by - July 5, 2021 8:59 am
Northwest Arkansas school districts are adding solar arrays to meet electricity demand and reduce energy costs. One project in Farmington will include an agricultural component and educational partnership with Little…
by - July 5, 2021 8:50 am
Rogers investment firm Beaty Capital Group Inc. completed a $37 million deal July 1 to buy the Grand Village at Clear Creek retirement community at 1998 W. Grand Blvd. in…
by - July 2, 2021 8:47 am
Fayetteville-based real estate firm Collier & Associates is opening an office in Rogers’ new Pinnacle Heights development. The 15-acre mixed-use development is situated at the northwest corner of the Pauline…
by - July 1, 2021 6:55 pm
Surging corn and soybean prices had a significant impact on Arkansas farmers’ crop plans in the early spring, according to data from a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. The annual…
by - July 1, 2021 5:18 pm
Walmart’s 8th annual Open Call for prospective suppliers took place virtually on June 30. The retail giant said merchant teams heard from more than 900 entrepreneurs who pitched their products…
by - July 1, 2021 4:04 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro declined again in June with the area’s three biggest cities reporting a combined $11.87 million in building permit values. That is down 8.36%…
by - July 1, 2021 2:56 pm
Banker, restaurateur, businessman and avid sportsman Philip Tappan of Little Rock was named to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 1). Tappan is…
by - July 1, 2021 12:35 pm
The Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie has announced the inductees into this year’s Arkansas Waterfowler Hall of Fame. An induction ceremony will honor these individuals as well as the…
by - July 1, 2021 10:56 am
A panel of Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurs recently shared advice on entrepreneurship, their startup journey and thoughts about the area. The entrepreneurs were interviewed virtually June 10 during “Removing Barriers for…
by - July 1, 2021 10:44 am
A 24.78-acre commercial land sale along South Dixieland Road in Rogers tipped the scales at $4.35 million. The purchase price equals $4.03 per square foot. Fayetteville home builder Brittenum Construction…
by - June 30, 2021 4:15 pm
School will begin for Fort Smith Public Schools in about six weeks. But summer is not a time for taking it easy as the FSPS administration works to fill several…
by - June 30, 2021 4:00 pm
The new more contagious COVID-19 variant, known as Delta, is sweeping across the country and Arkansas and the Northeast section of the state are not immune. The Delta Variant, first…
by - June 30, 2021 11:12 am
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith will begin construction on a $162 million expansion of its emergency room and intensive care unit in early 2022 with completion estimated in 2024. The project…
by - June 30, 2021 9:55 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently updated its 2021 enplanement projections to between 500,000 and 550,000. Enplanements, or outbound passengers, are projected to be 553,281 in 2021. In…
by - June 30, 2021 6:30 am
Each year, the number of women involved in the business and civic sectors continue to grow, and Talk Business & Politics is set to honor the best of them in…
by - June 29, 2021 5:28 pm
Tyson Foods joined ABB Technology Ventures, Tekfen Ventures and three other venture capital firms to invest a combined $10 million into Soft Robotics, to further the tech company’s work in…
by - June 29, 2021 5:11 pm
A $22 million extension of the primary runway at the Fort Smith Regional Airport necessary for the planned arrival of a foreign military pilot training center will cost the city…
by - June 29, 2021 1:06 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 29) it had been granted Early Initial Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees. According to the…
by - June 29, 2021 12:12 pm
State Rep. Fred Love, D-Little Rock, announced his candidacy Monday (June 28) for the Arkansas State Senate District 31 seat currently held by Sen. Joyce Elliott, who is term-limited. No…
by - June 29, 2021 12:02 pm
As the U.S. economy emerges from a recession and the shutdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are increasingly finding it difficult to find and retain employees. One organization…
