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Tentative labor deal reached between ABF, Teamsters

Northwest Arkansas

Cave Springs man draws 2 years in federal prison for tax evasion

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Fayetteville commercial building sells for $16 million

UAMS study finds pregnancy telehealth visits spiked during COVID

Central Arkansas

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra names Geoffrey Robson as new Music Director

A-State to field two research teams during solar eclipse

Fayetteville’s AcreTrader forms alliance with Gridline for enhanced investment opportunities

Efforts underway to reduce Arkansas’ high maternal mortality rate

Central Arkansas

The great mammogram debate: Starting screenings earlier will save lives

Lyon College launches first master’s degree program in school history

Teamsters, ArcBest continue to work on new labor contract

Northwest Arkansas

$500,000 federal grant to support Northwest Arkansas rail study

Oil prices to increase amid OPEC production cuts

Report shows Arkansas leading in construction job growth

Livestock farmers leery as abnormally dry conditions persist in much of the state

Fort Smith’s Peak Center floods … again

Fort Smith metro building permit values up almost 45% through May

AG Griffin approves ballot title for CAPES group to pursue LEARNS Act repeal

LeadAR participants announced

Northwest Arkansas

LIVSN Designs’ Century Jacket Kickstarter wraps with over $450,000 raised

Arkansas Transportation Report

Analysts: Freight recession about 40% complete

Ann Prentice hired as director of Bradbury Art Museum

The reality of fintech partnerships

CJRW promotes two, hires two

AG Griffin announces settlement in opioid treatment case

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville chamber announces 3 new hires

UAFS, Talk Business & Politics partner to relaunch The Compass Report

Northwest Arkansas

Electrical distributor opens store in Lowell

The Supply Side: Generative AI or ChatGPT next holy grail for retailers, suppliers

Northwest Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas chapter of Circles USA celebrates successful first cohort

Walmart execs discuss ‘mission impossible’ successes, challenges

Library groups, booksellers seek to block Arkansas’ Act 372

Northwest Arkansas

Collier Drug Stores plans Cave Springs location

Gov. Sanders replaces Mike Mills with Shea Lewis at Parks, Heritage and Tourism

Arkansas Supreme Court denies motion to stop LEARNS Act restraining order

Walmart showcases robots, drones, AI chatbots during shareholder week

Napper to leave Arkansas tourism director job

Arkansas’ tax revenue surplus estimated to be $1.03 billion

Arkansas Transportation Report

ArDOT to take comments on transforming Highway 412 into interstate

Gov. Sanders sending 80 from Arkansas National Guard to Texas-Mexico border

Halff cites ‘loss of trust’ in declining future work with Fort Smith Public Schools

Energy Innovation Day will connect entrepreneurs with federal funding

Northeast Arkansas abnormally dry as Mississippi River levels drop

Manufacturing activity fell in May; uncertainty persists

Fort Smith sales tax revenue gains continue through April

Walmart tweaks plastic bag policy for online mailers, pickup orders

Arkansas Federal Credit Union breaks ground on 2nd Rogers branch

The value of mentoring

Walmart to raise pay for opticians, pharmacists

Arkansas medical marijuana spending spikes on April 20; sales up 5.1%

Northwest Arkansas

Springdale startup EasyBins closes, seeks grocer acquisition

Chris Davis launches real estate investment firm

Former Texas A&M vet school dean to lead Lyon College’s veterinary program

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Crawford County Public Library policy on book restrictions

ASU-Mountain Home Chancellor search down to three finalists

Walmart shareholders approve directors, discuss worker safety amid rising gun violence

Mamiseishvili to chair search committee for next UA law school dean

Northwest Arkansas

Then & Now: Baseball lifer Edelstein switches gears in Reno

Arkansas taxpayers can direct their taxes specifically toward education

More than 200 artists, authors slated to attend Delta Arts Festival in Newport

Central Arkansas

Steve Shields joins Carty and Co.

Arkansas Transportation Report

Arkansas Department of Transportation opens commercial truck park in West Memphis

Central Arkansas

With $216 million coming from DOD, Aerojet Rocketdyne adding jobs in Camden

Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked to stop engaging in religious practices, events

Expert: Levees not addressed by Supreme Court decision on WOTUS

AG Griffin asks Arkansas Supreme Court to stay LEARNS restraining order

New strategic plan, ‘institutional commitments’ for UAFS

The Supply Side: Electronic shelf tags coming to 500 Walmart stores this year

Preparing for compliance with the PUMP Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Central Arkansas

UA Little Rock receives $1 million energy grant for cyberattack focus

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Healthcare developer buys Rogers land for $6.1 million

Northwest Arkansas

Leaning into AI a smart choice for Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit organizers

Northwest Arkansas

Everett Auto Group buys land for Rogers expansion

Avenues to entrepreneurship

Central Arkansas

Forbes profiles the new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

Arkansas Transportation Report

Arkansas Trucking Association adds two to board

Medical industry to move from ‘sick’ care to focus on ‘health’ care

Turning the corner

Residential sales are most of top property deals in Craighead County

Central Arkansas

Casey Covington named leader of Metroplan

HealthTech Arkansas, MedAxiom launch 2nd accelerator

Central Arkansas

Gossage, Oliver promoted to C-suite positions at Electric Coops

Judge issues temporary restraining order on LEARNS Act; AG appeals

SCOTUS narrows EPA authority on waterways

Hoyt Purvis, retired UA journalism professor and former Fulbright aide, dies at 83

