by - April 18, 2018 9:04 pm
Sebastian County election officials will launch the area’s first “voting centers” during the May 22 preferential primary. The centers will replace traditional precinct-based voting in which voters had to vote…
by - April 18, 2018 5:19 pm
About 200 people gathered to celebrate the completion of the largest single road construction contract in the state Wednesday (April 18). In December 2014, the Arkansas Highway Commission approved a…
by - April 18, 2018 4:43 pm
The first class at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine on the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus is set to begin medical clerkships or rotations this…
by - April 18, 2018 12:58 pm
Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Caldwell will headline a panel featuring community and economic development executives that will discuss “The Opportunity Landscape in Northeast Arkansas,” as part of the Neil…
by - April 18, 2018 11:51 am
Supply chain experts and executives provided insight on industry trends and what will disrupt the sector over the next two decades in an annual conference at the University of Arkansas….
by - April 17, 2018 10:07 pm
On Tuesday (April 17), the Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved a $300,000 contract with consulting firm Burns and McDonnell to pursue modification of the federal consent decree imposed…
by - April 17, 2018 6:02 pm
Northwest Health announced Tuesday (April 17) it has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, giving its patients access to speciality consults and second opinions from the more than 3,300 doctors…
by - April 17, 2018 4:53 pm
Many amateur pilots have a custom on Saturday mornings. They fly their planes and land in another city and enjoy a meal, often referred to as the “$100 hamburger” because…
by - April 17, 2018 4:14 pm
A Fayetteville-based startup has its sights set on becoming the Uber/Airbnb of the event parking space. FanSpotz is expanding its peer-to-peer mobile parking app, which facilitates event parking by connecting…
by - April 16, 2018 8:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education released statewide school report cards for the 2016-2017 school year, and the Fort Smith School District finished with a C rating on the traditional A-F…
by - April 16, 2018 7:20 pm
The first independent analysis of the proposed five-year labor contract between Fort Smith-based ABF Freight and the Teamsters suggests the union negotiators won the day. An April 13 investor note…
by - April 16, 2018 5:20 pm
Research from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville combined with medical products made by a Fort Smith-based company resulted in new products touted as a better way to train clinicians…
by - April 16, 2018 1:58 pm
Bank deposits have experienced double-digit growth during the past seven years in Northeast Arkansas. As of mid-2017, there were $2.972 billion in bank deposits in the Jonesboro metro, an 18%…
by - April 16, 2018 1:56 pm
The Bentonville Planning Commission will consider at its regular meeting Tuesday (April 17) a conditional use permit and large-scale development plan for a restaurant, microbrewery and outdoor recreation space at…
by - April 16, 2018 11:47 am
The Fort Smith metro home sales market — Crawford, Sebastian counties — slowed in March and fell behind for the first three months of 2018 by more than 11%. The…
by - April 15, 2018 6:32 pm
The Snellgrove family owned a more than 200-acre swath of land bordered by U.S. 49 and Old Greensboro Road (Arkansas 351) in northern Jonesboro. The wooded acreage had been in…
by - April 13, 2018 11:15 am
The developers who announced plans in 2016 for an independent movie theater and event venue in downtown Fayetteville have canceled the project and put the building up for sale. Greg…
by - April 12, 2018 8:19 pm
Nucor Corp. opened its $230 million cold mill Thursday (April 12) on its campus in Hickman, just outside of Blytheville. The expansion will employ about 100 more workers, and will…
by - April 12, 2018 7:31 pm
Memco Inc., will have to wait another month on possible acceptance of their offer to move to the Chaffee Crossing district from the company’s location at 5601 Old Greenwood Road…
by - April 12, 2018 7:11 pm
If you see a deer hiding in a shop, shed or other dwelling in the Mississippi Delta Region, it wouldn’t be unusual. Blood-sucking black flies, or buffalo gnats, have killed…
