by - May 10, 2018 1:50 pm
Andrew Heath came to Northwest Arkansas on business and found love. Eight years later, he lives here with his wife and two stepchildren, and has recently started his new job…
by - May 10, 2018 1:44 pm
It would be too expensive to move the Arkansas state Capitol to influential Northwest Arkansas, so regional leaders will have to find ways to bridge the political passageway from inner-city…
by - May 10, 2018 9:21 am
In the latest survey from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College, Second District Democrats offered empirical proof of their overwhelming support for the state’s Medicaid expansion program and additional…
by - May 9, 2018 7:39 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA, formerly RITA) has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of New Orleans just two months after entering into a six-month…
by - May 9, 2018 7:22 pm
Chinese soybean buyers have stopped buying U.S. produced soybeans, and at this point in the growing season it’s mildly concerning, University of Arkansas at Monticello agriculture economist Dr. Robert Stark…
by - May 9, 2018 7:09 pm
Friends of the Fort Smith Public Schools, the lobbying group raising and spending money in support of a millage rate increase for the school district, has raised $68,750 and entered…
by - May 9, 2018 5:43 pm
KASU 91.9 FM manager and longtime Arkansas State University instructor Mike Doyle is retiring at the end of this academic year. Staff, family, and friends are planning to send him off…
by - May 9, 2018 4:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to indicate Tyson Foods did not invest $2.2 million with Future Meat Technologies, but rather co-led the round. Tyson Foods did not disclose…
by - May 9, 2018 1:09 pm
Succession planning continues at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) as Scott Van Laningham, CEO and executive director for the Highfill-based airport, looks to retire later this year. XNA hired executive…
by - May 9, 2018 12:54 pm
Fort Smith metro home sales are trending up for the first four months of 2018 with Sebastian and Crawford counties seeing year-to-date gains of 7.68% and 10.5% in sales volume,…
by - May 9, 2018 8:17 am
Bentonville developer Jake Newell, owner and CEO of Newell Development, has announced plans for a $6 million housing development near the intersection of Southwest B and Sixth streets. “We’ve been…
by - May 8, 2018 5:02 pm
Nearly 100 years ago World War I had ended, and a group of Jonesboro citizens decided to open a Rotary chapter in the city. The new group met at the…
by - May 8, 2018 3:23 pm
Officials at the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) are in the process of hiring 25 more people, at an average salary of $118,000, to complete faculty and…
by - May 8, 2018 3:17 pm
Attorney Chip Sexton was unanimously approved as the chairman of the Fort Smith Civil Service Commission on Monday (May 7) following the recommendation of fellow commissioner Bob Cooper. There were…
by - May 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Tyson Foods recently issued a new bill of rights contract for its poultry growers in an effort to foster more transparency and better communication between the corporate giant and family…
by - May 8, 2018 7:13 am
Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola says he won’t seek a fourth term as the leader of the state’s capital city. Stodola released an email saying that a “serious medical diagnosis”…
by - May 7, 2018 9:07 pm
Upgrades at Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro are complete, and a recreational tournament was held there this last weekend to commemorate the completion of the work. The city spent…
by - May 7, 2018 4:56 pm
Arkansas State University Vice-Chancellor and Provost Dr. Lynita Cooksey will retire following the 2018-19 university year. Cooksey told her staff and informed ASU-Jonesboro Chancellor Dr. Kelly Damphousse about her decision…
by - May 7, 2018 3:51 pm
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has received a Walton Family Foundation grant from brothers Steuart and Tom Walton to fund projects it hopes will attract entrepreneurs to the…
by - May 7, 2018 3:38 pm
Early voting began Monday (May 7), and Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) as well as members of the Friends of Fort Smith support group are gearing up for a final…