Northwest Arkansas

ArDOT to release findings on proposed $250M highway west of I-49

Fort Smith police chief reports on benefits of ‘community policing’

University of Arkansas added to Walmart employee benefit program

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville T-shirt franchise hits $1M in 2022 revenue

Jonesboro forms Eclipse Oversight Committee

Home, apartment complex top Sebastian County deals in March and April

First Community Bank names first NWA business board

Fort Smith in the hunt for a parks and recreation director

America’s Car-Mart reports mixed Q4 results; earnings plunge, but revenue surges

ASU working to expand women’s leadership, recognition programs

Unfair competition? Level the playing field

St. Bernards to offer expanded infusion services in Pocahontas

Gov. Sanders makes appointments to boards, commissions

Tempus Realty Partners achieves strong ROI with sale of Ohio industrial property

UA launches national search for dean of Bumpers College

Sowell puts ‘boots on the ground’ in Northwest Arkansas

Central Arkansas

Writing bold new story for Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up 8.89% in May reports

Entergy Arkansas launches refrigerator and freezer initiative

U.S. Steel acquires $240 million in green bonds for second Big River Steel facility

Fort Smith teacher pay plan approved; superintendent salary boosted above $250,000

Northwest Health promotes Chris Blair to CEO of Bentonville hospital

Fort Smith Board to consider independent investigation into Peak flooding

Dillard’s authorizes new share buyback program, announces dividend

Walmart opens automated market fulfillment center in Bentonville

RV resort in downtown Fort Smith set to open in August

Arkansas Transportation Report

Rep. Crawford gives infrastructure law D grade

Northwest Arkansas

Educator at heart: Londagin leaving Startup Junkie Foundation to teach English

Rosanne Cash to headline The Sunken Lands series on ASU campus

Windgate grant to support UALR School of Education

Saline County retail property sells for $9.34M

Feral swine to be a problem in state for the ‘foreseeable future’

Input from Fort Smith teacher group not included in pay, benefits plan

Connections: Walmart Inc. attorney joins Rogers practice

Missouri bank opens 2nd Arkansas branch

Northwest Arkansas

Benton County nonprofit completes rebrand

Former Arkansas Congressman Marion Berry has died

The Supply Side: Retail media networks reshaping digital marketing

Jacobs named interim chancellor of ATU-Ozark

Arkansas’ jobless rate sets another record low in April; jobless number at a new low

Arkansas motorists pay fifth-lowest gas prices in U.S. as Memorial Day approaches

Central Arkansas

UAMS, Baptist Health open new cancer clinic in LR; infusion center coming this fall

FCRA discusses option of deeding golf course to city of Fort Smith

Central Arkansas

Auxiliary raises $1.4 million to help Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Steinway makes its way to NWA

Walmart quarterly revenue up 7.6%; net income down more than 18%

A-State’s Rocco Hicks selected for Fulbright UK Summer Institute

U.S. Census Bureau: Conway state’s fastest-growing city in 2022

Soil testing ‘tool’ under development for farmers in Arkansas

Armor Bank hires Melissa Powell as director of marketing

Letter suggests Fort Smith School Board did not get all info about Peak Center issues

Gov. Sanders: Workforce heads meeting; tort reform, more tax cuts coming

Analysts predict earnings drop, stable revenue for Car-Mart in Q4

Northwest Arkansas

Residential building permits down 18% through 1Q

Scenic Hill Solar to invest over $100 million in UA System arrays

Northwest Arkansas

Then & Now: Hutchinson helps grow RMP litigation practice

Fort Smith Board asks FCRA to donate Deer Trails Golf Course to the city

Arkansas Transportation Report

J.B. Hunt president: Take care of people during freight recession

Think tank leader says Arkansas should commit to ‘transformational’ economic development

Conventional career path, interrupted? The case for workforce development

Central Arkansas

Karen Labonte named Chief Nursing Officer at Unity Health

Central Arkansas

FHLB Dallas donates $1 million for tornado damage assistance in Mississippi Delta

E.C. Barton and Company promotes four

Film festival to unveil new poster, reaches out to Polish Film Commission

U.S. retail sales rebound in April; credit card debt rises

Analysts estimate 5% revenue growth in Walmart’s first fiscal quarter

May 26 deadline approaches for NWABJ Forty Under 40

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Florida group assembles Fayetteville land for $6.79M

Huge kiln, part of $350 million modernization, arrives in Gum Springs

Mayors in Sebastian County tout need to continue countywide sales tax

National Cold War Center receives $500,000 grant

Pre-registration up for the fall term at Black River Technical College

Costco plans to build a store in Lowell

Arkansas Transportation Report

New state law gives XNA negotiating power

Central Arkansas

Stephens Inc. promotes Mowery

Fayetteville clothing retailer displays Janus motorcycle

Central Arkansas

Arkansas Children’s CEO hopes to open expanded facilities by 2026

15 questions to ponder

The Supply Side: Resale interest rises among traditional retailers

Arkansas group receives $1 million grant to study Delta health, economic outcomes

