by - November 3, 2020 10:50 pm
Following Tuesday (Nov. 3) general elections, long-term incumbents will continue to work for the concerns of the Fort Smith metro area to the state legislature. Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith,…
by - November 3, 2020 10:39 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., won re-election in his closely watched race with State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock. The Associated Press called the race for Hill at about 10…
by - November 3, 2020 3:04 pm
An improved freight market environment allowed Fort Smith-based ArcBest to better balance revenue with costs resulting in quarterly net income growth of 80.7% and operating income gains in its trucking…
by - November 3, 2020 2:41 pm
Georgia-based global manufacturer Chart Industries on Tuesday (Nov. 3) announced the completion of a deal to buy BlueInGreen LLC, an emerging technology company based in Fayetteville focusing on water and…
by - November 3, 2020 9:19 am
Fayetteville-based outdoor dealership Williams Tractor, which has six locations in Arkansas and one in Louisiana, is planning to build a Springdale superstore east of Interstate 49. Company officials broke ground…
by - November 2, 2020 3:30 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art recently broke ground on the four-story, 154,600-square-foot Windgate Studio and Design Center at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Hill Avenue. The building will…
by - November 2, 2020 11:57 am
After serving about one year as company president and three years as a director, Dean Banks officially started as Tyson Foods CEO on Oct. 3. While he had no prior…
by - November 1, 2020 3:07 pm
What’s the oldest business in Arkansas to do for its 200th anniversary? How about give away money as it enters a third century of operation. The Rose Law Firm, founded…
by - November 1, 2020 7:53 am
Americans will have decided who they want leading the nation and the policy directions they want the government to pursue for the next four years by Nov. 3. That decision…
by - October 31, 2020 10:26 am
Brett Goode is back in Northwest Arkansas, but he’s traded in a career filled with footballs for a second one filled with finance. The retired Super Bowl champion and former…
by - October 30, 2020 1:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a step closer to significantly increasing its footprint in Arkansas’ fastest-growing region. The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees met…
by - October 30, 2020 12:57 pm
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Northeast Arkansas has ballooned by 112% since the end of September and community leaders issued dire warnings Friday (Oct. 30) if the trend isn’t…
by - October 30, 2020 12:50 pm
G&G Independent Insurance, with offices in Fayetteville and Bentonville, has acquired Little Rock-based agency Arkansas Insurance Advisors (AIA). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two sides completed…
by - October 30, 2020 12:45 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck on Thursday (Oct. 29) reported third quarter net income of $2.295 million, much better than the $1.373 million loss in the same quarter of 2019. Per…
by - October 29, 2020 9:51 pm
An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on Thursday (Oct. 29) declared that an existing half-cent sales tax for state highways could not be spent on a $1 billion widening project on…
by - October 29, 2020 7:17 pm
WeWork launched its first Arkansas location Thursday (Oct. 29) on the second floor of the historic Massey Building on West Central Avenue in downtown Bentonville. WeWork Labs is WeWork’s global…
by - October 29, 2020 2:47 pm
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the PEAK Innovation Center will host the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week on…
by - October 29, 2020 2:32 pm
The city of Siloam Springs and Oklahoma-based utility Grand River Dam Authority broke ground Thursday (Oct. 29) on a 30-acre whitewater park on the Illinois River, and the Walton Family…
by - October 29, 2020 1:48 pm
The Northwest Arkansas regional chapter of national nonprofit Network of Executive Women (NEW) will host its fall learning event on Nov. 4. Allison Massari is the keynote speaker for the…
by - October 29, 2020 11:52 am
Vacancy rates in central Arkansas’ commercial real estate market increased in all three subdivisions (retail, office and industrial) in the third quarter of 2020. A new report out Thursday (Oct….
