30 pm
Central States, a Tontitown-based manufacturer of metal building products, has opened a 105,000-square-foot plant in Springdale to support the fast-growing pre-engineered metal building system business. The plant represents a long-term…
by - August 7, 2025 5:54 pm
Tyson Foods has appointed Sarah Bond, CEO of Xbox and a Microsoft executive, to its board of directors, effective immediately, the Springdale-based global company announced Thursday (Aug. 7). “Sarah is…
by - August 7, 2025 2:32 pm
There has been a more than 37% decline in electric vehicles (EV) registered in Sebastian County in the first half of 2025 compared with the end of 2024, and a…
by - August 7, 2025 1:58 pm
Kent Eikenberry, president and CEO of Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, will retire in the second quarter of 2026, according to a Thursday (Aug. 7) news release. He joined the food…
by - August 7, 2025 1:24 pm
Kinco Constructors announced Thursday (Aug. 7) the formation of a new partnership: Mulhearn Constructors, a Kinco Company. Seth Mulhearn, former president/owner of Mulhearn Wilson Constructors, will serve as president. Mulhearn…
by - August 7, 2025 1:21 pm
Arkansas State University has reconfigured its mass communications degree and it has been approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. With three emphasis areas – news, creative media, and…
by - August 7, 2025 11:55 am
Rogers-based Ozark United FC recently announced its inaugural Youth Academy founding partners are Unilever, Arkansas Children’s and America’s Car-Mart. As part of the club’s youth development program, these organizations will…
by - August 7, 2025 11:40 am
The University of Arkansas raised more than $254.7 million in private gifts during fiscal year 2025, which ended June 30, according to a Thursday (Aug. 7) news release. It was…
by - August 6, 2025 9:41 pm
Eagle Bank & Trust announced Wednesday (Aug. 6) four new leaders within the company. Collins Cook has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Eagle Bank & Trust….
by - August 6, 2025 9:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking,…
by - August 6, 2025 2:47 pm
Mercy Fort Smith is moving forward to build a cancer center on its main campus at 7001 Rogers Ave., with a ceremonial groundbreaking set for Friday (Aug. 8). Officials with…
by - August 6, 2025 12:45 pm
The city of Jonesboro has launched its City Park Ranger Program, marking a milestone as one of the first municipalities in Arkansas to develop a full-time initiative blending public safety,…