Brick Yard Park concept presented to Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission

Arkansas Transportation Report

Arkansas Trucking Association announces 2023 conference speakers

Second effort to overturn LEARNS Act rejected by AG Griffin

National health advocacy groups ask governor to pause Medicaid disenrollment process

Central Arkansas

Upgrade costs curtail Westrock Coffee Q1 profitability

Renewable hydrogen power plant to be built in Clarksville, 100-plus jobs to come

Fort Smith Board opposes effort to sell Chaffee Crossing golf course

Fourth annual diversity conference slated for June on ASU campus

Northwest Arkansas

Mitchell Williams hires 2 for litigation practice

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Data points to healthy tourism sector in early 2023

Namida Lab wins gold at 2023 Edison Awards

Arkansas Transportation Report

Carrier budgeting has room to improve, survey shows

NWACC, Business and Industry Training announce transfer agreement

Northwest Arkansas

Amazeum gets $10.35M from Lee Scott family for expansion

Central Arkansas

Ritchie joins Stephens Inc. as VP for Government Relations

Central Arkansas

Dillard’s sees slower sales, lower Q1 profit

Disenrolled Medicaid recipients have grace period, can reapply afterwards

Solar energy, reduced energy use discussed by Fort Smith Board

Arkansas Center for Independence completes Newport disabilities facility

Arkansas Transportation Report

Intermodal study underway in wake of rail safety issues

Walker Foundation donates $1 million to U.S. Marshals Museum

Justice Rhonda Wood announces for Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice

Missouri civil engineering firm opens 1st Arkansas office

Search committee named to find UA’s next top research officer

UAMS receives $5.5M for outreach and training programs in rural, underserved communities

Groundbreaking for $18.5 million Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center held in Poinsett County

Electricity demand to be lower this summer amid cooler weather

Fort Smith airport officials working to educate public on efforts to add more routes

Central Arkansas

Arkansas First Gentleman: Double outdoor recreation economy in a decade

Tyson Foods’ share price falls to 3-year low; market cap down more than $12 billion

Central Arkansas

Crews & Associates opens new office in Manhattan

Northeast Arkansas

Matthew Pitt selected as Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum writer-in-residence

Northwest Arkansas

South Fayetteville hotel will be Marriott-branded Moxy

NRF: More retail store closures, fewer openings announced in first quarter

Arkansas Transportation Report

Freight shipments, spending fell in Q1; capacity loosened

There was and was not an election Tuesday in Sebastian County

NRF: Retail import volume lows expected for the year

Northwest Arkansas

Longtime Rogers attorney Craig Campbell dies at 72

G&G Independent Insurance of Fayetteville acquires Branson firm

‘Aromatic’ rice on the rise as demand for non-alcoholic beer grows

LEARNS Act challenged in court on emergency clause validity

Fort Smith business and community leader Jim Walcott has died

State disenrolls 44,667 extended Medicaid beneficiaries; 72,802 total

April building permit values up more than 100% in Fort Smith metro

Northwest Arkansas

Inventor uses technology to cool body, cups

The flip of a coin

Pulaski County solar array to start operating in Q4 of 2023

Northwest Arkansas

NWA radio personality reaches winner’s circle at Kentucky Derby

Tyson Foods posts $97 million quarterly loss, reduces earnings guidance

Armor Bank hires Andrew Brink to lead Rogers market

Sebastian County sales tax election set for Aug. 8

Introducing the 2023 Fast 15 class

USDA offers new funding for rice production program

Fast 15: Ericka Young-Melber

Fast 15: Taylor Toreno

Fast 15: Marissa Spear

Fast 15: Ryan Pottinger

Fast 15: Lourdes “Lulu” Peredo

Fast 15: Caleb LeBow

Fast 15: Tom Hanna

Fast 15: Tanner Green

Fast 15: Will Ginger

Fast 15: Sara Lynn Geiger

Fast 15: Johnny Galloway

Fast 15: Cameron Clark

Fast 15: Micah Bender

Fast 15: Jackson Bates

Fast 15: Brandon Andrews

Northwest Arkansas

Slim Chickens to open at XNA

Economist analyzes labor market, debt ceiling, interest rate debates

Northwest Arkansas

Macadoodles planning West Siloam Springs store

Mammoth Spring history includes Native American lore, infamous criminals

Million dollar apartment sale tops Craighead County deals

The Supply Side: Families trading down, buying less amid persistent inflation

Northwest Arkansas needs construction workers ASAP

Central Arkansas

Gov. Sanders requests extension of fed funding for tornado cleanup

Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker to seek Chief Justice post

Gov. Sanders: New Air Force mission in Fort Smith will have ‘generational impact’

