by - March 22, 2018 12:03 pm
Officials with the Teamsters and Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System are set to meet again Monday (March 26) in another attempt to hammer out a contract for the 8,000 union…
by - March 21, 2018 2:13 pm
Samuel Price has announced his candidacy this November for the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Price will run for At-Large Position 5, the post currently held by Director Tracy Pennartz,…
by - March 21, 2018 12:22 pm
If the Federal Reserve adds a 25-basis-point interest rate hike it will increase consumer credit card debt by $1.6 billion in 2018. When rate hikes since 2015 are added, consumers…
by - March 21, 2018 11:10 am
Daniel Cushman, president and CEO of P.A.M. Transportation Services, received a 13.1% salary increase in 2017, and his total compensation rose 183.1% to $2.457 million for the year, according to…
by - March 21, 2018 11:00 am
A popular executive retreat, estate home and event venue in rural Benton County has been listed for sale, with an asking price of $12 million. Horton Farms at Dry Creek,…
by - March 20, 2018 4:10 pm
While most Arkansas cities released updated sales tax reports at the first of the month, the city of Fort Smith has run into delays due in part to implementation of…
by - March 20, 2018 3:56 pm
Walmart recently opened a small tech shop in downtown Austin, Texas, to innovate and incubate ideas with its larger Store No. 8 project in Silicon Valley. The Austin unit, ATX,…
by - March 20, 2018 12:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill is like a small city. More than 1.4 million travelers visit annually, not including those who meet and greet them daily, and the…
by - March 20, 2018 11:30 am
Controversy has raged within the Arkansas farming community for years about the use of the herbicide, dicamba, and its impacts. The Arkansas State Plant Board allowed one formulation, Engenia dicamba,…
by - March 20, 2018 11:26 am
Beginning Tuesday (March 20) ASU’s Information Technology Services will implement a new software package, Duo, that provides “multi-factor authentication” for accessing sensitive user data. Multi-factor authentication means the user must…
by - March 20, 2018 11:21 am
Downtown Springdale will add to its list of food and beverage offerings later this year. Bentonville-based Bike Rack Brewing Co. is planning to open its third location in a 3,000-square-foot…
by - March 19, 2018 8:06 pm
The Jonesboro School District made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - March 19, 2018 6:03 pm
Another state lawmaker has been caught up in a broadening federal investigation that has overshadowed the Arkansas General Assembly for more than a year over the handling of so-called GIF,…
by - March 19, 2018 5:33 pm
Paul Spencer has talked a lot about campaign finance reform, but he’s ready to discuss other issues he says are impacting Second Congressional District constituents. Spencer, a Democratic candidate for…
by - March 19, 2018 5:17 pm
The four finalist candidates for director of the University of Arkansas School of Art will visit campus in March and April for interviews, public presentations, and receptions. The Walton Family…
by - March 19, 2018 4:41 pm
ArcBest has joined J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, and Walmart, as an Arkansas-based company in the logistics and transportation business to embrace blockchain technology. The Fort Smith-based company joins with more…
by - March 19, 2018 3:46 pm
Northwest Arkansas companies have started to see a rise in the availability of skilled labor as the difficulty to find it has declined, according to a regional business survey. On…
by - March 18, 2018 9:42 am
All four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Arkansas’ Second Congressional District have agreed to a one-hour debate on Wednesday, April 4th in Little Rock at the television studios…
by - March 17, 2018 5:03 pm
The supply of software developers in Northwest Arkansas hasn’t met the demand, leading companies to look outside the area to fill the talent gap. But technology executives for Lowell-based carrier…
by - March 15, 2018 9:58 pm
Feral hog populations have exploded in recent years in Arkansas and across the country, and officials are employing multiple means to deal with the problem. In late February and early…
