by - August 10, 2020 1:16 pm
Sean Slovenski, senior vice president of health and wellness at Walmart U.S., is exiting the company after just two years. His departure was recently announced in a internal memo from…
by - August 10, 2020 1:00 pm
Lance Beaty, through his company FSM Holdings, will invest about $2 million in the demolition of 100,000 square feet of the former Phoenix Village Mall and construction of walking trails,…
by - August 10, 2020 10:10 am
Little Rock-based contractor Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. will mark its 75th anniversary next year. Patrick Tenney says the company’s division in Northwest Arkansas will continue to be a vital…
by - August 9, 2020 5:01 pm
Within the first week of team practice, a Southside High School football player in Fort Smith has tested positive for COVID-19. A source familiar with the matter says the player…
by - August 9, 2020 12:04 pm
In July 2019, the growth potential of Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens attracted an investment from 10 Point Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm. The capital is expected to help…
by - August 9, 2020 12:01 pm
Through the first half of 2020, residential building permits in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are down nearly double digits from the 2019 pace. According to permit data from each…
by - August 9, 2020 10:14 am
Pocahontas High School and Hendrix College graduate Graydon Carter was living in New York City working toward his master’s degree in international affairs when the COVID-19 pandemic began to ravage…
by - August 7, 2020 3:46 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith area remains robust in 2020 with permit totals for the first seven months of 2020 up almost 71% compared with the same period in…
by - August 7, 2020 1:27 pm
Fayetteville-based TheatreSquared (T2) has named Simmons Foods CEO and Vice Chairman Todd Simmons its new board president. Simmons replaces Lynn Donald Carver, who was board president for six years as…
by - August 7, 2020 9:53 am
A popular food truck court in downtown Fayetteville is for sale. Shulertown, at 372 W. Dickson St., is listed for $1.2 million. It was created in 2014 by restaurateur Zac…
by - August 7, 2020 7:00 am
Saracen Casino Resort said Thursday (Aug. 6) it will hire approximately 800 new workers in the next few weeks as it prepares for an upcoming grand opening in early October….
by - August 6, 2020 6:27 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. has named Joseph A. Vitiritto its new president and CEO. Vitiritto, 49, has worked in the transportation industry for 25 years and has served…
by - August 6, 2020 4:20 pm
Spartan Adventure Park of Fort Smith is set to open Sept. 15 in the former Movie Lounge venue on Rogers Avenue, giving area residents another option for birthday parties and…
by - August 6, 2020 3:22 pm
The Paragould Chamber of Commerce and Community Growth Strategies has a new director of economic development and CEO. The organization’s board has voted to hire Allison Hestand to serve in…
by - August 6, 2020 12:12 pm
Rebecca “Becky” O’Donnell pleaded guilty Thursday (Aug. 6) in the death of former State Sen. Linda Collins-Smith and has been sentenced to 57 years in prison, according to Talk Business…
by - August 6, 2020 11:49 am
In Arkansas, the tourism and hospitality industry is a significant source of employment and revenue. Only agriculture is a more substantial business in the state. Like so many industries, tourism…
by - August 6, 2020 11:20 am
A 1.5-megawatt solar array has started to generate renewable energy for Paris, a city with a population of about 3,400 and a county seat of Logan County. The city and…
by - August 6, 2020 9:44 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Wednesday (Aug. 5) it received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to put more processing power into controls…
by - August 6, 2020 9:07 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville concluded a capital campaign by raising a record $1.45 billion for student, faculty, program and capital support. The private fundraising will advance academic opportunity…
by - August 6, 2020 8:12 am
Businesses have scrambled to deal with the devastating impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic that spread across the globe this spring. There are no guarantees that a vaccine or…