Arkansas Children’s announces $318M expansion plan

Northwest Arkansas

Walmart promotes Latriece Watkins to chief merchandising officer

Northwest Arkansas

7hills Homeless Center CEO resigns; interim named

Northwest Arkansas

Connections: Slezak, Black join AI advisory board

Riff Raff: Watch your step

Runway work, Crystal Bridges dinner, ‘unanimous testimony’ helped land pilot training center in Fort Smith

Northwest Arkansas

Rose Law Firm names Bourgon Reynolds managing member in NWA

Ritter offers 5-gig and 2-gig RightFiber service in Jonesboro

AWSOM fills assistant dean slots, hires additional faculty

Architect Marlon Blackwell named American Academy member

‘Conservative’ price is $765 million to create pilot training center at Fort Smith

Northwest Arkansas

Opera in the Ozarks lands $34M Walton grant for new facilities

A-State and Arkansas Out of School Network to continue after school and summer programs

NEA regional airport study could be complete by summer’s end

UAMS researchers analyze financial burdens for cancer survivors

Tyson Foods expected to report 65% earnings decline

Report: Central Arkansas tenants getting creative to combat CRE challenges

Knowing your investment position is essential in real estate

NRF: Mother’s Day spending expected to top $35.7 billion

UA School of Art hosting grand opening celebration for Studio and Design Center

UAFS struggles with employee pay raises, institutes hiring freeze

Overall farm, ranch numbers have declined in recent years; female and minority ownership up

Federal grant to study automation, safety at chicken processing plants

Then & Now: Jennings is still big on small biz banking

Lyon College dental, vet schools planning on 2025 opening; $94 million economic labor impact expected

ABB provides UAFS $1 million to create advanced workforce training program

All the buzz

Fuel margins lower Murphy USA net income

Northwest Arkansas

NWA Workplaces offering business education events starting May 11

Contract extension approved for Fort Smith superintendent

Tuesday Morning to close all stores after 49 years

Speights to serve as chair of national osteopathic medicine group

Northeast Arkansas

Jonesboro mayor updates on park projects, sports complex

Arkansas Transportation Report

XNA enplanements hit record in March

NWACC receives $618K grant to expand package design programming

Arkansas’ tax revenue surplus at $430 million through April

City of McGehee to note 10-year anniversary of Japanese American Internment Museum

Mississippi River Valley Alluvial aquifer continues to lose water

Arkansas Transportation Report

Covenant buys Lew Thompson & Son Trucking for $100 million

Little Rock Chamber, partners launch $10,000 talent recruitment campaign

Lawmakers adjourn ‘sine die’ to end 94th General Assembly regular session

Gov. Sanders names Dr. Ken Warden of UAFS to Higher Ed post

Rice planting near record pace in April

FNBC promotes Alan Price community president in Sharp County

Northwest Arkansas

YPO plans Northwest Arkansas chapter

Manufacturing activity declines in April

UAFS submits budget that includes 7.49% tuition increase

Northwest Arkansas

A year after merger, lawyers split from Rose Law Firm for Conner & Winters

Jimenez named dean at ARCOM

Arkansas Transportation Report

Trucking industry tackles longstanding debate of allowing interstate drivers under age 21

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Rogers warehouse finds buyer in $13.3M transaction

The Supply Side: A $65 billion market draws more retailers into pet services

Norris Group buys former Fianna Hills Country Club building

Arkansas grid operators offer almost $8 billion in member benefits, reports show

More restaurants, retail stores planned in Northwest Arkansas

First quarter revenue, net income down at ArcBest

Arkansas Transportation Report

Boozman backs $755 million truck parking bill

UAFS officials dealing with revenue losses, budget restrictions

NEA regional airport could aid surrounding states

Arkansas Transportation Report

J.B. Hunt shareholders approve 4 proposals

Natural Capital launches 2nd fund; $80M committed

Former Arkansas Sen. Hutchinson sentenced to a total of 8 years in prison

KASU names Brandon Tabor news director

Arkansas Pie Festival teams with World Food Championship for annual event

Central Arkansas

Venture Center opens registration period for fintech summit

Arkansas Black Mayors Association hires The Design Group

Tyson Foods to cut hundreds of corporate jobs

JBU announces new business college leadership

Northwest Arkansas

David Roth, Workmatters founder and CEO, announces departure

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up more than 8% in the first quarter

Asa Hutchinson joins 2024 race for the White House

Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up more than 14% in April report

Northwest Arkansas

Winrock invests $100K in Bentonville startup Wishfluence

Old Fort Days Rodeo boosts prize money, marks 90 years

Tyson Foods takes part in self-driving truck test

Plan presented to fund Fort Smith Public School teacher pay increases

University of Arkansas sets date for Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon

Northeast Arkansas

Wings of Honor Museum to host “Their Stories” history stories

U.S. Marshals Museum to open July 1

Medical marijuana sales up 7.1% in the first quarter

Tornado victims may qualify for USDA D-SNAP program

Bentonville startup Ox secures $12.6 million in Series A funding

Central Arkansas

Simmons First sees Q1 net income slide

Peak Center flood prevention work, new parking estimated to cost almost $4 million

