by - September 6, 2017 2:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will move forward adding two civil service commissioners after a contentious Tuesday night (Sept. 5) vote. Directors George Catsavis, Don Hutchings, and Kevin Settle…
by - September 6, 2017 10:51 am
Brian Clem, a longtime First National Bank lender, has been named the family-owned bank’s first regional president in Northwest Arkansas. Paragould-based FNB entered the market almost three years ago and…
by - September 6, 2017 8:39 am
Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro welcomed its first 250 students when it opened on Monday. ASUCQ is a private foundation led by Mexican businessman Ricardo González. He and his partners…
by - September 5, 2017 7:45 pm
ERC announced Tuesday (Sept. 5) the rollout of Stonecrest — an $8 million luxury duplex development at Chaffee Crossing. The units will be located at Wells Lake Road. and Custer…
by - September 5, 2017 4:05 pm
The Marion Advertising and Planning Commission will spend $25,000 on an advertising campaign to lure high paid workers from adjacent towns and cities to live in Marion. Specific targets include…
by - September 5, 2017 3:53 pm
Two large highway projects in Northwest Arkansas are in various stages of design before construction starts. The public will have another opportunity to comment on the proposed $7.2 million extension…
by - September 5, 2017 2:57 pm
Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Sept. 5) it will spend $320 million to construct a new poultry processing plant and supporting complex in eastern Kansas near the city of Tonganoxie, which…
by - September 5, 2017 12:39 pm
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville became a melting pot of language and culture on Aug. 29 at their second annual International Celebration. Dancers in colorful costumers circled…
by - September 4, 2017 7:19 pm
Kevin Arnold still remembers the name of the teacher, who set him onvthe path to becoming a professional artist. “Kay Holmes. She was a substitute teacher for years in Fort…
by - September 1, 2017 9:42 am
One of Northwest Arkansas’ busiest areas for commercial development will significantly expand the scope of its activity early next year with the start of a $100 million mixed-use project. A…
by - August 31, 2017 6:16 pm
A once popular restaurant in Jonesboro is set to return. Haag Brown Commercial announced Thursday a new Steak ‘n Shake will open on Parker Road near the Malco Theater and…
by - August 31, 2017 6:11 pm
Record economic growth continued in Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, during August according to sales tax receipts and unemployment figures. Jonesboro collected $1.543 million in city sales and use…
by - August 31, 2017 5:15 pm
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Executive Director Ivy Owen found himself at the head of the table following pointed remarks he made to Talk Business & Politics in an interview…
by - August 31, 2017 3:37 pm
By the end of October Wal-Mart said it will close an administrative claims office in Bartlesville, Okla., and relocate the jobs to its central claims office in Rogers. The retailer…
by - August 31, 2017 1:24 pm
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey shifted north and east Thursday and Arkansas farmers readied themselves for potential impacts. The National Weather Service predicted up to 10 inches of rain could…
by - August 30, 2017 6:18 pm
The city of Jonesboro’s CFO Suzanne Allen tendered her resignation Wednesday afternoon. She’s leaving the city to take a private sector job and her last day with the city will…
by - August 30, 2017 5:33 pm
The United States has more than 2 million farmers and the median household incomes are projected to increase by less than 1% this year to $76,831 as compared to 2016….
by - August 30, 2017 2:16 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has been in the middle of a boon in economic development on the east side of Fort Smith over the last decade with more…
by - August 30, 2017 12:51 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on has released details on its plans for an arts venue under development in the former Kraft Foods plant on Southeast E Street in…
by - August 30, 2017 10:01 am
William “Bill” Bradley, CEO of Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville, will receive the 2017 A. Allen Weintraub Memorial Award, the highest individual honor bestowed by the Arkansas Hospital Association…
