Sodie’s Wine & Spirits opens new Fort Smith store
Sodie’s Wine and Spirits, a 10,000-square-foot full service liquor store, recently held its grand opening in Fort Smith.The new operation is located at 5401 Phoenix Ave., and store hours are...
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Walton Family Foundation names new director
Karen Minkel will succeed Rob Brothers as the Home Region director for the Walton Family Foundation upon his approaching retirement in April.Minkel joined the foundation in 2012 and has served as...
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Keven Anderson appointed to NWACC board
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Keven Anderson, a former state representative from Rogers, to serve on the NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees.Anderson will fill a position...
View ArticleField Agent raises $2 million in capital funding
Fayetteville-based Field Agent announced a $2 million funding round from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City, Kan., that will allow some expansion for the mobile market research and retail data collection...
View ArticleOzark Mountain Poultry acquires ConAgra plant in Batesville
Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) plans to acquire a chicken processing plant that ConAgra Foods intends to close in July, according to company release.ConAgra announced March 6 that the company will close...
View ArticleMcAllister joins Sparks Gastroenterology Center
Chasidy McAllister, APN, has joined Sparks Gastroenterology Center located inside Sparks Regional Medical Center on Towson Avenue.McAllister, a Lavaca native, earned her master’s degree in nursing from...
View ArticleUnit leadership changes made within the 188th Wing
Key leadership changes were made recently at the 188th Wing in Fort Smith. Lt. Col. Tina Lipscomb relinquished command of the 123rd Intelligence Squadron to Lt. Col. Stanley “Sonny” Stefancic III, and...
View ArticleUSA Truck expands terminal operation in West Memphis
Van Buren-based USA Truck announced Wednesday (March 11) an expansion of its West Memphis terminal operation “to meet the needs of its growing business in the nation’s most active ground transportation...
View ArticleJohnny Cash home, U.S. Marshals coin received Arkansas tourism awards
The boyhood home of Johnny Cash and the U.S. Marshals Commemorative Coin Program received tourism awards during the 41st annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism.The conference was held March...
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Fort Smith names new head of Parks & Rec department
Douglas Reinert has been hired as the director of Parks & Recreation for the city of Fort Smith. He is set to begin the new job on April 6.He succeeds Mike Alsup, who left the Fort Smith job in...
View ArticleButterfield Trail Village opening two new facilities
Butterfield Trail Village recently opened a new aquatic center with pool, fitness and spa facilities, and a new assisted living cottage on its 44-acre campus in Northwest Arkansas. Butterfield is a...
View ArticleGeorgia O’Keeffe’s exhibit to feature new acquisition by Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has recently acquired Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/ White Flower No. 1, (1932, oil on canvas), which will debut in a focused exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe: See...
View ArticleHiring to begin for Parrot Island Waterpark
Officials with Parrot Island Waterpark announced Tuesday (March 17) the start of hiring 100-150 part-time employees for the aquatics facility now under construction at Ben Geren Regional Park.The...
View ArticleNorthwest Health System invests in new neonatal center in Bentonville
Northwest Health System will soon begin construction on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within its Bentonville hospital campus as part of a $3 million investment in local hospital updates, according to...
View ArticleJBU names Swearingen dean, director of the ‘Teaching and Learning Center’
Dr. Carla Swearingen has been named the dean of faculty development and director of the Teaching and Learning Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs.She will assume her new role on July 1....
View ArticleTarget Stores to raise minimum hourly pay to $9
Retailer Target, following Wal-Mart’s lead, announced Wednesday (March 18) it would raise its minimum wage to $9 per hour in April. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour but at least a dozen...
View ArticleUAFS theatre program wins several awards from Kennedy Center program
The theatre program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith took home two national and three regional awards from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, accolades which solidify the...
View ArticleWal-Mart slows expansion in its Mexican division
Wal-Mart Stores’ Mexican division announced plans to further slow down its expansion efforts this year amid a sluggish Mexican economy and weakening peso retated to slumping oil prices.Chief financial...
View ArticleNational Town Builders Association to tour Bentonville
”Making and Remaking America’s Downtowns” is the focus of the National Town Builders Association (NTBA) Spring Roundtable occurring in Arkansas this week. The group will tour Bentonville as a...
View ArticleFort Smith Montessori school receives $10,000 challenge grant
The Montessori School of Fort Smith has received a $10,000 Challenge Grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation based in Siloam Springs, Ark.“This generous challenge grant gives us the footing we...
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