AG rejects first try of anti-LEARNS referendum

Arkansas Transportation Report

P.A.M. Transportation Services profit falls by 78% in 1Q

Central Arkansas

Cypress Cold Storage building Springdale warehouse, adding 50 jobs

Johnny Cash sculptor Kevin Kresse describes statue inspiration

Greene Co. extension office breaks ground

Clean energy helps strengthen Arkansas’ economy

Northwest Arkansas

ArDOT wants feedback on Highway 112 widening project

Structurlam files for bankruptcy with plans to sell company; owes Walmart $34M

UA System Board rejects resolution to acquire University of Phoenix (Updated)

Central Arkansas

A text message helped turn the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts into a masterpiece

First Security’s Jim Taylor new chair of Arkansas Bankers Association

Pay attention to what may come

Then & Now: Clark’s career comes full circle through acquisition

Medicaid recipients to begin losing coverage after April 30

AG files motions on apartment complex owners, gas company

Cybersecurity leadership can’t be delegated

Cox Communications asking for electronics to recycle

The Supply Side: Retailers, economists prognosticate about slowing economy

Walmart to sell plus-size apparel brand Eloquii to FullBeauty Brands

FCRA approves $1.6 million deal for new warehouse construction

Arkansas’ jobless rate reaches record low of 3% in March

Northwest Arkansas

Connections: Walton medical school hires assistant dean

Plant-based chef showcased at Arkansas Children’s Northwest

Rural health providers prep for post-COVID Medicaid roll reduction

Walmart’s top execs earn a cumulative $123 million in recent fiscal year

Central Arkansas

Bank OZK Q1 earnings set record

Engineering firm hired to investigate Peak Center flooding problem

Northwest Arkansas

LIVSN Designs to release all-natural jacket via Kickstarter

Chambers Bank promotes Curtis Spatz to chief strategy officer

Central Arkansas

Cashion Company expands leadership team

Arkansas Farm Bureau pledges $500,000 for UAMS health career recruitment

First quarter net income, revenue post big gains for Home BancShares

Central Arkansas

North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau rebrands as North Little Rock Tourism

Former Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe joins mental health company

Central Arkansas

UAMS awarded $15 million for postpartum care study

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center to host business classes in NEA in May

Department of Education launches new LEARNS website

Walmart tech exec heads to Nordstrom

Supply chain leaders and innovators gather at Plug & Play event in Bentonville

UA System Trustees debate merits of University of Phoenix acquisition

‘Deep work’ ongoing to establish foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville real estate firm promotes 2 to principal

Northwest Arkansas

The Jones Center hires longtime Crystal Bridges fundraiser for top development job

Williams Baptist University approves 4.5% budget increase for the 2023-24 school year

Washington Regional adds Rosa robotic technology

Water study approved by Fort Smith Board of Directors

UA Little Rock names Colin Crawford new dean of William H. Bowen School of Law

White River Bancshares posts 80% decline in first-quarter earnings

Arkansas soybean and corn farmers are now eligible for Margin Protection

FNBC hires Kyle Davidson to run its Mountain Home operations

Lavy discusses Priority Bank success, Frank Broyles friendship

Walmart to debut renewable energy engine in trucking fleet

How ‘safe and sound’ banking practices empower the age of digital banking

Walmart uses debt market to raise nearly $5 billion in capital

Farmers and Merchants Bank promotes two

Rural healthcare expert to present lecture at Fowler Center

Arkansas Transportation Report

J.B. Hunt 1Q revenue, earnings fall

Walmart to sell Bonobos for $75 million

First quarter passenger traffic rises at the Fort Smith Regional Airport

Cherokee Nation touts $3 billion economic impact

Bank commits $100,000 to help first-time homebuyers

Regional airport in Northeast Arkansas being studied; public encouraged to participate

Asa Hutchinson to formally launch Presidential bid April 26 in Bentonville

U.S. retail sales up 2.9% from a year ago in March report

Central Arkansas

Arkansas Research Alliance adds Mike Ross, Daniel Brown to board of trustees

Cox Charities helping with grants to Arkansas nonprofits

$2 million industrial building sale recent top property deal in Craighead County

State agencies respond to Governor’s early executive orders

Residential mortgage executives discuss challenges, current market conditions

Gov. Sanders: Medicaid special session ‘certainly possible’

The Supply Side: Nearly a decade since $1M gift created McMillon Innovation Studio at UA

Business Services

Charles Redfield to leave Walmart in May, ends a 32-year career

Gov. Sanders vetoes three bills, uses line-item veto on budget bill

Terry seeks election to district judge job

UA appoints Brent Williams interim dean of Walton College

Central Arkansas

Harding University to offer new master’s degree in cardiac function and intervention technology

Central Arkansas

P3 Group, Brown Foundation commit $7 million endowment, new housing development to SEARK

The KLEK story: From radio virus to radio mission

Northeast Arkansas

Of disease and ‘dogs’

Fertilizer, iron and steel help push Arkansas River tonnage higher in the first quarter

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: $25.3M permit backs Walmart campus hotel construction

