by - August 3, 2017 7:03 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) might consider “putting the brakes” on its speed of development, according to a member of the Fort Smith capital improvement plan (CIP) advisory committee…
by - August 3, 2017 5:44 pm
Brandi Snodgrass Hill would have died had it not been for an ice cube. It was late-night at a Jonesboro-area hospital, and Hill was a patient there after a severe…
by - August 3, 2017 5:14 pm
Seven years ago L.J. Bryant became one of the youngest candidates in history to seek a statewide office when he ran for Land Commissioner. He lost that race narrowly, but…
by - August 3, 2017 3:26 pm
A business entity controlled by members of the Walton family has made another key land purchase near Bentonville’s Market District. According to a real estate deed filed Wednesday (Aug. 2)…
by - August 3, 2017 1:16 pm
The Fort Smith metro’s July building permit values continued a downward trend that began in May. That’s when the region squandered a 36% gain through the previous month and fell…
by - August 3, 2017 8:21 am
Little Rock attorney Bill Waddell, a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, is one of five national recipients of a 2017 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, given to individual lawyers…
by - August 2, 2017 9:08 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to reflect that Sparks physicians are already out of network with United, with the hospital possibly being out of network by Nov. 1. –––––––––––––––––– Sparks Clinic…
by - August 2, 2017 6:39 pm
Riceland Foods Inc. Senior Vice-President Corporate Communications and Public Serve Bill Reed retired from the Stuttgart-based company on Monday and received a rare honor Wednesday. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.,…
by - August 2, 2017 6:32 pm
America’s Car-Mart shareholders elected Ray Dillon to replace Kenny Gunderman on the board of directors for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealership. Dillon’s term on the board…
by - August 2, 2017 6:21 pm
While USA Truck saw another loss in its quarterly financial report, the second-quarter loss wasn’t as bad as the first quarter. And, the company has made progress on its previously…
by - August 2, 2017 5:48 pm
Tyson Foods said Wednesday (Aug. 2) that Andy Callahan, president of North American Foodservice & International, and Monica McGurk, chief growth officer, are exiting the company amid restructuring around the…
by - August 2, 2017 3:25 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. announced Wednesday (Aug. 2) a $152,000 grant to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to fund much needed operational efficiency improvements that, once implemented, will save the food…
by - August 2, 2017 1:47 pm
A Native American-constructed mound built possibly more than 900 years ago in Fort Smith that has been in a state of disrepair for decades will soon be stabilized thanks to…
by - August 2, 2017 7:56 am
Tyson Foods has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement with roughly 3,900 of its workers, past and present, at the meat giant’s pork processing plant in Storm Lake, Iowa. The…
by - August 1, 2017 8:24 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic redevelopment plan at Tuesday night’s (Aug. 1) meeting from the Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center. The…
by - August 1, 2017 4:34 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill oversaw its largest number of local enplanements ever in the month of June. There were 68,274 enplanements — or outbound passengers —…
by - August 1, 2017 12:40 pm
It’s been nearly ten years since Arkansas State University changed its mascot from the Native American Indian to the Red Wolf. The university is about to expand its role to…
by - August 1, 2017 12:35 pm
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service has named associate vice-president Rick Cartwright as its new director. Cartwright’s appointment will begin Aug. 1. He served as interim…
by - July 31, 2017 4:51 pm
In 1887, George F. Degen, director of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Fort Smith, Ark., discovered a railroad worker had been horribly injured. Degen collected his hat and marched several…
by - July 31, 2017 1:04 pm
As the building boom rolls on in Northwest Arkansas, the region can feel like one giant construction zone at times. Red dirt and new developments appear seemingly overnight, to say…
