by - November 16, 2017 3:56 pm
Chintan Desai, a first-generation citizen of Indian immigrant parents, will seek the Democratic nomination in Arkansas’s First Congressional District. Desai, the KIPP Delta Schools regional project manager, has lived in…
by - November 16, 2017 1:06 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will give $3.6 million toward the design of five projects to enhance public outdoor spaces in downtown Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville, the organization announced Thursday…
by - November 16, 2017 8:37 am
A business idea sprouted in Springdale by U.S. military veterans has earned the owners a $25,000 business grant. Vet Veggies, a fresh vegetables concept, was one of three winners announced…
by - November 16, 2017 4:52 am
Agriculture is Arkansas’ most dominant economic sector, and the harvest in the Natural State is nearly complete. Cotton and soybean crop production is up this year, while corn and rice…
by - November 15, 2017 7:23 pm
More than 3,000 people from 20 states have attended concerts at Temple Live about three months after the former Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith opened as a fully repurposed…
by - November 15, 2017 3:27 pm
Work ethic, soft skills and the effect of big data on the workforce were topics of discussion at this year’s Northwest Arkansas Workforce Summit on Wednesday [Nov. 15] at the…
by - November 15, 2017 6:31 am
The city of Fort Smith released its proposed operating budget for 2018 on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 14), projecting $124.212 million in revenues for the year ahead against $117.389 million in…
by - November 14, 2017 6:01 pm
The Fort Smith Sanitation Department requested the Board consider a return to task-based work scheduling used from 1989 through August 2016. The request came at a Tuesday (Nov. 14) study…
by - November 14, 2017 5:54 pm
A $149,334 grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue and You Foundation has been doled to the Stop Bleeding Foundation, a Jonesboro non-profit presided over by Dr. Spencer…
by - November 14, 2017 5:46 pm
Arkansas has the fourth most overweight and obese adult populous among all states, according to a new Wallethub survey. The Natural State is only outranked in the survey by Mississippi,…
by - November 14, 2017 2:10 pm
Tyson Foods unveiled its new downtown Springdale office on Tuesday (Nov.14), and company leadership said the facility will usher in a new era for the business, support continued development downtown…
by - November 14, 2017 9:51 am
McLarty Daniel Ford will break ground on a 46,000-square-foot building to replace the dealership’s existing building at 2609 S. Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. On Thursday (Nov. 16), the dealership will…
by - November 14, 2017 9:32 am
Springdale-based shopper marketing agency Saatchi & Saatchi X has been named as a best place to work by industry publication Advertising Age. The award recognizes the best employers in the…
by - November 14, 2017 8:03 am
The undeveloped remains of what was envisioned a decade ago as a 460-acre mixed-use development in Fayetteville is headed to the auction block. Investors, developers, home builders and others will…
by - November 13, 2017 9:15 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker stepped into the position on Jan. 18 and posted an 8-page outline to the district’s website for what he envisioned over…
by - November 13, 2017 2:22 pm
Correcting an enplanement discrepancy of more than 57,000 over nearly three years might help attract another low-cost carrier to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA). “Higher passenger numbers mean more potential…
by - November 13, 2017 12:54 pm
A former professor in the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business is set to become the top academic officer at Auburn University. Effective Jan. 1, Bill Hardgrave…
by - November 12, 2017 8:12 pm
When Gina Gomez first arrived in the United States from her native Columbia nearly 20 years ago, she was met with a slew of cultural and language barriers. She struggled…
by - November 10, 2017 2:18 pm
Crime rates have fallen across most service calls for the first nine months of 2017, according to Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) data. While the number of murders from 2016…
by - November 10, 2017 12:40 pm
Switcharoo, a mobile app company in Bentonville, has secured a lead investor, made its first hire and been accepted into a Berkley-based global incubator program, according to a press release…
