by - October 5, 2025 8:39 am
In an interview with Talk Business & Politics on Wednesday (Oct. 1), U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said D.C. Democrats and their pitch to bargain with extending health insurance premium…
by - October 4, 2025 9:10 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. One Pill Can Kill The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is set to host One Pill Can Kill Training…
by - October 3, 2025 2:06 pm
Almost a year after receiving applications to fill what would be a new position as in-house attorney, Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) officials have yet to make a hiring decision…
by - October 2, 2025 6:49 pm
AQ Chicken House announced Thursday (Oct. 2) that it will open in spring 2026 in downtown Springdale. It was previously planned to open in west Springdale along Interstate 49. The…
by - October 2, 2025 5:26 pm
Home sales between January and August in the Fort Smith metro are down more than 8% compared with the same period in 2024, with the average sales prices of homes…
by - October 2, 2025 4:17 pm
Google is set to invest the most money ever in an Arkansas project. Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said the company will spend $4 billion through 2027 building a data center in West Memphis….
by - October 2, 2025 4:03 pm
Tyson Foods has reached a preliminary settlement in an agreement to pay $85 million to end class action litigation over conspiring to inflate pork prices. The litigation began in 2018. …
by - October 2, 2025 3:48 pm
Two-day delivery used to be table stakes for retailers just a few years ago. But times have changed, and consumers want products faster and faster, according to David Guggina, chief…
by - October 2, 2025 3:36 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to see passenger growth as it aims for record ridership levels in 2025, according to data released Wednesday (Oct. 1). Ridership increased…
by - October 1, 2025 6:17 pm
Fort Smith attorney Kevin Hickey has acquired the historic Sparks mansion building that for 55 years was home to Taliano’s restaurant. But an auction will be held to sell items…
by - October 1, 2025 3:31 pm
The Skirmish – A Delta Gravel Festival is set to return to Jonesboro in the spring of 2026, according to the Jonesboro Advertising & Promotion Commission and All Sports Productions, Inc. Registration…
by - October 1, 2025 3:28 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer opportunities in October for current and future small business owners to learn about funding, growing…
by - October 1, 2025 3:21 pm
Fort Smith metro building activity in September was down almost 40% compared with the same period in 2024, but the regional permit numbers are up almost 20% through the first…
by - October 1, 2025 3:12 pm
Add Walmart to the list of retailers and food producers making ingredient changes after pressure to do so from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., through his “Make…
by - October 1, 2025 12:44 pm
Tim Kizer thought he “was going to change the world and people.” Instead, he really enjoys “the way the world and people change me,” he said. Now 60, Kizer is…
by - October 1, 2025 12:37 pm
With a 2.7% gain in year-over-year job numbers, the Northwest Arkansas metro had the highest percentage August job gain of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas. The…
by - October 1, 2025 11:24 am
Fayetteville-based Specialized Real Estate Group announced Tuesday (Sept. 30) that it has selected Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners to provide property management services for four of its Fayetteville properties,…
by - October 1, 2025 4:08 am
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced it has been awarded $2,000,000 by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch PRIDE RISES, or Prioritizing Recruitment to Innovate…
by - September 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Design work to “reimagine” the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center is underway with the renovation estimated to be complete in March 2027, according to the Arkansas Game &…
by - September 30, 2025 1:06 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (NWALT) said it will permanently protect a 62-acre cattle farm on Beaver Lake and 45 acres of forest near the headwaters of the Middle Fork…
