by - October 13, 2021 10:49 am
The city of Jonesboro plans to use $1.75 million in federal COVID relief funding to pay for safety projects, primarily in Jonesboro’s police, fire and E911 departments, Mayor Harold Copenhaver…
by - October 13, 2021 8:20 am
United Holding Co., parent company of Springdale-based United Bank, is planning to build a new commercial banking center in Bentonville. United Bank president and CEO Nathan Gairhan said the bank will…
by - October 13, 2021 7:36 am
An annual, artificial haze is set to descend in the skies of the Arkansas Delta as the harvest makes way for the burning of row crop fields. The Arkansas Department…
by - October 12, 2021 6:04 pm
No information has been released on whether Fort Smith Public Schools will have opportunities for students not enrolled in virtual learning to switch to that option after the district’s mask…
by - October 12, 2021 4:56 pm
Netflix is making an all-out effort to get licensed merchandise from hit shows like Stranger Things, CoComelon and Squid Game into consumers hands ahead of the holidays with a partnership…
by - October 12, 2021 3:37 pm
The J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family has donated $3 million to Springdale nonprofit Children’s Safety Center Inc. (CSC). The money is a lead gift for CSC’s $12.5 million capital campaign…
by - October 12, 2021 2:13 pm
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine will host a free webinar next week titled, “The Future of Human-Robot Interaction.” The webinar, which is part of NYITCOM’s Artificial Intelligence Series, will feature…
by - October 12, 2021 1:32 pm
Fayetteville-based biotech company Namida Lab Inc. recently announced a tear donation campaign and clinical trial recruitment site as it develops a tear-based breast cancer screening test. Namida Lab’s first product,…
by - October 12, 2021 9:53 am
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Oct. 12) the death of Doyle Williams, former dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He was 81. Williams was Walton College…
by - October 11, 2021 7:23 pm
The Fort Smith School Board voted four to three during a called meeting Monday (Oct. 11) to end the district’s mandate requiring face coverings in the schools. The board voted…
by - October 11, 2021 6:36 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation announced Monday (Oct. 11) that a portal is now open for grants up to $150,000 to support organizations with programs, activities or projects that directly support LGBTQ+…
by - October 11, 2021 5:02 pm
A grant from the Division of Arkansas Heritage will bring London artist Ben Eine to Fort Smith to create a mural on Garrison Avenue as part of The Unexpected, an…
by - October 11, 2021 2:50 pm
Montrose Environmental Group announced Monday (Oct. 11) the acquisition of Environmental Chemistry, Inc., a full-service environmental laboratory serving the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast region. ECI’s leadership team, including CEO…
by - October 11, 2021 1:54 pm
The proper use of cover crops can produce several benefits for production systems in Arkansas including improved soil health, increased nitrogen, and additional weed control options, according to research done…
by - October 11, 2021 11:25 am
Share prices of two Northwest Arkansas-based transportation companies have reached record highs amid strong freight demand, tight capacity and a labor shortage. On Sept. 23, shares of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M….
by - October 11, 2021 8:11 am
There are many strong corporate leaders in Northwest Arkansas. Among them are 10 that we are honoring in this issue with our seventh annual C-Suite Awards. The award acknowledges business…
by - October 10, 2021 3:18 pm
Last week, the Arkansas legislature sent up bills that would enact new congressional maps for our voting districts. Gov. Asa Hutchinson should not sign these into law. Every 10 years,…
by - October 10, 2021 1:11 pm
Several multi-year spending plans will be presented Tuesday (Oct. 12) to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, including almost $87 million for utility department projects in 2022 and an estimated…
by - October 10, 2021 10:04 am
Longtime Northwest Arkansas banker Ron Branscum has made a career change. Branscum resigned from Arvest Bank in December and launched Strategic Business Consulting Inc. (SBC) with a focus on helping…
by - October 10, 2021 10:01 am
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10 a.m. Nov. 3 to celebrate the completion of an 81,000-square-foot office building for Arkansas Blue Cross…