Northwest Arkansas

Sam’s Club CEO Kath McLay to chair Amazeum fundraiser

Brazilian muralists make ‘Unexpected’ return to downtown Fort Smith

FDIC: Arkansas banks see income decrease in 2022

Former Tyson Foods exec named chief sustainability officer for National Pork Board

Rep. Womack tours U.S. Marshals Museum, says it will have ‘amazing impact’

Federal money for river ports, intermodal facilities discussed at roundtable

Winners announced for annual Governor’s Cup business plan competition

Bank failures unlikely to have significant industry effect in Arkansas

Inflation stays high in March, but pace slows

Central Arkansas

Southern Bancorp receives $9.8 million in CDFI grant funds

Central Arkansas

Peoples Bank to open in Benton

Amanda Hoelzeman joins The Peacock Group

Northwest Arkansas

Engineering firm with NWA ties changes name

Economists expect used vehicle prices to moderate this spring, summer

Mississippi County home to hot steel and a cold war

Gov. Sanders signs two sentencing bills into law

New director on the job at Fort Smith Regional Art Museum; 75th anniversary gala set

Mercy Fort Smith installs new cancer, cardiac scanner

EIA revises oil price forecast after OPEC announces production cuts

Central Arkansas

Arkansas Cyber Defense Center formed

The Supply Side: Big retail uses influencers to help grow social commerce

Net farm incomes projected to drop in Arkansas by 32% in 2023

Walmart hires Denise Malloy as chief belonging officer

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville startup GEN Z sells to Langers Juice Co.

Canoo and the perils of high-risk innovation

Central Arkansas

Gov. Sanders signs tax cut measure, extends tax filing deadline for tornado victims

Former Gov. Hutchinson headed to Iowa, Midwest this week

Community School of the Arts seeks to open performing arts high school

Tyson Foods workers in Van Buren seek better treatment as plant closes

Arkansas Transportation Report

Analysts expect J.B. Hunt Q1 earnings, revenue to fall

Central Arkansas

Former Hutchinson chief of staff Alison Williams joins Excel by Eight

Leigh Pruss promoted to VP for finance at Arkansas Farm Bureau

Signature Bank of Arkansas names Ward new president

Northwest Arkansas

Car wash operator buys former AQ Chicken site in Springdale for $1.75 million

USDA projects Arkansas crop acres to increase in 2023

Central Arkansas

The Conductor opens applications for 10x Growth Accelerator program

New rice genetics research focus of $10 million USDA grant

LR Mayor Frank Scott, Red Cross director: tornado recovery will take months or more

Legislative session sees education, prison changes, but social issues dominate

Missouri engineering firm opens 1st Arkansas office

Then & Now: Mason’s career path winds back to Fayetteville

Northwest Arkansas

Connections: Crystal Bridges hires Horn for PR role

Arkansas lawmakers expected to adjourn Friday

More than a mission

More surveillance trailers approved for Fort Smith Police Department

Medicaid rolls to dwindle with unwinding; successful transitions to other coverage vital

Arkansas Supreme Court denies attempt to dismiss Echols appeal for advanced DNA testing

SBA, ASBTDC open Business Recovery Center in Little Rock following tornado

Walmart to build thousands of EV charging station at U.S. stores, clubs

Kays Foundation commits $450,000 to the Scarlet to Black Financial Literacy Program

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville company lands Sam’s Club deal

ArcBest names new chief financial officer

Northwest Arkansas

NWA building permits rise as construction costs ease

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Lowell land west of I-49 tips scales at $5.62 million

Budget bills advance, anti-affirmative action bill beat on House floor

ASMSA has $104 million economic impact on Arkansas, new study reveals

Northeast Arkansas

Rep. Jack Ladyman draws early opponent in Democrat David McAvoy

Five startups participating in FemHealth Founders’ inaugural accelerator program

‘Culture war’ legislation a focus of Republicans in Arkansas General Assembly

Stitt Solar in Rogers achieves ‘Master Dealer’ status

Walmart execs discuss 4% growth strategy, innovation efforts, and margin expansion

Work on Jonesboro Sports Complex could begin in late summer

MHP/Team SI opens video studio and office in west Little Rock

Northwest Arkansas

Movista launches new app for frontline retail teams

Fort Smith metro permit values up almost 21% in the first quarter

Northwest Arkansas

Bill Underwood, founder of eponymous Fayetteville jewelry store, dies at 90

House, Senate debate flurry of legislation

Arkansas Department of Commerce launches resource webpage for tornado-struck businesses

Arkansas tax revenue up 5% through March, surplus tops $300 million

Iconic downtown Fort Smith jewelry store set to close

Commercial vacancy falls to 5.6% in Northwest Arkansas

Jackson County Extension Center nears completion

House committee refers constitutional amendment, passes ‘affirmative action’ bill

Brand Finance: Amazon the top U.S. brand in 2023, Walmart is No. 5

New city of Fort Smith public relations manager hired

Central Arkansas

Local nonprofit enters agreement with Medical Center of South Arkansas

Black River Technical College contemplates out-of-state student tuition increases

