by - December 10, 2020 1:42 pm
Tyson Foods has selected Dr. Claudia Coplein to fill the newly created role of chief medical officer for the meat giant amid its efforts to focus on safeguarding employee health…
by - December 10, 2020 10:40 am
Highland Pellets LLC announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) a strategic capital partnership with Orion Energy Partners, L.P. to fund the expansion and upgrade of its existing wood pellet facility in Pine…
by - December 10, 2020 10:37 am
One of the state’s largest annual business gatherings will, as anticipated, be a virtual event in 2021. The 27th annual Arkansas Business Forecast event is scheduled Jan. 29. The event…
by - December 10, 2020 10:33 am
Winrock International announced Thursday (Dec. 10) the Validation Fund, Arkansas’ first evergreen, not-for-profit fund dedicated to deploying early-stage awards to validation-stage Arkansas startup companies. The fund was launched with an…
by - December 10, 2020 9:57 am
The owner of a Fayetteville property listed on the National Register of Historic Places is planning to redevelop the site with multiple uses. The $4.2 million redevelopment includes the Peter…
by - December 9, 2020 5:39 pm
Banking, liquor and property development are the areas of business to be recognized in the second annual Talk Business & Politics Western Arkansas Business Awards program. Talk Business & Politics…
by - December 9, 2020 5:03 pm
Recounts in swing states have ended, virtually all lawsuits have been dismissed, and most people have come to the conclusion that former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump…
by - December 9, 2020 4:51 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will not seek an extension of the current ¼-cent county-wide sales tax through a special election in the spring. Sebastian County voters said…
by - December 9, 2020 3:23 pm
Go Ye Employment Services, a family-owned staffing agency in Fort Smith, will close its doors Dec. 31. Jerry Crawford started the business Jan. 1, 2000. CEO Miles Crawford, his son,…
by - December 9, 2020 11:41 am
The Walton Family Foundation recently gave $1.2 million to the city of Bentonville for a project that will close segments of A Street to vehicle traffic and connect them to…
by - December 9, 2020 8:00 am
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA), a program of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, has named Alison Wish as its new director. Wish…
by - December 9, 2020 6:41 am
Online auto retailer Carvana announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) it will offer “as-soon-as next day” vehicle delivery in Little Rock. The e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars offers customers…
by - December 8, 2020 8:04 pm
Removing truck traffic from downtown Fort Smith has taken another turn. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDoT) will look into the feasibility of second bridge to bring traffic into Fort…
by - December 8, 2020 6:50 pm
The Fort Smith area continues to rank high in the state in new cases of COVID-19, and the virus is hitting the area’s healthcare community especially hard. At least one…
by - December 8, 2020 6:42 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Tuesday (Dec. 8) approved just one of three remaining dispensary licenses, but a legal challenge may be filed by Fort Smith-based River Valley…
by - December 8, 2020 4:19 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) a new logo and a rebranding from ‘Drive Easy’ to ‘Keeping You on the Road.’ The buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - December 8, 2020 3:26 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Art and Culture Bridge Fund will award a second round of grants of up to $20,000 to support arts and culture organizations challenged by COVID-19. The Northwest…
by - December 8, 2020 3:13 pm
United States Steel Corp. is on the verge of becoming the sole owner of Big River Steel, the first “superproject” in the history of the Natural State. U.S. Steel has…
by - December 8, 2020 2:36 pm
The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers, has recognized Mercy Hospital in Rogers as one of the best small teaching hospitals in patient care. The hospital earned an…
by - December 8, 2020 12:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson held the first of his planned community meetings, this one in Benton, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday (Dec. 8), after an unplanned meeting with about a…
