by - July 31, 2017 12:38 pm
USA Truck has appointed Allen Lowry as vice president of safety and risk management. The Van Buren-based carrier announced the appointment on Thursday (July 27). Lowry joined the company after…
by - July 31, 2017 7:38 am
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will be the headline act at the 9th annual Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music Festival slated for Sept. 30, in downtown Jonesboro. Thousands attend the…
by - July 30, 2017 2:10 pm
In 2012, Rev. Pamela Cicioni and Meritt Hutchinson, who had recently lost her mother to cancer, began dreaming about creating a healing garden in Northwest Arkansas. That dream drew one…
by - July 30, 2017 1:51 pm
Dean Weber’s life was changed forever on a hot, humid Monday early in his career as an athletic trainer at the University of North Carolina. One of his players collapsed…
by - July 29, 2017 3:08 pm
Following news of corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart Stores’ headquarters in Bentonville, several major leadership changes were announced Friday via an internal memo by Charles Redfield, head of the grocery division,…
by - July 29, 2017 2:43 pm
President Donald Trump has fired Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Masingill. The co-chairman was informed of his termination late Thursday afternoon. His removal was immediate, DRA spokesman Andrew Moreau told…
by - July 29, 2017 12:29 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (July 28) that murals created by artist Lakwena in the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) as part of The Unexpected Project provide inspiration for…
by - July 28, 2017 2:57 pm
In response to customer demand, Slim Chickens will build its sixth Northwest Arkansas restaurant in Springdale in the Ozark Center Point Place shopping center at the Highway 412/Interstate 49 intersection….
by - July 28, 2017 10:21 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has completed construction of a nearly 144,000-square-foot office building at its corporate headquarters east of Interstate 49 in Lowell. On Friday (July 28), the carrier announced…
by - July 28, 2017 9:27 am
A boost in tonnage and the number of shipments helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. post second quarter net income of $15.777 million, up 54% compared to the same quarter in…
by - July 28, 2017 7:55 am
A building designed by Fayetteville firm Marlon Blackwell Architects is one of 22 American projects that have been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards. The American finalists…
by - July 27, 2017 10:51 pm
There is a scene at the end of the Oscar-winning film High Noon where retired U.S. Marshal Will Kane — having disposed of the bad guys in his last act…
by - July 27, 2017 6:34 pm
U.S. rice production is expected to decline during the next year, and markets in China will not boost U.S. rice exports in 2018. Overall world-wide rice production is expected to…
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 27, 2017 4:04 pm
In the heart of the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center, there is a triangular atrium known as “the rec yard.” Thirty feet of cement brick climb into the air, allowing…
by - July 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, the largest employer in Northwest Arkansas and nation, is purging more of its corporate jobs. This marks the third round of layoffs in Bentonville this calendar…
by - July 27, 2017 11:13 am
Three commercial lots in Bentonville totaling 22.61 acres recently sold for a combined $4.99 million. The purchase price equals $5.07 per square foot. 8th & Melissa LLC, a Delaware-registered company…
by - July 27, 2017 8:37 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be in downtown Bentonville on Monday (July 31) to kick off an event sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders. The series is called “Ready…
by - July 27, 2017 7:57 am
Construction of a new banking center will soon begin at the southwest corner of Walton Boulevard and Southwest 28th Street in Bentonville. At its July 5 meeting, members of the…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
A lot of transit providers in the state don’t realize they’re coordinating services because they might be working together on a small scale, said Greg Nation, public transportation administrator for…
