by - July 11, 2021 7:33 am
Former Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin returned to his banking roots a little over six months ago after 12 years as the city’s CEO. He cited a major health issue as…
by - July 10, 2021 8:34 pm
CARTI announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Melissa Masingill as chief business development officer, a new position for the organization, and David Muns, FACHE…
by - July 9, 2021 3:49 pm
Charolette Tidwell is the 2021 recipient of the Jack White Leadership Award, to be presented by the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Tidwell will be recognized at the Leadership…
by - July 9, 2021 1:08 pm
In a little over a week Fort Smith Public Schools has filled several key administrative positions in preparation for the upcoming school year. On June 28, FSPS accepted the resignation…
by - July 9, 2021 9:04 am
Following solid revenue growth in 2020, Rogers-based firm HP Engineering Inc. made a strategic hire recently to oversee a new service — structural engineering. Andrew Mock is the firm’s vice…
by - July 8, 2021 5:19 pm
The Arkansas State Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday (July 7) to lift all restrictions on the Little Rock School Board and to remove the district from the state’s…
by - July 8, 2021 4:38 pm
Fort Smith’s recent recognition as a United Nations international city for artistic and cultural innovation might be little more than an elaborate scam, according to a UN spokesman for the…
by - July 8, 2021 12:37 pm
Repairs to the fractured Interstate 40 bridge connecting West Memphis to Memphis are progressing rapidly and officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Department of Transportation are…
by - July 8, 2021 11:37 am
Little Rock-based Friday, Eldredge and Clark has hired Erin A. James to join its mergers and acquisitions practice group in the firm’s Rogers office. Her practice will involve all aspects…
by - July 8, 2021 11:22 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday (July 8) a $5 million gift to support programs and expansion at Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. It will be offered…
by - July 8, 2021 11:18 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is notifying the public that a new invasive grass species, Cogongrass, has been confirmed in Arkansas for the first time. For several years, botanists and…
by - July 8, 2021 9:53 am
A startup marketing and advertising agency already with three U.S. offices views Northwest Arkansas as its next critical market. It has recruited an established Benton County executive to bolster those…
by - July 7, 2021 6:16 pm
Arkansas State University Museum has been selected to participate in a nationwide research project that will examine the impact American museums have on their communities. Known as MOMSI — the…
by - July 7, 2021 5:43 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools has named Dr. Christopher Davis the new assistant superintendent of human resources and campus support. Davis will fill the vacancy left when Sherri Penix, the assistant…
by - July 7, 2021 3:21 pm
Fort Smith has received recognition as a United Nations international city for artistic and cultural innovation, becoming the 10th city in the world to be so designated by Ibiyinka Alao,…
by - July 7, 2021 12:26 pm
Missouri-based healthcare system Mercy, which has significant operations in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith, said Wednesday (July 7) that it would require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by…
by - July 7, 2021 12:01 pm
Former Pulaski County Election Commissioner Josh Price said Wednesday (July 7) he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for Arkansas Secretary of State. Price made the announcement from the…
by - July 7, 2021 11:05 am
Gravette native Kayleigh Cooper started a bungee fitness studio in Fayetteville after watching TikTok videos of the low-impact workout in late summer 2020. Elevate Bungee Fitness opened May 31 in…
by - July 7, 2021 10:01 am
Jonesboro’s astronomical sales tax collections surge continued unabated in June. The city collected $1.982 million during the month of June, a 31.8% ($477,878) increase from the same month in 2020….
by - July 6, 2021 5:34 pm
Arkansas is easily the top rice producing state and it’s no surprise it leads the nation in rice exports, according to the State Agricultural Trade database released by the U.S….
