by - March 5, 2020 5:11 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region dropped in February after a particularly robust first month of the year. The region issued $20.499 million building permits in February’s 28 days,…
by - March 5, 2020 4:47 pm
United Airlines flights between Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be suspended as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. XNA has yet to…
by - March 5, 2020 4:11 pm
Conway-based Nabholz Corp. recently paid the city of Springdale for a commercial building permit valued at $14 million. The company is using the permit to start the construction of an…
by - March 5, 2020 4:06 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced Thursday (March 5) that its board of directors has approved an amendment to the company’s stock repurchase program that increases the amount of…
by - March 5, 2020 3:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will give a $1.5 million grant to the city of Springdale to widen and extend a road and allow for the…
by - March 5, 2020 1:35 pm
Walmart said Thursday (March 5) it is restricting all cross-border international travel business trips. The large Walmart U.S. Customer Conference – formerly the year beginning meeting – to take place in…
by - March 4, 2020 7:54 pm
Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas announced Kelly Fleming has been named executive director of the nonprofit. Fleming has served as the Director of Development/Chief Development Officer for the Arkansas…
by - March 4, 2020 7:41 pm
Farmers utilize a lot of tools and services to optimize field production and yields. The latest implement that might maximize their crop performances is a cell phone. Earlier this week,…
by - March 4, 2020 6:45 pm
Walmart has made no secret about its desire to end grocery operations in the United Kingdom in order to focus on higher-growth markets like India, China and Mexico. The retailer…
by - March 4, 2020 6:42 pm
Jeff Williams, CEO of America’s Car-Mart Inc., will receive a base salary of $750,000 starting May 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 1…
by - March 4, 2020 6:33 pm
Dr. Dan Conway, new to the University of Arkansas as associate director and professor at the Blockchain Center of Excellence, said the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries such…
by - March 4, 2020 3:58 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is resigning from his post effective March 27, 2020, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. Kerr said he is leaving his post to pursue opportunities…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Sales tax revenue for the city of Fort Smith was up in 2019, but began the 2020 reporting year with declines. The January report shows the city’s share of the…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Aaron Burkes, CEO of Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), said he doesn’t expect long-term impacts as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, but it will likely affect the Highfill…
by - March 4, 2020 2:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 3) voted down zoning change requests in a controversial section of Chaffee Crossing. The area in question is part of legal…
by - March 4, 2020 1:27 pm
Residential building permits in the region’s four largest cities soared 41.6% in January, according to the data collected by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. The combined number of permits issued…
by - March 4, 2020 8:10 am
There were three Republican State Senate primaries and two Democratic ones on Super Tuesday. The highest profile race involved Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, who was ousted by Rep. Dan Sullivan,…
by - March 3, 2020 11:58 pm
Despite campaigning by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the titular head of the Republican Party of Arkansas, State Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, could not stave off challenger Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, in…
by - March 3, 2020 10:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect updated vote totals in a race for a district court judge position (District 2, Division 4) in Washington County. ——— Conrad…
by - March 3, 2020 10:08 pm
Voters on Tuesday (March 3) narrowed down an unusually crowded field of candidates for five Sebastian County judicial races with four female candidates winning the bench in their respective races….
