by - July 7, 2020 11:27 am
Arkansas State University has unveiled tentative plans to host spring and summer graduate commencement ceremonies in August. The summer commencement will take place Aug. 7. The postponed spring commencement Aug….
by - July 7, 2020 10:17 am
An endorsement deal between Rogers-based residential array installer Shine Solar and Lou Holtz wrapped in April, but a new agreement with the legendary football coach isn’t off the table. Caleb…
by - July 6, 2020 6:09 pm
An item on the agenda for Tuesday’s (July 7) Fort Smith Board of Directors will ask directors to consider a resolution to help finance an expansion at the Gerber Products…
by - July 6, 2020 5:09 pm
One of Northeast Arkansas’ benchmark festivals has been cancelled. The Jonesboro BBQ Fest will not be held this year, festival chairman Tim McCall said on Monday (July 6). Organizers cited…
by - July 6, 2020 3:37 pm
Little Rock-based solar array installer Delta Solar announced Monday (July 6) that entrepreneur Bob East has joined the company as an equity investor and will serve as chairman. The company…
by - July 6, 2020 2:28 pm
Walmart is leveraging its business and celebrity relationships to give families access to a virtual a star-studded summer camp and drive-in movies in store parking lots. “Summer hasn’t really felt…
by - July 6, 2020 1:44 pm
For half a century, agricultural district programs, meant to protect farmers from the pressures of expanding urbanization, have evolved and been deployed in various forms around the country. The growing…
by - July 6, 2020 1:34 pm
Changes to the leadership team have been made at Arkansas State University, according to Chancellor Kelly Damphousse. To better align titles with current responsibilities and assignments, four members of the…
by - July 6, 2020 10:03 am
The Little Rock Port Authority announced Monday (July 6) $11 million in investments to support transportation infrastructure improvements in the port’s footprint. As many as 1,500 new jobs may be…
by - July 5, 2020 7:04 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to add a response from Director André Good and to remove a response from Director George Catsavis. At least four of Fort Smith’s seven City Directors…
by - July 5, 2020 1:59 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is offering Master of Business Administration (MBA) students the opportunity to attend classes on-campus or online through a new flexible MBA program. Beginning…
by - July 5, 2020 1:47 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 5, 2020 11:10 am
Conway-based Nabholz Corp., which maintains its Central Region headquarters in Rogers, recently paid the city of Springdale for a commercial building permit valued at $11.37 million. Nabholz is using the…
by - July 2, 2020 7:36 pm
U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright is one of Arkansas’ most renowned politicians and in the age of the Black Lives Matter movement his civil rights record is being re-examined. The…
by - July 2, 2020 5:01 pm
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the Fort Smith area jumped 12.1% Thursday, showing that the virus has clearly made its way to the area, noted an emergency…
by - July 2, 2020 4:48 pm
Walmart is jumping into the insurance brokerage business under the business name Walmart Insurance Services LLC. The Bentonville-based retailer is in the process of hiring Medicare insurance agents in the Dallas…
by - July 2, 2020 9:26 am
At its virtual annual meeting recently, the Arkansas Bar Association (ABA) presented longtime Rogers attorney Sean Keith with the Golden Gavel Award for his service to the legal profession, recognizing…
by - July 1, 2020 7:12 pm
Delta Cannabis Company, a medical marijuana dispensary located in West Memphis, opened their doors for medical marijuana patients Wednesday (July 1). Delta Cannabis Company was originally awarded one of four…
by - July 1, 2020 6:06 pm
Despite the years-long trade war with China that has impacted U.S. soybean exports, Arkansas farmers are plunging ahead devoting more acres to the state’s most widely grown crop. The state…
by - July 1, 2020 4:48 pm
For the first month this year, building activity in the Fort Smith metro area came in below what it did at the same time in 2019, but activity in the…