Manufacturing sector contracts in March for 5th consecutive month

Northwest Arkansas

Downtown Bentonville restaurant offers in-home chefs

Northwest Arkansas

NWA Food Bank relocating to $22 million building in Lowell

USDA accepting applications for $1 billion in renewable energy REAP grants

South by Northwest Hospitality in Fayetteville brings back jobs with pandemic investment

Arkansas GOP chairman urges caution on Trump indictment until charges are known

The Supply Side: Retail workforce remains tight despite recent job gains, layoffs

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he is running for President; Bentonville kick-off later this month

Food for thought

Revenue Stabilization Act shared with lawmakers

Walmart hires Federal Trade Commission veteran for lead antitrust role

Northwest Arkansas

Bright helps title company during market slowdown

Central Arkansas

UA Little Rock names Clifton interim dean of College of Business, Health, and Human Services

Central Arkansas

Memphis-based Jones Aur commercial real estate opening LR office

Central Arkansas

UAMS researcher awarded $1.8 million to study neurological diseases

Arkansas River Valley Nature Center expansion announced

Dr. Calvin White named provost at A-State

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine breaks ground in Bentonville

Governor, legislative leaders agree on income tax cut

Senate committee considers victims’ rights amendment

Bentonville investor, startup adviser helping entrepreneurs source funding

Home energy use stable from 2015 levels, EIA survey shows

Phoenix Avenue apartment complex sale top property deal in February

Heartland Forward releases annual report ranking nation’s top metros

Madison County grows 3.2%, faster than any Arkansas county

Freedom of Information Act measure to limit public access to documents fails in committee; meeting exemption passes

Sentencing bill advances; prosecutors, sheriffs, county judges support

Future Fort Smith calls for better city employee wages, better marketing

BRTC machinist students lending new paws to rescue dog, Nubbins

Williams Baptist University accredited for another 10 years

Air Force Academy, Harvard part of Marsh’s pancreatic cancer research passion

A top 10 Arkansas metric

Consumers will pay more for beef and poultry this summer

Arvest Wealth Management names new chief compliance officer

Chase begins hiring for 2 more NWA branches

Central Arkansas

Florida real estate investment firm buys Park Plaza mall

AG Griffin files 3 lawsuits against social media giants over deceptive practices

Central Arkansas

SBA, Venture Center form strategic alliance

Wright Lindsey Jennings launches mediation practice

Peak Center floods again, site engineers working on a solution

Jonesboro sales tax collections rise more than 14% in March

Tyson Foods faces scrutiny over plant closures

Arkansas Transportation Report

P.A.M. executive pay rises; CFO resigns

SWEPCO project in Washington County supports growth

Leadership posts filled at Baptist Health’s western Arkansas operation

Northwest Arkansas

Bentonville company Junk Brands names Craig Mahan new president

Constitutional amendments get first House hearing

Gov. Sanders announces 3,000-bed prison plans, 100% violent crime sentences

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up more than 8% in February report

Central Arkansas

Ryan Walmsley appointed president of Lexicon’s Fabrication Group

Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up 13.6% in March report

Mach 1 Financial Group makes move from Bentonville to Rogers’ MetroPark

Northwest Arkansas

Dumpster rental company enters Arkansas market

Researchers in Arkansas searching for fertilizer alternatives

Northwest Arkansas

Then & Now: Lee enjoys ‘calling’ as a chiropractor

Joint Budget Chair containing spending growth, hopes to slice top tax rate to 4.5 percent

State commissioner monitoring national bank stress, confident in Arkansas banking system

Walmart CEO remembers the late Claude Harris, company’s first buyer

Central Arkansas

Mainstream Technologies sees unprecedented growth thanks to state contracts, changing workforce trends

Rep. Cozart files bill to change school funding formula, will run this week

ESG legislation is anti-business, will cost Arkansas retirees money

The Supply Side: More Walmart suppliers adjust to inflation, changing demand

Northwest Arkansas

New tenant operating event venue in Highfill

Wasson named interim Fort Smith CVB director; process begins to hire new director

Arkansas’ jobless rate down to 3.2% in February, unchanged from February 2022

Central Arkansas

Ark Angel Alliance adds two to board, names new chair

LR Chamber hires Teuana Smith for diversity role

‘Better Communities’ series restarts with Searcy panel discussion

Education committee chairs file bill for school foundation funding

LEARNS Act pays for teacher salary mandates, but districts must adjust schedules

NRF: Inflation, higher participation could push Easter sales to record $24 billion

Crawford County hit with large legal bill with attorney ‘running to the sirens’

Walmart to lay off hundreds of workers at some e-commerce fulfillment centers

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: $5.15M Bentonville land sale starts multifamily project

What might be coming?

