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Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
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U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, offered his thoughts on the Israel-Iran conflict that has heightened to new levels this week. In an interview Friday (June 13) for Talk Business…
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Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of several organizations sounding alarms over Congressional cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or…
by - June 14, 2025 4:54 pm
Jamie Jones was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association on Friday (June 13) during the association’s annual meeting at Oaklawn Resort in Hot Springs. She is a…
by - June 14, 2025 4:48 pm
At its quarterly board meeting, the Economics Arkansas board of directors voted to appoint six new members to its roster. Those elected began a three-year term beginning June 1, 2025….
by - June 13, 2025 1:43 pm
Sales tax revenue in four western Arkansas counties that are part of or adjacent to the Fort Smith metro is off to a slow start in 2025 with the exception…
by - June 12, 2025 6:28 pm
More than 160 films, with 45% from Arkansas, will be part of the 5th annual Fort Smith International Film Festival & MidAmerica Film Market. The event is set for Aug….
by - June 12, 2025 1:51 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Goodwill Industries of Arkansas recently reopened its Goodwill Resource Center (GRC) and Outlet Store at 1301 N. Dixieland Road in Rogers after the building owner and the…
by - June 11, 2025 1:53 pm
A nearly 50-acre farm along Little Sugar Creek near Bentonville is opening in phases, featuring an organic working farm, farm stand, guesthouse and restaurant Ryn, according to a Wednesday (June…
by - June 11, 2025 1:51 pm
Bentonville-based retail agency The Barcode Group has appointed Alan Verdun as CEO. Outgoing CEO Chad Burgos transitioned to a full-time board and consulting role with the company, which acts as…
by - June 11, 2025 1:39 pm
Little Rock-based MedEvolve on Wednesday (June 11) named Matt Seefeld as president and chief executive officer. Matt Rolfes, who has led the company as CEO since 2017, will continue as…
by - June 11, 2025 1:30 pm
AGC Arkansas will offer specialized safety training courses in Spanish this month to those in the construction sector. This initiative provides resources for Arkansas’s growing bilingual workforce, marking a commitment…
by - June 10, 2025 9:41 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday (June 10) approved Gov. Sarah Sanders’ waiver to ban soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also…
by - June 10, 2025 4:41 pm
The international benchmark Brent crude oil price is expected to fall to about $60 per barrel by the end of the year and average about $59 per barrel in 2026,…
by - June 10, 2025 10:58 am
A popular Fayetteville overlook recently received a roughly $160,000 makeover, which was supported by multiple grants, residents and organizations including the Walton Family Foundation, according to a news release. The…
by - June 10, 2025 8:25 am
Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) President Shannon Newton said her industry had a fruitful state legislative session and several of those issues also need to be addressed at the federal level….
by - June 9, 2025 12:49 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill has launched a parking service in partnership with Metropolis Technologies Inc., the California-based artificial intelligence company with a computer vision platform that enables…
by - June 9, 2025 11:21 am
Conveyor Technology, the largest dealer and repair company for electric drum motors in North America, is expanding its North Little Rock operations with an investment of $33 million, the company…
by - June 8, 2025 10:29 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 10) will again discuss what has become a contentious sewer rate negotiation with the neighboring Oklahoma town of Arkoma. The board…
by - June 8, 2025 10:16 am
The Center for Business & Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Arkansas will host the Quarterly Business Analysis Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 18 at Hilton…
