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Field day for rice research center planned

A field day will be held at the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center on July 31 in Harrisburg. Two field tours will be held covering rice, soybeans and corn….

The Supply Side: Walmart’s security center keeps tabs on global threats

In addition to a focus on its broad retail operation, Walmart keeps tabs on threats with its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to its assets worldwide, which include facilities, personnel,…

Fort Smith airport traffic down through June, director search ongoing

Traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport is down in the first half of 2025, but the airport finished May and June with a more than 3% gain in…

Stretch Zone opens in Rogers

Health and wellness company Stretch Zone recently opened a 1,600-square-foot studio at 2301 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Suite 104, in Rogers. This is the company’s third Arkansas location and the…

Cpl. Solis focused on ‘safe and vibrant’ downtown Fort Smith

Cpl. Julio Solis with the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) is making his presence known in downtown Fort Smith, and his focus is to help downtown visitors and merchants stay…

Ryan Hauck starts as CEO of Experience Fayetteville

Ryan Hauck joined Experience Fayetteville as CEO on Monday (July 21), the tourism marketing agency announced Wednesday (July 23). He replaces Molly Rawn, who left the city’s destination marketing organization…

Water-meter analysis plan tabled by Fort Smith Board

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 22) tabled a measure to move forward on the first phase of what could be a multi-million dollar effort to eventually…

NWACC students to receive bicycle technician scholarships, free tool kits

New students of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Bicycle Technician Program can receive scholarships for the program and free tool kits, according to a Tuesday (July 22) news release. Denver-based Morgridge…

Nice-Pak picks up a partner

Vivos Holdings portfolio company of Emprise Group has announced that it will combine operations with Nice-Pak Products. Terms of the deal were not released. Nice-Pak has a production facility in…

Rep. Randy Torres to lead Siloam Springs chamber

Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce has named Rep. Randy Torres, R-Siloam Springs, as its next president and CEO, the business organization announced Monday (July 21). He starts in the role…

Then & Now: Husong changing way people think about banks

Rob Husong has almost 30 years in banking under his belt but doesn’t consider himself to be a traditional banker. As president of F1RSTNB, formerly First National Bank of NWA,…

UAMS Northwest receives $100,000 from Schmieding Foundation

Schmieding Foundation Inc. has donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship, benefiting the UAMS College of Health…

The Supply Side: New profit centers fuel Walmart

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says he is a self-proclaimed “retail lifer and gadget geek.” He is also a risk-taker, much like founder Sam Walton, who at age 64 experimented with…

Boys & Girls Club programs back on after release of federal funds

The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club (FSBGC), along with hundreds of other clubs around the country, are scrambling to restart ongoing and planned programs after an 18-day freeze of…

SHE leader has vision to expand

Bianca Parker was working as an administrative assistant in the Jonesboro School District’s Superintendent’s Office when she started to notice problems. Many students, especially female students, were living in poverty…

Kevin Trainor joins Arkansas Alumni Association as COO

The Arkansas Alumni Association announced Monday (July 21) Kevin Trainor as chief operating officer and associate executive director beginning August 2025. Trainor was a longtime fixture in the University of…

Bentonville consumer impact summit set for September

About 300 attendees are expected to attend the Consumer Impact Summit from Sept. 16-18 at Ledger in Bentonville. The summit is an event on sustainability in the consumer packaged goods…

Amazon behind delivery station being built in Fort Smith

The “delivery station” permitted at 4300 Geren Road in Fort Smith will be an Amazon facility, according to property records. The building permit for the facility was issued by the…

WBU ag business scholarship announced

A new scholarship at Williams Baptist University will benefit students in the field of agriculture business. The Turner Family Scholarship has been established in memory of the late Sue Turner…

Water meter plan, internal auditor interview part of Fort Smith Board meeting

Approval of a $125,000 expenditure to move forward on a possible plan to replace waters meters is part of the consent agenda during Tuesday’s (July 22) Fort Smith Board of…