by - August 26, 2020 12:16 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods was in 2019 king of the nation’s broiler production with 200.47 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken produced each week. Tyson Foods slaughtered 38.3 million chickens a week…
by - August 26, 2020 11:45 am
With commercial tenants bringing in customers and design underway on space for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, The Bakery District in Fort Smith is preserving history while providing…
by - August 26, 2020 11:21 am
Grammy–winning singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop will be the first artist to take the stage at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville since programming was suspended in March due to health and safety…
by - August 26, 2020 10:58 am
A new partnership between the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville is expected to attract more people to the field of education. Students…
by - August 26, 2020 8:49 am
The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a $10.6 million grant for biomedical research, the school announced Wednesday (Aug. 26). UAMS said the money…
by - August 25, 2020 6:01 pm
The oldest house and commercial building that are still sitting on their original foundations west of the Mississippi River are about to be open to the public once more, according…
by - August 25, 2020 3:57 pm
The Walmart annual health fair which typically takes place in the fall is being replaced by an online wellness event slated for Aug. 28-30. The three-day event will focus on…
by - August 25, 2020 3:25 pm
Walmart blazed a new trail when it recently partnered with Verizon Media to launch an online grocery service for Yahoo Mail users. The service allows consumers to fill their Walmart…
by - August 25, 2020 11:59 am
Fort Smith-based supply chain logistics firm ArcBest has been recognized as one of Forbes’ best employers on its annual list of America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2020. The award is presented…
by - August 25, 2020 11:32 am
Koppers, a global provider of treated wood products, announced Tuesday (Aug. 25) that it plans to invest a minimum of $23 million and increase the number of workers at its…
by - August 25, 2020 11:13 am
The Gulf Coast is projected to be hit with an unprecedented double dose of weather as Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura are expected to make landfall. That turbulent weather,…
by - August 25, 2020 10:03 am
The Northwest Arkansas real estate market has largely fared well during the COVID-19 pandemic as the price of homes continues to rise and the number of lots falls, an economist…
by - August 24, 2020 7:06 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Aug. 24) unanimously voted to rename Albert Pike Elementary School, with a new name to be selected and approved for…
by - August 24, 2020 4:20 pm
Four companies have partnered with Arkansas State University to offer their employees a special opportunity to advance their education. ASU is offering up to 25 scholarships of $1,000 each to…
by - August 24, 2020 3:37 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas had combined sales tax revenue of $6.787 million in the August report. Revenue rose 3.4% from a year ago and reversed the downward…
by - August 24, 2020 2:52 pm
Shari Cooper is back in town and she would like to have a word, or two, with you. The 1987 Poteau (Okla.) High School graduate began July 27 as communications…
by - August 24, 2020 1:28 pm
While many financial institutions distributed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, some lenders originated more loans on the national and local level. Bank of…
by - August 24, 2020 1:10 pm
Officials with the Peacemaker Music Festival, which recently held its 6th annual event in downtown Fort Smith, have announced awards of more than $150,000 at five, ten and twenty thousand-dollar…
by - August 24, 2020 10:59 am
Bentonville developer Jake Newell, principal of Newell Development, is leading a group of investors who’ve started a $15 million mixed-use project two blocks east of the square along East Central…
by - August 23, 2020 5:13 pm
Walmart Inc. and Tribeca Film Festival will partner to host the Walmart Drive-in, a series of free drive-in movie screenings across the country. The retail giant announced the initiative on…