Central Arkansas

GOP Rep. Jim Wooten, Democrat Chris Jones speaking at anti-LEARNS Act town hall

Arkansas State University hires Alabama assistant as basketball coach

Fort Smith Board approves $5 million incentive package for unknown retail project

Revisions made to Fort Smith’s animal ordinance related to spay and neuter

Northwest Arkansas

Preliminary plat filed for Rogers property along I-49

Producers Rice Mill to erect largest solar storage microgrid in the state

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax revenue, job numbers set new records

The Ouachitas to bring bar and taproom to The Bakery District

Little Rock business park sells for $3.5M

Arkansas ag economist John Anderson elected president of Southern Agriculture Economics Association

Northwest Arkansas

Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar will open 1st Arkansas location in Rogers

Waters named Fort Smith Fire Chief

Tyson Foods to build $70 million hatchery in Hope

Fort Smith police launch ‘Gun-Smart Campaign’

Ballot referendum to undo LEARNS Act faces high hurdles

Walmart AMP transitioning to digital tickets

Arkansas Transportation Report

ABF Freight hit with $535K penalty for clean water violations

Incubator bringing bus tour to NWA to promote Black-owned businesses

‘Labor History and Contemporary Laborlore’ the theme of the 28th annual Delta Symposium

Colleagues reflect on Waller’s legacy as Walton College dean

Van Buren chamber, UAFS working to help Tyson workers

Revenue & Tax chair floats tax credit proposal, ready to move on balanced budget

Central Arkansas

How Arkansas’ construction industry succeeds in 2023

UA’s Heartland Challenge announces 12 semifinalists

Eyes on NWA: 2023 home prices to rise at least 5% in top markets, NAR says

Perception vs. Reality

Arkansas Transportation Report

J.B. Hunt execs earn base salary raises

Northwest Arkansas

Walmart store operations chief Dacona Smith retires; Cedric Clark promoted

Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation launches corporate partnership program with Greenway, Fiocchi

UAFS again receives ‘Military Friendly’ designation

Multiple factors to reduce carbon emissions through 2050, EIA says

Northwest Arkansas

Rogers-Lowell chamber changes name, logo

Fort Smith area homebuilders working to meet demand from foreign pilot training center

Central Arkansas

Federal Metal Co. to locate in North Little Rock; $17.8 million investment, 40 jobs

UA awarded $3.5 million to study 3D concrete printing

Women’s Leadership Center to host annual leadership conference

Northwest Arkansas

Movista co-founder Stan Zylowski is giving up CEO role

J.B. Hunt exec Shelley Simpson honored at Economics Arkansas luncheon

Governor wants rework of state employee classification; won’t support $80 million pay increase

Dr. Carl Cates steps down as dean of ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Communications

Fighter pilots from Poland planned to be the first at training center in Fort Smith

The Supply Side: Retailers bet on brick-and-mortar in 2023

Final decision places foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith

NWA mortgage activity drops for 9th consecutive quarter

Education department asks for applications for LEARNS working groups

Record sales tax growth continues in Jonesboro but budgeted revenues are down

Central Arkansas

Westrock Coffee posts $55 million annual loss as it positions for growth

ASBTDC partners with Latino business group

Crawford County Library Board takes action on book removal requests

Governor signs gender transition medical lawsuit bill into law

Northwest Arkansas

‘Whole Foods’ project in Rogers cooks up first restaurant tenant

Arkansas Transportation Report

XNA enplanements might surpass Clinton National in 8 years

Tyson confirms 969 jobs to be lost in Van Buren; company pushes automation, faces lawsuits

Historically low cattle inventories projected to fall even further

Northwest Arkansas

Skyline Report: Home sales fall, inventory rises in Northwest Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas

Coldwell Banker franchise tops NWABJ real estate list

Process begins to name Fort Smith fire station after the late Chief Christensen

Tyson Foods closing Van Buren plant, an estimated 600 jobs to be lost

Survey suggests consumers still buying meat despite higher costs

Trent Brown named FNBC’s community president in Jonesboro

Northwest Arkansas

Final week for 2023 Fast 15 nominations

Governor appoints Peacock to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Arkansas’ jobless rate at 3.4% in January, up from 3.2% in January 2022

Arkansas medical marijuana revenue up almost 10% in the first two months of 2023

UPDATE: Mark Power, UA’s top fundraising official, stepping down; Scott Varady named successor

Northwest Arkansas

Peel Compton Foundation hires Kelly Kemp-McLintock as interim director of development

Arkansas State University to move forward with creation of vet school

New process for Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas grants

Million-dollar residential acreage sale largest recent Craighead County land deal

The Supply Side: Retailers continue to push private brand sales

Northwest Arkansas

Real Deals: Buffington builds in Springdale’s Cottages at the Park

Arkansas Education Secretary gearing up for public hearings to develop LEARNS rules and regs

Northwest Arkansas

UA grads want to improve your squat

ACHE opens first floor of the Research Institute Health and Wellness Center

Northwest Arkansas

Connections: Washington Regional shuffles finance duties

Central Arkansas

Property appraiser shortage a problem in rural Arkansas

Governor, lawmakers push bill to require age verification for social media usage

Steel Horse Rally returns to downtown Fort Smith with Strongman Competition

Arkansas Transportation Report

Grants help Ozark Regional Transit expand service

Arkansas Transportation Report

Shipper rates to moderate in first quarter, capacity loose

Northwest Arkansas

Infinity Blue Group opens NWA offices

Northwest Arkansas

Downtown Bentonville Inc. hires Aaron Nolan as communications director

Northwest Arkansas

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