by - July 13, 2020 9:23 pm
Fort Smith Public School administrators say 65% of millage-related construction work has gone to “River Valley” businesses, but that analysis includes more than $40 million awarded to Nabholz Construction, which…
by - July 13, 2020 3:22 pm
Fayetteville-based outdoor apparel retailer LIVSN Designs will launch this fall pants made mostly of recycled materials after receiving media attention from two magazines on its existing pants. The second version…
by - July 13, 2020 3:06 pm
The number of home sales in the Fort Smith metro are up 6.2% in the first half of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The value of the…
by - July 13, 2020 10:55 am
Recent data from commercial real estate information firm CoStar indicates multifamily developers still view Northwest Arkansas as a favorable environment despite the two-pronged economic shock of a pandemic and a…
by - July 12, 2020 9:43 pm
Soybeans originated in China thousands of years ago, and a few U.S. farms grew the beans prior to the Civil War. The crop was mostly used to feed livestock. During…
by - July 12, 2020 10:36 am
When NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) first opened its doors to roughly 1,200 students in August 1990, its founding board of directors included Jim Hall. That one-year appointment is part…
by - July 11, 2020 1:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Saturday (July 11) opted to table a vote on an ordinance that would require the use of face masks when indoors as a…
by - July 11, 2020 9:17 am
Walmart’s corporate employees in Bentonville have mostly been working remotely from home since mid-March. But the retail giant has plans to return them Aug. 17, making room for up to…
by - July 10, 2020 12:02 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Friday (July 10) a $2 million gift from alumnus and entrepreneur Sam Alley and his wife, Janet, of Little Rock will be used to develop…
by - July 10, 2020 10:56 am
At the start of the week, Jonesboro city officials had no plans to implement a public mask mandate. A surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days throughout Northeast Arkansas and…
by - July 10, 2020 9:45 am
Effective communication is a critical part of any attempt to persuade others. Martine Pollard has built a career in that field. For the past nearly 10 years, she has worked…
by - July 9, 2020 5:32 pm
Thanks to a grant from the Economic Development Administration and the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA), work is progressing on an inland port and intermodal facility to be located in…
by - July 9, 2020 4:33 pm
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Arkansas State University Museum $51,921 through its NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations program. The purpose of this emergency relief program is to…
by - July 9, 2020 3:42 pm
Arvest Bank announced Thursday (July 9) that its mortgage division has originated total volume of more than $2 billion for the third consecutive year, and at the earliest point in…
by - July 9, 2020 2:06 pm
Will there be college football this fall? It’s a question fans are asking and decision-makers are discussing at several levels daily throughout the country. Some smaller dominoes are already falling….
by - July 9, 2020 11:33 am
Organizers of the annual Bentonville Film Festival announced Thursday (July 9) details of a planned hybrid event scheduled Aug. 10-16. This year’s festival will offer virtual presentations and world premieres…
by - July 9, 2020 9:17 am
Climbing cases of COVID-19 in the northwest corner of the state are taxing the region’s capacity, draining health care resources, and disproportionately affecting the Latino and Marshallese communities. That’s where…
by - July 8, 2020 6:29 pm
Jonesboro and Craighead County officials have been bracing for a free-fall in sales and use tax collections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but up to this point Northeast Arkansas’ largest…
by - July 8, 2020 6:19 pm
The case and death tolls due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to erupt and the hub city in the region may follow other cities in the state and mandate public…
by - July 8, 2020 6:15 pm
Of the five Arkansas cities in a 500-city “dashboard” that measures COVID-19 risks, Fort Smith ranks the highest in Arkansas at 9 on a scale of 1 to 10, according…
