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New Fort Smith fire chief named

Darrell Clark has been promoted to fire chief of the Fort Smith Fire Department, according to a city of Fort Smith press release. Clark, the former assistant fire chief, succeeds…

More candidates enter Senate District 26 special election

The special election for Arkansas Senate District 26 will have at least five GOP candidates and one independent candidate. Wade Dunn of Greenwood will run as a Republican, and Franklin…

Washington Regional Urgent Care clinic opens in Rogers

A 4,700-square-foot urgent care clinic will soon open in Rogers. Washington Regional Urgent Care will open its second center in Rogers on Nov. 10. The new clinic at 1900 W….

LISA Academy opens new school in Rogers

A new 75,000-square-foot charter school opened Aug. 12 with 545 students. Little Rock-based charter school organization LISA Academy recently hosted an opening ceremony for the new middle and high school…

Tyson annual revenue tops $54.44 billion, beef segment posts big loss

Tyson Foods surprised analysts with better-than-expected results for its fourth-quarter ending Sept. 30. The meat giant reported revenue of $13.86 billion, up 2.2% from a year ago. On an adjusted…

Whole-body MRI center to open in Pinnacle Hills area

Veralux, the state’s first dedicated whole-body MRI center, is set to open this month in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. The 2,241-square-foot clinic at 2000 S. 42nd St., Suite…

Technology greenhouse opens after ‘seven-figure’ investment

A nearly 6,000-square-foot retail technology greenhouse recently opened on the fifth floor of Ledger in Bentonville that’s expected to help international food and retail supply chain companies expand their business…

City of Keo announces Harvest for Hope concert following Arkansas Pecan Festival

On Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., coinciding with the Arkansas Pecan Festival in Keo, festival organizers will host the first-ever Harvest for Hope Concert. This free community event is…

SupplyOne acquires Lamb & Associates Packaging

SupplyOne, Inc., a distributor of custom corrugated and value-added packaging solutions across North America, has expanded its footprint by acquiring Lamb & Associates Packaging, Inc., a packaging manufacturer based in…

Two Fort Smith directors surprised about agenda items meant for a study session

Two consent decree projects that the Fort Smith Board of Directors tabled Nov. 4 for a future study session discussion are now on the board’s voting agenda for a special…

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Hall of Fame inductees, Fort Smith school ‘rewards,’ food support

Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Hall of Fame The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs recently inducted eight people into its Hall of Fame. The…

Westrock Coffee reports $19 million Q3 loss

Despite strong sales growth, Conway-based Westrock Coffee reported a quarterly loss of $19.1 million. The coffee, tea and beverage manufacturer has been in an aggressive expansion mode, adding production capacity,…

Filing: State can’t seek a stay in Senate District 26 special election case

Gov. Sarah Sanders can’t seek a stay from the Arkansas Supreme Court of a ruling requiring a new date in the Senate District 26 special election because the state didn’t…

Pakko: Uncertainty, but no recession on horizon

Rising tariffs have helped make this the “year of uncertainty,” but there are no signs of a recession on the horizon, according to Dr. Michael Pakko, chief economist and state…

XNA’s airfares closing the gap with peer airports

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) recently shared new data showing the narrowest price difference in round-trip airfares between XNA and Tulsa International Airport (TUL). According to the data from the…

The Maddox apartments in Centerton sell for $34 million

A three-story, 199-unit apartment complex southwest of Arkansas highways 102 and 279 in Centerton recently sold for $34 million. The purchase price equals $170,854 per unit. An affiliate of Natural…

Entergy Arkansas estimates Jefferson Power Station to cost $1.6 billion

More details were revealed Thursday (Nov. 6) on Entergy Arkansas’ Jefferson Power Station, a new natural gas power plant to be built near the existing White Bluff coal-fired power plant…

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo teams up with National Cold War Center

The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville announced Thursday (Nov. 6) that former U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA Director Michael Pompeo has joined the organization as a special…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cambia Health Solutions affiliate

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Portland, Ore.-based Cambia Health Solutions announced Thursday (Nov. 6) that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a strategic affiliation. Terms of…

State seeks to block order requiring date change for Senate District 26 special election

The office of Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court for a stay of a lower court ruling that mandated a March 3, 2026, date for…