by - November 29, 2021 6:39 pm
Fort Smith and Van Buren are on track to set records for hospitality tax revenue in 2021, just a year after – or less than a year based on vaccine…
by - November 29, 2021 4:08 pm
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced Monday (Nov. 29) it appointed five new members to its Community Development Advisory Council. The council meets twice a year to inform…
by - November 29, 2021 3:59 pm
The city of Jonesboro had been battered by several pandemics and then came the Great War in 1917. Even as the war came to a close a year later, a…
by - November 29, 2021 2:43 pm
Nine projects in Northwest Arkansas will receive $2.01 million of $11.5 million in federal matching grants for trails and other transportation-related improvements that were recently awarded statewide. The Arkansas Department…
by - November 29, 2021 10:28 am
Enrollment woes continued at most universities across the state this year, and institutions are preparing for a looming enrollment cliff later this decade. According to the Arkansas Department of Higher…
by - November 29, 2021 8:11 am
On Monday (Nov. 29), Walmart Inc. announced a transition plan to replace Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs. The company said Biggs would begin transitioning from the…
by - November 28, 2021 9:58 am
Olivia Walton, the new board chair for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, is full of hints of what’s to come. Named in mid-November to the post, she takes…
by - November 28, 2021 9:42 am
Real estate firm Lindsey & Associates, with offices in Fayetteville (headquarters) and Rogers, is adding a third office location to increase its presence in Northwest Arkansas. The new office is…
by - November 27, 2021 8:05 pm
When Phil Schmidt’s aging mother suffered a double concussion, it seemed to him that the caregiving industry didn’t operate like the process-driven companies with which he had been involved. So…
by - November 24, 2021 1:59 pm
Walmart and pharmacy competitors Walgreens and CVS said they are not to blame for the opioid crisis gripping the nation. Meanwhile, a federal jury in the U.S. Northern District Court…
by - November 24, 2021 10:02 am
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Gunner DeLay told members of the Craighead County GOP on Tuesday night (Nov. 23) that if he’s not elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court he’s…
by - November 24, 2021 9:42 am
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment sold two Texas properties – Windhaven Park Apartments in Plano and The Heritage at Hillcrest Apartments in Austin for $147.9 million. Windhaven Park consists…
by - November 24, 2021 9:32 am
Arkansas State University and the Arkansas National Guard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of the ROTC’s 85th anniversary celebration earlier this month. The memorandum contains requirements and…
by - November 23, 2021 8:01 pm
In a tough retail environment, a Little Rock-based boutique marketplace chain has grown from one store in 2015 to 18 locations now, with plans to increase that number to about…
by - November 23, 2021 4:41 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.5 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine fetal neurodevelopment in a new study…
by - November 23, 2021 4:05 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) on Tuesday (Nov. 23) redesignated a portion of Highway 63 in Jonesboro as part of Interstate 555. The section of Highway 63 between U.S….
by - November 23, 2021 3:09 pm
The financial strength of consumers, availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and rising wages have helped Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities surpass their 2020 sales tax revenue. In their November reports,…
by - November 23, 2021 2:47 pm
Construction of Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center is expected to be completed by Dec. 23, Shawn Shaffer, FSPS facilities supervisor told the FSPS school board Nov. 15. “I…
by - November 23, 2021 2:33 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenues continued their upward trend as October came and went. Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax was $1.801 million in October, 15.2% higher than…
by - November 23, 2021 12:15 pm
Fayetteville-based tax software company Zenwork recently closed a $163 million minority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and information services companies….
