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,…
by - June 15, 2017 7:55 pm
After one full year of work by the Fort Smith Community Health Council to improve health care access and outcomes, Sebastian County moved from an overall rank of 19 to…
by - June 15, 2017 3:52 pm
A University of Arkansas organization has secured a 32-year, $14.5 million funding agreement from Searcy-based First Security Bank. The mortgage is backing a renovation and expansion project of the sorority…
by - June 15, 2017 3:28 pm
First, there were smartphones, then smart homes. Now, tech watchers say smart cities are the wave of the future. Smart cities use sensors, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and data analytics…
by - June 15, 2017 11:50 am
A Dickson Street-area restaurant is temporarily closed, and will be moving to a new location before re-opening. The Grillehouse Steak and Seafood, a casual fine dining restaurant on the second…
by - June 14, 2017 6:47 pm
An Arkansas County cattle rancher told Talk Business & Politics he will seek the Democratic nomination next year and challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, for Arkansas’ First Congressional District…
by - June 14, 2017 6:11 pm
The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission will punt for at least another month on addressing a request from city Police Chief Nathaniel Clark to hire external applicants for upper level…
by - June 14, 2017 6:08 pm
Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle believes the city needs to be “thinking big” when it comes to the future of Harry E. Kelley Park along the riverfront in downtown Fort…
by - June 14, 2017 5:41 pm
Seven farmers across the country – four in Arkansas – received the first carbon credit issued to rice farmers Wednesday, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The credit…
by - June 14, 2017 4:48 pm
Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville is adjusting to a 5.5-acre expansion the car dealership completed earlier this year. The project more than doubled the size of the 10-acre dealership, adding a…
by - June 14, 2017 12:49 pm
A seven-figure land deal closed June 6 in Centerton, underscoring the continued growth of the former “bedroom” community west of Bentonville. Sarah Sparks Diebold and her brother, William Sparks, paid…
by - June 13, 2017 10:45 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission unanimously approved the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan from Gateway Planning on Tuesday night (June 13), pushing the item through for future voting consideration by…
