Regions

Kombi Keg rolls into Northwest Arkansas

With events and other gatherings making a comeback in 2021, two Benton County entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in with a new sideline business. Tom Hauge and Dave Dust are…

Court orders nine members of plant board to be removed

The Pulaski County Circuit Court, 6th Division, issued an order Thursday (June 10) removing nine of the 18 members of the State Plant Board from their positions on the board….

With Walton financial support, statewide fund started for Arkansas LGBTQ community

A new statewide fund will support organizations working to improve the quality of life for LGBTQ Arkansans. According to a news release Thursday (June 10), the $1 million fund is…

J.B. Hunt collaborates with Waymo to move freight autonomously in Texas

Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday (June 10) it is working with autonomous technology developer Waymo to autonomously move freight in Texas for one of J.B. Hunt’s…

NEA legislators assess governor’s pandemic performance

The worst viral plague to hit the country since the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918 cast a pall over the state of Arkansas and its leadership during most of 2020…

Governor: Arkansas ‘in the middle of the action’ for aerospace and defense industry growth

Arkansas is the right place for the aerospace and defense industry, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told attendees of the 2021 Mid America Aerospace and Defense Summit in Fort Smith on Wednesday…

First Horizon sells IberiaBank office in Bentonville for $3M; plans market consolidation (UPDATED)

Memphis, Tenn.-based bank holding company First Horizon Corp., the parent company of First Horizon Bank/IberiaBank, closed a deal Tuesday (June 8) to sell its Bentonville banking office at 706 S….

Right to Start launches entrepreneurship initiative in Northwest Arkansas

The Walton Family Foundation is putting its financial support behind a new entrepreneurship initiative in Northwest Arkansas. Kansas City, Mo-based nonprofit Right to Start has launched the program to advance…

Tyson Foods, Walmart set ambitious sustainability goals for net-zero GHG emissions

Global food production giant Tyson Foods and retail titan Walmart have set ambitious goals to reach net-zero greenhouse (GHG) emissions by 2050 and 2040, respectively. Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Wednesday…

Bioengineer hopes to create ‘loops’ in the food chain

As the world’s population continues to rise, the science of growing food more efficiently will become critical. Arkansas’ top economic sector is agriculture, and at least one new scientist in…

Bentonville firm CEI forms department for parks, trails, recreation work

Bentonville firm CEI Engineering Associates Inc., which has about 150 employees in 10 offices throughout the country, has formed a new department focusing solely on outdoor recreation development. CEI President…

Progress made to address physician shortage, more work remains

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Arkansas ranks 47th among U.S. states for active physicians per 100,000. Of the physicians that are actively practicing here, over a…

Study: $230 million price tag for wastewater treatment plant overhaul

The Massard Water Reclamation Facility (formerly the Massard Wastewater Treatment Plant) is in dire need of updating, renovation and expansion, Fort Smith Director of Utilities Lance McAvoy told the Fort…

State commits $17 million for Ebbing military mission; Governor outlines merit bonuses, new school vaccine policy

Governor Asa Hutchinson made news on three fronts Tuesday (June 8) in his weekly press briefing. Hutchinson outlined the state’s commitment to a new military mission in Fort Smith, performance…

State Supreme Court issues stay on dicamba ruling

Farmers will be able to use dicamba until the end of June, thanks to a ruling from the state’s highest court. On Tuesday (June 8), the Arkansas Supreme Court issued…

Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams appointed to LR branch of St. Louis Fed

Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc., was appointed Tuesday (June 8) to the board of directors of the Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis….

Walmart+ members now have added prescription benefits

Walmart said Monday (June 7) it’s adding a new perk for Walmart+ members with a prescription benefit dubbed Walmart+Rx for less. The latest benefit will provide additional savings on the…

Lapovations receives $100,000 from Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Fayetteville-based medical device startup Lapovations LLC announced Monday (June 7) receiving a $100,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The startup was awarded the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…

Pace Industries puts Fayetteville HQ up for sale; company plans to ‘rightsize’ market presence

Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, is selling its 22,200-square-foot office building at 481 Shiloh Drive along Interstate 49. According to an online…

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits I-40 bridge; still no timeline for repair completion

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently visited Memphis to survey the damage to the I-40 bridge and meet with local and industry leaders. During a panel discussion about the…

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville