Regions

Fayetteville campaign backs city’s $375 million bond issue

A new campaign — One Cent. One City. One Purpose. — has launched in Fayetteville to encourage voters to support a $375.5 million bond issue that will be on the…

New accelerator launches to help consumer packaged goods companies

The newest accelerator in Northwest Arkansas will focus on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and is designed to help companies improve their product offerings, prepare for placement in large…

The Systems Group buys facility in Jonesboro

The Systems Group, a family-owned company specializing in services for steel mills and other heavy industries for more than 50 years, announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) the acquisition of an 8,400-square-foot…

Methodist Family Health opens its Jonesboro facility

Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro). The facility will begin seeing patients on…

Fort Smith Board set to vote on funding Parrot Island water slide installation

The Fort Smith Board of Directors is on track to consider at its Jan. 20 regular meeting a $2.6 million plan that would install five slides at Parrot Island Waterpark….

7 Brew hires CFO, opens 600th stand

Springdale-based beverage company 7 Brew recently appointed a chief financial officer as it grows to more than 600 drive-thru locations across the United States. Matthew Dunnigan, chief financial officer of…

Puzzling Presents founder receives prize In accelerator

The founder of Siloam Springs-based gift box company Puzzling Presents recently won the top prize in the fall 2025 Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Northwest Arkansas Business Accelerator. Puzzling Presents founder…

Fort Smith Regional Airport traffic up in 2025, ends year with ‘steady demand’

After a slow start in which traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport was down 4.4% following the first four months of 2025, the remainder of the year was…

Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set on A-State campus

The 28th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference is set for Wednesday (Jan. 14) in the Reng Student Union auditorium at Arkansas State University. The morning session starts with…

Initial public input supports recreational uses for ACME property

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Jan. 13) broadly approved moving forward with efforts to develop a master use plan for more than 100 acres of former ACME…

Car-Mart closes 13 additional dealerships, including 5 in Arkansas

Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. announced Tuesday (Jan. 13) that it closed 13 dealerships in its second phase of closures, including five in Arkansas. A total of 18 dealerships have been…

Fort Smith metro building permit numbers up more than 4% in 2025

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled at least $282.576 million in 2025, up 4.2% compared with 2024. Greenwood, which averaged $1.097 million in monthly permit…

Walmart expands drone delivery with Wing to 150 more stores

Walmart plans to expand its drone delivery option to more than 40 million people by providing the delivery service to 150 additional stores in the fiscal year that begins Feb….

Fractional marketing firms provide part-time C-suite services

Two longtime marketing executives are successfully betting that if a small to medium-sized business doesn’t need or can’t afford a full-time chief marketing officer, it can still use a fraction…

Real Deals: Fayetteville surgery center, clinic sells for $15.3 million

A 28,055-square-foot medical office building south of East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville has a new owner after a recent transaction worth $15.3 million. The purchase price equals $545 per square…

Black River Technical finishes renovations to welding lab on its Pocahontas campus

Black River Technical College (BRTC) has completed a set of renovations in its welding lab on the Pocahontas campus. The renovation was made possible with a $499,000 States’ Economic Development…

Fairfield Bay launches strategic growth plan

Fairfield Bay in Cleburne and Van Buren counties has launched the Fairfield Bay 2035 Strategic Plan, a roadmap designed to position the community as a residential and resort destination during…

Fort Smith parks director seeks ‘park warriors,’ touts amenities

Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Sara Duester said Monday (Jan. 12) that members of the Future Fort Smith Committee can be “park warriors” to help get accurate information out…

$6 billion data center to locate near Little Rock

AVAIO Digital Partners announced Monday (Jan. 12) it will locate a new $6 billion data center hub near Little Rock. It will be known as AVAIO Digital Leo and will…

The Compass Report: Arkansas metro economic growth ranges from resilient to stable

Economic growth in Central and Northwest Arkansas continued to grow in the third quarter of 2025, with economic conditions in the Fort Smith and Jonesboro metros moderating or flat in…

LR Fed official praises Warsh start amid economic uncertainty

Beechwood Hospitality starts operating Fayetteville hotel

Crystal Bridges names 3 to executive leadership jobs

Lawrence Healthcare hires Anthony Knighton as president