by - May 2, 2020 9:55 am
Businesses large and small have felt the impact of the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Springdale business 5H Photography is no different. The second of weekend of…
by - May 2, 2020 9:50 am
Alcoholic beverage sales shot up in March as stay-at-home orders were issued, and many bars and restaurants had to close for dine-in service to enforce social distancing measures. That sent…
by - May 1, 2020 11:52 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), has announced the availability of approximately…
by - May 1, 2020 11:35 am
The last half of March was upended for real estate agents because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but overall home sales for the month still surged. According to the latest figures,…
by - May 1, 2020 10:45 am
Daniel Cushman, president and CEO of Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., announced Thursday (April 30) that he intends to retire Friday (May 1) after 11 years in his role…
by - May 1, 2020 9:53 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. looks to make safer the delivery of shipments amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as federal and state transportation agencies partner to distribute 1 million masks…
by - April 30, 2020 1:36 pm
A statewide volunteer organization that ran soup kitchens during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is trying to feed people across the state in response to COVID-19. The Arkansas Extension Homemakers…
by - April 29, 2020 4:47 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will on May 16 virtually graduate 40 students from its biomedical studies program. Graduation for students earning their master’s degree in biomedicine was…
by - April 29, 2020 3:51 pm
At least two more residents at a nursing home in Lawrence County have died as a result of COVID-19, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. At least three residents at the…
by - April 29, 2020 3:06 pm
St. Louis-based Mercy Health System is maximizing use of protective personal equipment (PPE) required during the COVID-19 pandemic. The health system is disinfecting N95 respirators and other equipment with a…
by - April 29, 2020 2:30 pm
Tyson Foods continues to keep as many plants open as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Springdale-based meat giant announced Wednesday (April 29) it was doubling the cash bonuses it…
by - April 29, 2020 2:22 pm
The Baptist Health-UAMS Family Medicine Residency program has received a full 10-year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program was started in 2019 to provide…
by - April 29, 2020 2:13 pm
Benton County’s most visible bank is making plans to add another branch. Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has filed a large-scale development plan to build a 2,800-square-foot building on Southwest Regional Airport…
by - April 29, 2020 10:26 am
There’s not nearly enough data yet to predict what healthcare ramifications will occur months or even years from now as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. A healthcare staffing…
by - April 28, 2020 6:27 pm
Cases of COVID-19 continued to inch upwards on Tuesday (April 28), but the number of reported cases isn’t growing like it was even a week ago. Crittenden County, the most…
by - April 28, 2020 5:34 pm
Land use changes in the Chaffee Crossing historic district are once again questioned as a lawsuit is refiled in Sebastian County Circuit Court. An amended and substituted complaint was filed…
by - April 28, 2020 4:37 pm
Ed Yeager, co-owner of the four Yeager Hardware stores in the Fort Smith and Van Buren area and son of the company’s founder, died Monday (April 27). He was 78….
by - April 28, 2020 3:50 pm
Sales have fallen for America’s Car-Mart amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but they’re not as weak as the broader market in which sales have declined more than 50%, analysts said….
by - April 28, 2020 2:53 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic buckled the U.S. home-building sector in March but had scant impact on residential construction activity in Northwest Arkansas. Home-building activity in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities was…
by - April 28, 2020 2:30 pm
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare entities in Northwest Arkansas will receive more than $3 million in aid thanks to an initiative guided by the Northwest Arkansas Council and…
