by - January 22, 2015 9:39 am
The University of Arkansas has named Dan Enos offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, head coach Bret Bielema announced Thursday (Jan. 22) Enos (pronounced Ee-nos) comes to Arkansas after five…
by - January 22, 2015 9:34 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. on Thursday (Jan. 22) announced a quarterly divident of 6 cents per share to shareholders of record on Feb. 5. The dividend is paid on Feb….
by - January 22, 2015 9:17 am
Rate increases across its business divisions was the primary reason Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services boosted its fiscal year revenue to $6.165 billion, a 10.4% increase over fiscal 2013. Net…
by - January 21, 2015 7:31 pm
Students enrolled at NorthWest Arkansas Community College are being asked by school administrators and board trustees to complete the Title IX survey they find in the email on Thursday (Jan….
by - January 21, 2015 7:10 pm
The drop in energy prices and the subsequent drop in demand for energy-industry products has resulted in Saint-Gobain closing its Fort Smith proppants plant and cutting around 120 jobs. The…
by - January 21, 2015 6:05 pm
Let’s consider this mysterious and allegedly absolute cover of confidentiality under which Fort Smith and federal officials discussed the settlement of the city’s Clean Water Act violations – a settlement…
by - January 21, 2015 5:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature middle class tax cut unanimously passed the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Wednesday with an amendment to do away with a capital gains tax cut passed…
by - January 21, 2015 5:35 pm
John Brown University, a private college based in Siloam Springs, kicked off the public phase of its $125 million capital campaign in an announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 21) that included…
by - January 21, 2015 1:41 pm
The Tyson Foods Foundation and the Tyson family donated $500,000 to the University of Arkansas system to support its online university program, eVersity. The online program allows students to complete…
by - January 21, 2015 12:44 pm
Retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and their respective vendors and customers may not benefit from labor issues at major U.S. ports and truck driver and freight equipment shortages, but the U.S….
by - January 21, 2015 12:40 pm
There’s a fundamental shift underway in the transportation and logistics sector that could shorten the supply chains for shipping companies during the next few years, according to John Larkin, managing…
by - January 21, 2015 11:58 am
ABF Freight has partnered with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Army on a joint program to help soldiers transition from military service to the civilian world with…
by - January 21, 2015 11:52 am
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his wife, Gene, have made a gift of $10.65 million to Razorback Athletics to support the soon-to-be-completed student-athlete success center, a monument to the…
by - January 20, 2015 11:35 pm
Civic involvement and undoing a 2015 budget item were front-and-center at the Fort Smith Board of Directors Jan. 20 regular meeting. A full house packed the Fort Smith Schools Service…
by - January 20, 2015 10:35 pm
About one year after the city of Bentonville unveiled a master plan creating two new commercial districts flanking the downtown square, investment is flowing into commercial and residential projects. The…
by - January 20, 2015 5:36 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to a $530,000 settlement with the state of Missouri over "unlawful dumping of untreated wastewater" that caused a large (100,000) fish kill near Monett…
by - January 20, 2015 5:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his mind is made up on the private option and he will make his vision for health care clear on Thursday in a major policy speech….
by - January 20, 2015 4:39 pm
The battle over interchange fees between the nation’s retailers and banks hit a road block as the U.S. Supreme Court decided to not hear the case filed by the National…
by - January 20, 2015 2:34 pm
Vernon Hargreaves has been named Arkansas’ linebackers coach, according to a statement issued Tuesday (Jan. 20) from the office of head coach Bret Bielema. Hargreaves (pronounced Har-graves) joins the…
by - January 20, 2015 1:52 pm
Routine bridge maintenance will require a lane closure on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith/Van Buren, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. Crews will perform maintenance on…
