by - June 22, 2017 11:02 am
The Community School of the Arts (CSA) plans to build a modern arts and learning facility in downtown near the planned U.S. Marshals Museum thanks to a land donation of…
by - June 22, 2017 10:53 am
Realtors in Northwest Arkansas topped the 1,000-unit threshold for May home sales in Benton and Washington counties. That’s according to the latest data provided by real estate agent Eric Harris…
by - June 21, 2017 7:16 pm
Arkansas had a record low unemployment rate in May of 3.4%, and Northeast Arkansas has followed that unprecedented trend. Craighead County has an unemployment rate of 2.5%, its lowest mark…
by - June 21, 2017 2:44 pm
For one family in Greenwood, Ark., giving up on their daughter with autism was not an option. Children diagnosed with the condition seldom show emotion, and moments every parent lives…
by - June 21, 2017 2:30 pm
General Pallets owner Phil White cleared a preliminary hurdle with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) with his planned redevelopment of the 900 block of Garrison Avenue. White…
by - June 21, 2017 7:50 am
The City of Springdale received the All-America City Award for its civic engagement to help more young children achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success. Springdale, according to a news…
by - June 21, 2017 6:08 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board has received more than 50 complaints about drift from the dicamba herbicide in 2017, and the board voted 11-3 to severely restrict its use but…
by - June 20, 2017 10:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 20) approved a new recycling agreement with Third Rock Recycling, and their partner Pen Sales, for recycling services. In a 4-1…
by - June 20, 2017 5:24 pm
Gemini Development LLC, a Fayetteville technology development firm led by John James and Jim Kane, has raised $100,000 in equity and plans to raise $2 million. The firm filed on…
by - June 20, 2017 4:20 pm
Dr. Guiliana Medrano’s company, GeneCoMe Biotech, had a potentially revolutionary concept. Chickens are fed antibiotics to ward off diseases such as salmonella and Listeria. The company hoped to develop natural…
by - June 20, 2017 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously to recommend the Propelling Downtown Forward plan for the Board of Directors’ consideration at a Tuesday morning (June 20) meeting….
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - June 20, 2017 6:37 am
When Kelly Grooms stepped on to the stage of the newly established Downtown Playhouse in Pocahontas, it was a place he knew well. More than a quarter century earlier, he…
by - June 19, 2017 5:34 pm
Officials with the city of Fayetteville recently showed off what they believe is the future of wastewater treatment technology. The city in early June held a ribbon cutting and gave…
by - June 19, 2017 3:34 pm
An intramural battle among Republicans for a coveted state senate seat has sparked in northern Arkansas. State Rep. James Sturch, R-Batesville, will muster a primary challenge to incumbent State Sen….
by - June 19, 2017 11:26 am
A quiz bowl team from Fort Smith Chaffin Junior High has captured the Junior National Academic Championship in the Middle School and Junior High Division. The school sent three teams…
by - June 19, 2017 9:48 am
Small bags of corn flew across the grass at Mercy Hospital in Rogers on Friday (June 16) at Catfish, Corndogs and Cornhole as approximately 1,000 people showed up to raise…
by - June 16, 2017 10:33 am
Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO & President Dana Davis will retire Aug. 15, the chamber announced Friday (June 16). Davis joined the chamber as president and CEO in…
by - June 16, 2017 7:55 am
Gerdau plans to use virtual reality to train its nearly 500 employees at its Fort Smith steel mill. The company recently developed a smartphone app, allowing employees to use it…
by - June 15, 2017 8:21 pm
President Donald Trump has declared 13 Arkansas counties as disaster areas after powerful floods and tornadoes ripped through the state in late April and early May. Individual residents in Benton,…
