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…
by - December 8, 2020 10:31 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will name a new civil engineering facility for a former student. The Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center is a 37,400-square-foot…
by - December 8, 2020 9:47 am
Northwest Arkansas’ largest meeting and event center has a new name. Rogers Convention Center is the new name of the former John Q. Hammons Center on South Pinnacle Hills Parkway…
by - December 7, 2020 7:09 pm
With the official groundbreaking completed, Fort Smith Public Schools plans to open the Peak Innovation Center for the 2021-22 school year. FSPS in partnership with University of Arkansas at Fort…
by - December 7, 2020 4:44 pm
Last week, Talk Business & Politics reported that a major pharmacy chain in Arkansas, AllCare Pharmacy, had sold its retail locations to Walgreens and Express Rx, according to a number…
by - December 7, 2020 3:45 pm
Arkansas State University’s new five-year strategic plan, “Discover 2025,” has been approved by the ASU System Board of Trustees, marking the official start of efforts to determine ASU’s future, Chancellor…
by - December 7, 2020 1:59 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit announced Monday (Dec. 7) it has moved into a new 8,600-square-foot administration building at 2423 E. Robinson Ave. “It’s been a long time coming,…
by - December 7, 2020 1:19 pm
Brightwater, a culinary and food study department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, has received $1.8 million in grant funding from the Walton Family Foundation to support new programs,…
by - December 7, 2020 12:06 pm
Halff Associates of Little Rock has developed an alternate downtown Fort Smith truck route with an estimated cost of $4.5 million. The plan will be presented the Fort Smith Board…
by - December 7, 2020 10:04 am
Lucrative Bentonville real estate that belongs to a former business owner convicted of sexual assault is headed to public auction. On Nov. 17, Circuit Judge Doug Schrantz ordered the property…
by - December 7, 2020 10:00 am
Former Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore has died following a weeks-long battle with COVID-19, according to his family. Kennemore reportedly served as the Mississippi County city’s mayor for 28 years before…
by - December 6, 2020 12:06 pm
Infrastructure, workforce development, and small business growth have been the major areas of focus for Chris Caldwell’s three years at the helm of the Delta Regional Authority. The DRA turned…
by - December 6, 2020 11:30 am
The North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau launched its “Up to Something Local” limited-time restaurant gift card program on Sunday (Dec. 7). The program allows the North Little Rock…
by - December 6, 2020 9:36 am
Bloomberg Businessweek has named Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams to the 2020 Bloomberg 50, its annual list of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who have changed the global business landscape over…
by - December 5, 2020 3:38 pm
Jonelle Fulmer of Fort Smith was elected as the new chairwoman of the Republican Party of Arkansas (RPA) on Saturday (Dec. 5) in Benton. She will succeed Doyle Webb of…
by - December 5, 2020 9:54 am
Stuart Rowland, owner of Van Buren-based Stu’s Clean Cookin’, was a full-time mechanic when his CrossFit coach encouraged him to sell the food Rowland would often share. The barbecue pitmaster…
