by - January 21, 2026 2:35 pm
Fort Smith building activity, as measured by permit values, rebounded in 2025 following a year that saw an almost 50% decline. Permit values in the city totaled $251.11 million in…
by - January 21, 2026 2:12 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Jan. 21) that it has hired Aileen Wilkins as its chief people officer. She started Jan. 5 and succeeds Laura Andress who retired last year. Andress…
by - January 21, 2026 1:31 pm
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale had combined revenue in their January reports of $9.507 million, down 2.27% from the year-ago period. It’s the slowest start in seven years for the…
by - January 21, 2026 9:14 am
Twenty professionals from counties across Northeast Arkansas have been selected to be part of the first class of the NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy. The men and women who make up…
by - January 20, 2026 9:52 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have again voted to proceed with funding of 5 new water slides at Parrot Island Waterpark. Tuesday’s (Jan. 20) vote followed almost 2 hours…
by - January 20, 2026 9:32 pm
Wagner Medical Clinic has announced plans for a new clinic in Brookland that specializes in comprehensive and personalized primary care services. The clinic, Wagner Medical Clinic’s first location in Craighead…
by - January 20, 2026 9:26 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is expanding services with a $150 million project for expanding and strengthening the electric grid. By the end of 2027, SPP…
by - January 20, 2026 9:12 pm
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith has roughly 150 slots per class, but it’s designed for up to 250. Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and…
by - January 20, 2026 4:03 pm
Huml Health, a Bentonville-based health care technology startup, will soon offer technology to help people recover from drug addiction and prevent relapse after being released from treatment centers. The startup’s…
by - January 20, 2026 2:40 pm
Haag Brown Development LLC, the ownership entity of Haag Brown Commercial, recently bought a nearly 1-acre greenhouse property in downtown Bentonville for $3.35 million. Haag Brown’s development division plans to…
by - January 20, 2026 2:37 pm
The Conway-based University of Central Arkansas recently launched a twice-monthly podcast focused on leadership, growth and community in Northwest Arkansas. “Central to NWA: A UCA Podcast” is hosted by Paul…
by - January 20, 2026 2:23 pm
An F-35A fighter jet belonging to Finland arrived late Tuesday (Jan. 20) morning in Fort Smith as part of a live-flight training cycle that will see 20 Finnish Air Force…
by - January 20, 2026 10:33 am
Terri Lynn Williams Womack, the wife of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, died Sunday (Jan. 19) at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville after a brief illness. She was 68….
by - January 19, 2026 6:10 pm
The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Hoxie: The First Stand Museum, will host a ribbon cutting Saturday, Jan. 24, marking the official grand opening of the museum…
by - January 19, 2026 6:05 pm
The eighth annual Living Legends Awards will be presented Feb. 28, at Arkansas State University. This awards event began in 2019 and over the past several years, more than 30…
by - January 19, 2026 4:07 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food announced several new promotions following the retirement of Randall Harp, who was vice president of warehouse operations and grocery procurement. “Randall has been an invaluable member of our…
by - January 19, 2026 3:58 pm
Applicants for the open Fort Smith Public Schools athletic director job include a former district athletic director, the district’s assistant athletic director, the Northside High School principal, and the Alma…
by - January 19, 2026 11:41 am
Van Buren posted a more than 13% decline in building permit values in 2025 compared with 2024, but the city had a big increase in duplex and apartment construction starts…
by - January 19, 2026 11:17 am
Several U.S. retailers are adding more than 1,118 new store locations in 2026, twice the planned store closures, according to Coresight Research. Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight Research, said 2025…
by - January 19, 2026 11:05 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently opened a branch at the new Walmart Home Office in Bentonville. The 1,865-square-foot branch at 1702 S.E. Eighth St., Suite 6, is the company’s eighth Bentonville…
