by - April 25, 2019 9:52 pm
When Rex Nelson was named the Delta Regional Authority co-chairman more than 10 years ago, he noticed a significant problem in communities throughout the eight state DRA territory. When technological…
by - April 25, 2019 9:04 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (April 25) to discuss ideas of how to raise private funds to help complete the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. About 60 people attended…
by - April 25, 2019 7:45 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Real Estate Review Committee voted Thursday (April 25) to recommend selling land originally set aside for Fort Smith Public Schools to the Arkansas College for…
by - April 25, 2019 7:26 pm
Newly-elected Pulaski County Circuit Clerk Terri Hollingsworth told reporters Thursday (April 25) that her office has sent out nearly 57,000 notifications requiring inactive voters to confirm or update their registration…
by - April 25, 2019 5:13 pm
Job numbers saw slight gains in February, with the jobless rate at 4.4%, unchanged from January and below the 4.6% in February 2018. The recent report also shows an estimated…
by - April 25, 2019 5:10 pm
Dr. Lynn Boyd accepted an appointment as the dean of science and mathematics at Arkansas State University, it was announced Thursday (April 25). “We look forward to Dr. Boyd joining…
by - April 25, 2019 4:21 pm
Walmart will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Bentonville in the next six weeks. Jason Shaffer, director of digital operations at Walmart, discussed the plan at the Trends in Supply Chain…
by - April 25, 2019 2:42 pm
The concept of co-working is not foreign to Northwest Arkansas, with a number of spaces setting up shop in the region in the past few years. The business model is…
by - April 25, 2019 12:46 pm
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech looks to sell the assets of the company in an auction to the New York-based technology financing company that initially sued NanoMech for not making payments…
by - April 25, 2019 11:44 am
Missouri-based Mercy healthcare system, which has a significant presence in both Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro, has been named one of the top five large health systems in…
by - April 25, 2019 11:05 am
Walmart Inc. has hired Kerri L. Ruttenberg to join the company’s legal department as senior vice president of litigation, effective July 1. Ruttenberg is a partner and head of litigation…
by - April 25, 2019 10:39 am
There are 20 banks doing business in Rogers. Among Arkansas cities, only Little Rock (30) and Fayetteville (27) have more. But just one of those lenders calls Rogers home. Just…
by - April 25, 2019 6:47 am
Walmart’s plan to merge its Asda operations in the United Kingdom with Sainsbury hit a road block and the partners agreed to terminate the merger on Thursday (April 25). News…
by - April 24, 2019 7:13 pm
The Little Rock Regional Chamber announced a new partnership with the Little Rock SCORE chapter, which will host office hours for mentors to meet with small businesses and potential small…
by - April 24, 2019 6:52 pm
After solid gains of 5.3% in March, April sales tax revenue totaled $5.222 million, up just 0.43% from a year ago, according to reports from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale….
by - April 24, 2019 5:55 pm
The 92nd General Assembly on Wednesday (April 24) adjourned the 2019 legislative session by approving a single last-minute bill that will allow Little Rock to revamp its current city manager…
by - April 24, 2019 5:45 pm
Dr. Tom Risch has been named vice provost for research and technology transfer and the executive director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University, ASU Provost Lynita Cooksey…
by - April 24, 2019 3:25 pm
The worst maritime disaster in U.S. history will be commemorated at a conference in Marion on Saturday (April 27). A myriad of experts will speak during the Sultana Disaster Conference…
by - April 24, 2019 3:06 pm
Little Rock-based Capital Bank has been approved by the Arkansas State Bank Department to change its name to Encore Bank. Intention for the bank’s rebranding was disclosed when new leadership…
by - April 24, 2019 2:06 pm
In his final chancellor’s report to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Board of Visitors Wednesday (April 24), Dr. Edward Serna said he has seen many positive improvements to…
