Former 188th Commander receives Jack White Leadership Fort Smith Award
Former 188th Wing Commander Col. Mark Anderson has been awarded the Jack White Leadership Fort Smith Award. The award and other Community Leadership Awards will be presented at the Alumni Association’s...
View ArticleSiloam Springs seeks proposals for three downtown art installations
Main Street Siloam Springs is looking for artists to provide three outdoor art installations and is seeking proposals at this time. Any form of public art suitable for outdoor installation (including...
View ArticleOn Time Logistics expands its Springdale operations
A Northwest Arkansas-based logistics company announced a major expansion and partnership Monday (March 23) that will mean enhanced warehousing and fulfillment capabilities for current and potential...
View ArticleBentonville preps for half marathon event
The Run Bentonville Half Marathon slated for 7 a.m., Saturday, March 28, has already registered some 2,300 participants for its various events. This marks the event’s fifth anniversary and organizers...
View ArticleWorld Gym closing Bentonville and Lowell locations
Fitness chain World Gym announced the closing of three Northwest Arkansas locations with a Facebook post on Tuesday (March 24).“Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control we have been forced to...
View ArticleATU-Ozark receives initial accreditation of CVT program
The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus cardiovascular technology adult echocardiography (CVT) program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health...
View ArticleMarshals Museum to present 2015 Spring lecture series
The U.S. Marshals Museum has the 2015 spring lecture series titled The Gallery Lecture Series.Boston-based Brent Johnson Design is in the process of designing exhibits for the future museum. The...
View ArticleH.J. Heinz and Kraft ink a merger deal
Two of Wal-Mart’s largest suppliers, H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods, have entered into a merger agreement creating the third largest food company in North American and the fifth largest in the...
View ArticleAmerica’s Car-Mart opens its 139th dealership
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of its 139th dealership, the fifth new lot opening this fiscal year. The dealership is located in Valdosta, Ga., also the fifth Car-Mart lot in the Peach State,...
View ArticleAnalyst more bullish on Tyson Foods
Despite bird flu implications in Tyson Foods’ home state of Arkansas, Wall Street analysts with Stephens Inc. have raised their fiscal second-quarter earnings forecast for the Springdale-based meat...
View ArticleWal-Mart to hire 95 for new Neighborhood Market in Bentonville
Walmart will hire up to 95 associates to work at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market slated to open this summer in Bentonville located along N. Walton Boulevard. A temporary hiring center has opened at...
View ArticleTyson Foods to shed 260 jobs with Georgia plant closure and shift elimination
Tyson Foods announced the closure of a poultry processing facility in Buena Vista, Ga., and discontinuation of the third shift at its Dawson, Ga., plant as it works to streamline efficiencies and...
View ArticleBankruptcy trustee seeks $25.7 million from Tyson Foods
The bankruptcy trustee of Quantum Foods, a former Tyson Foods customer, is suing the Springdale-based meat company to recover $25.7 million. The trustee claims the money was a preferential debt...
View ArticleSowersby named chief accounting officer at ArcBest
Traci Sowersby has been named vice president-controller and chief accounting officer for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corporation, with her first day set for April 27.Sowersby, a certified public...
View ArticleCJRW wins Webby Award for Riceland website work
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has named Little Rock-based CJRW a Webby Award Honoree for the development and design of Riceland Foods’ new website. The Webby Awards...
View ArticleJBU newspaper named student Newspaper of the Year
The Threefold Advocate, the student newspaper at John Brown University, was recently named the Newspaper of the Year.John Brown University Communication students received 18 awards from the Arkansas...
View ArticleJBU student receives prestigious Fulbright Award, will teach in Turkey
John Brown University English Education senior, Sarah Hubbard, was selected to receive a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Turkey for the 2015-16 academic year. Hubbard will graduate from...
View ArticleSiloam Springs Farmers Market set to open April 28
Main Street Siloam Springs said it will open its outdoor Siloam Springs Farmers Market on Tuesday, April 28 at 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The market will also be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m....
View ArticleDebbie Martin assumes executive director role at Havenwood
Havenwood announced Debbie Martin as its new executive director. Having lived in Northwest Arkansas for more than 25 years, Martin brings business, nonprofit and organizational development experience...
View ArticleABF Logistics named one of top national brokerage firms
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, was recently recognized for the first time by Transport Topics on the Top Brokerage Firms of 2015 list.ABF Logistics provides third-party...
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