by - May 2, 2017 9:17 pm
Floodwaters topped the primary earthen levee along the Black River in Pocahontas Tuesday, swamping the city’s eastern side. U.S. 67 connecting the city to points east has been shutdown, and…
by - May 2, 2017 5:53 pm
The Bedwell Building at 22 N. 7th St. in downtown Fort Smith may be coming down soon after 80 years, but at least two Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners…
by - May 2, 2017 4:41 pm
Arkansas’ second-largest city has sent approximately 1,484 tons of recycling collections to the landfill since November 2016, according to Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman – an average of…
by - May 2, 2017 4:25 pm
Endeavor Foundation in Springdale awarded grants totaling $4.9 million to two Fayetteville organizations, one that fights poverty and one that aids victims of domestic violence. The foundation gave $3.9 million…
by - May 2, 2017 4:16 pm
Planned capital projects at U.S. airports have fallen 3% since 2015, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but city airports in Northwest Arkansas haven’t seen a decline in the projects…
by - May 2, 2017 7:43 am
The Downtown Springdale Alliance has hired Kelly Hale Syer as its new executive director, the nonprofit announced in a press release on Monday (May 1). She will replace Misty Murphy,…
by - May 1, 2017 8:32 pm
A water wall is moving down the Black River and parts of Northeast Arkansas are bracing for the worst floods in generations. At least 300 people were evacuated from eastern…
by - May 1, 2017 7:49 pm
City Director Keith Lau wants in on downtown Fort Smith. The commercial real estate broker at KCP Real Estate and Ward 1 Director is now under contract to purchase the…
by - May 1, 2017 4:09 pm
Sales tax revenue for the four largest Northwest Arkansas cities was mostly lower in the April report as the cumulative totaled $5.018 million, down 2.16% from a year ago. Rogers…
by - May 1, 2017 3:50 pm
The Bentonville Film Festival (May 2-7) this year is expanding its theme of inclusion and diversity to promote work done by individuals with disabilities, through a partnership with Inclusion Films,…
by - May 1, 2017 3:13 pm
Batesville-chartered The Citizens Bank, which has two offices in Northwest Arkansas, is expanding its footprint in the region. The northeast Arkansas-based lender closed recently on a $2.2 million purchase of…
by - May 1, 2017 2:52 pm
Weldon, Williams & Lick (WWL), one of Fort Smith’s oldest companies, and Boynton Beach, Fla.-Worldwide Ticketcraft have announced they will “join their companies.” Terms were not disclosed and the deal…
by - May 1, 2017 9:20 am
Bentonville-based RevUnit has acquired Teamvvork, a Las Vegas-based digital agency that builds software and provides digital marketing services. With the acquisition, according to a press release from the company, RevUnit adds…
by - May 1, 2017 6:50 am
After five years, John and Ramey Myers knew it was time for a change. The couple had opened a restaurant inside a former Marion-area church. They’d built a stable clientele,…
by - April 30, 2017 7:40 pm
Human limits interest Dr. James Polk. He was part of the team that helped rescue the 33 Chilean miners trapped below ground for more than 10 weeks. He’s also the…
by - April 28, 2017 9:48 am
Realtors in Northwest Arkansas sold a combined $418.86 million in residential properties through March this year. That’s according to data provided by Eric Harris, an agent with Crawford Real Estate…
by - April 28, 2017 6:39 am
Earnings for P.A.M. Transportation Services declined 22% in the first quarter as it reduced some costs but has yet to secure rate increases. In the quarter that ended March 31,…
by - April 27, 2017 5:35 pm
Sales tax receipts in Jonesboro and Craighead County were down in April when compared to the same month in 2016, but both are on pace to break all time collection…
by - April 27, 2017 5:17 pm
Search providers need to “get smarter” about connecting people to information in an accurate and helpful way, said Ben Emmrich, strategic partner developer for Google. He spoke on “reaching today’s…
by - April 27, 2017 4:32 pm
More than 80 exhibitors including 25 who are “actively hiring” will hit the Fort Smith Business and Career Expo on May 5, according to Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce…
