by - April 18, 2019 7:15 pm
Big Creek Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Forrest City based Armor Bank, and Tyronza Bancshares, Inc., parent company of First Delta Bank headquartered in Marked Tree, have announced an agreement…
by - April 18, 2019 5:23 pm
The trend of slow population growth continues in the Fort Smith metro, with the population rising just 0.1% to 282,318, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Fort Smith…
by - April 18, 2019 5:15 pm
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday (April 18) that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its…
by - April 18, 2019 5:07 pm
The Greenbrier Companies, a company based in Lake Oswego, Oregon that specializes in rail freight products, has tentatively agreed to acquire American Railcar Industries, according to the company. ARI has…
by - April 18, 2019 4:00 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS), the Northwest Arkansas Council and area chambers of commerce are teaming up to host an employer forum in Springdale focused on apprenticeship. Employers…
by - April 18, 2019 1:42 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services hosted its annual shareholders meeting Thursday (April 18) after posting first-quarter earnings and revenue that missed expectations, leading share prices to fall and an analyst to…
by - April 18, 2019 10:53 am
Walmart, which has said it will use innovative measures in stores to boost sales, is testing LED projectors that display ads on the floor of the Supercenter on South Walton…
by - April 18, 2019 6:57 am
Northwest Arkansas was the 27th fastest growing metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States in 2018, decelerating from the 14th fastest in 2017, the 20th in 2016 and 24th…
by - April 17, 2019 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, and State Plant Board Director Butch Calhoun doled $20,000 in scholarships at the state capitol earlier this week to students from four…
by - April 17, 2019 6:20 pm
Veteran Americana bands Turnpike Troubadours and the North Mississippi Allstars are part of the lineup for the 2019 Peacemaker Festival set for July 26-27 at the Riverfront Amphitheater in downtown…
by - April 17, 2019 4:07 pm
John Kent, clinical associate professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been traveling to China…
by - April 16, 2019 6:46 pm
Art is connecting Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro thanks to a partnership announced Tuesday (April 16) between the Bentonville Film Festival and The Unexpected in Fort Smith. According…
by - April 16, 2019 6:00 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Airport on Tuesday (April 16) unveiled its new $3.4 million fire station to the public. The new 3–bay, Air Rescue Firefighting Facility (ARFF), located at the…
by - April 16, 2019 5:43 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Real Estate Review Committee agreed Tuesday (April 16) to exchange property with property owner Carroll King, a move that could end disputes between property owners…
by - April 16, 2019 5:02 pm
MHI named Hytrol’s Ben Moyer, director of research and development, as the material handling industry’s top young professional for 2019 during Industry Night at its ProMat trade show last week…
by - April 16, 2019 4:10 pm
Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a week after filing documents to settle a nearly $9 million lawsuit alleging the company has not made payments on its…
by - April 16, 2019 3:54 pm
Ammunitions manufacturer SIG Sauer cut the ribbon on its expanded Jacksonville, Ark. facility on Tuesday (April 16). Gov. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and local government and…
by - April 16, 2019 3:23 pm
Walmart hopes to boost sales of kids clothing by partnering with New York-based KIDBOX on a seasonal subscription initiative aimed at families who want top fashion brands for their children….
by - April 16, 2019 3:19 pm
Conductor CEO Kim Lane has been invited to serve as a U.S. delegate and speaker at the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Manama, Bahrain from April 14-18. Presented by the…
by - April 16, 2019 3:12 pm
The Regional Recycling District in Pulaski County will hold a free electronics recycling collection beginning Tuesday, April 23, at the Verizon Arena parking lot on E. Washington Avenue in North…
