by - December 2, 2021 11:44 am
A California-based trucking company is planning to develop land in Springdale to support operations for three subsidiaries. Kal Freight, a primarily full truckload (FTL) carrier based in Ontario, Calif., recently…
by - December 2, 2021 8:34 am
An agreement between two carriers would allow low-cost carrier Allegiant to offer nonstop flights to tourist destinations in Mexico as early as 2023, but it’s uncertain whether the flights would…
by - December 1, 2021 7:43 pm
Term-limited State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, is launching a new nonprofit organization, Get Loud Arkansas!, to register new voters and engage lackluster voters. “Our voices are being silenced by…
by - December 1, 2021 7:10 pm
Fort Smith metro area building activity dropped in November but regional permit values are much higher than this time last year. The area’s three biggest cities reported $15.46 million in…
by - December 1, 2021 6:59 pm
Tim Cooper, senior vice president of supply chain and grocery and reverse logistics at Walmart, spoke Wednesday (Dec. 1) about lessons learned in the past 20 months since the COVID-19…
by - December 1, 2021 3:28 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock), the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and Forge Institute announced Wednesday (Dec. 1) the establishment of the Consortium…
by - December 1, 2021 2:24 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart has opened its 153rd dealership, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 1) news release. The new dealership opened Nov. 29 in Norman, Okla. The new location is the…
by - December 1, 2021 12:52 pm
Capt. John Thurber’s ship was badly damaged from a violent storm. It limped into the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina sometime in 1685. While the ship underwent repairs, Thurber met…
by - December 1, 2021 10:17 am
In the span of a few months, one of the state’s leading title companies has lost its CEO and COO. As we’ve reported previously, Patrick Curry, former CEO of Springdale-based…
by - December 1, 2021 8:33 am
The South Central Telehealth Resource Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is opening five satellite training centers in Arkansas and Tennessee. Part of the UAMS Institute…
by - December 1, 2021 8:10 am
The fourth ThinkTECH Accelerator program participants were announced Tuesday (Nov. 30) by the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and The Venture Center. The 11 companies selected for the fintech…
by - December 1, 2021 7:30 am
Bill Gatewood, the long-time director of the Old State House Museum, will retire on Dec. 31, 2021 after a 35-year career with the state and 29 years with the museum,…
by - November 30, 2021 7:21 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series on the details and potential impact of the $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education…
by - November 30, 2021 2:10 pm
The CoFounder, a nearly 9,000-square-foot shared workspace in Rogers, recently opened in Founders Plaza. The property managers said its amenities, proximity to other developments and community culture make it unique….
by - November 30, 2021 1:08 pm
Sally Gilbert, long-time Mountain Home resident and banking veteran, has joined Farmers & Merchants Bank as the new market president for Mountain Home and surrounding communities. Gilbert will lead Farmers…
by - November 30, 2021 10:56 am
A student-run online business at the University of Arkansas has produced a record-breaking sales year. ForeverRed grossed $108,000 in sales for the fiscal year 2021 that ended June 30. That’s…
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…
