Gov. Hutchinson appoints members to Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named members to the Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force as directed by the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2015, or Act 895, of the regular session.The task force...
View ArticleClark Partners Realty implements new safety guidelines
Fayetteville-based Clark Partners Realty Group announced new safety guildelines for its agents in response to last year’s murder of Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter.Effective immediately the firm’s...
View ArticleWal-Mart to open 115 new stores in China by 2017
After pulling back on expansion within China in recent years, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon announced Wednesday (April 29) plans to open 115 new stores by 2017. This expansion will expand the...
View ArticleCar-Mart opens its 141st dealership
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of a new dealership in Glasgow, Ky. This marks the 141st lot location for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer. This also marks 12 lots in...
View ArticleScott Family Amazeum seeks to raise funds through brick campaign
The Scott Family Amazeum announced a new naming opportunity as part of its $28.5 million fundraising campaign. Titled Pave the Way, donors are encouraged to commemorate, celebrate, and honor loved ones...
View ArticleMurphy Oil reports first quarter loss on falling oil, gas prices
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerMurphy Oil Corp. fell into the red during the first quarter as declining crude oil and natural gas prices cut a huge swath across the oil...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Museum acquires historic photo collection
The U.S. Marshals Museum said Thursday (April 30) it will acquire a historic photo collection from Betty Wilfong with the help of museum supporters Pat and David Hightower of Fort Smith.Joseph Killian,...
View ArticleArvest Bank again receives top ranking from J.D. Power
Arvest Bank once again received the highest ranking among its peers in both the South Central and Southwest Regions in the J.D. Power 2015 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study.This marks the seventh time,...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge named to U.S. Attorney General advisory committee
Conner Eldridge, U.S. Prosecuting Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, is one of six U.S. attorneys named to the 21-member Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. The announcement was made by...
View ArticleJBU endowment tops $100 million mark
John Brown University’s endowment has exceeded $100 million for the first time in its 96-year history. At the end of JBU’s fiscal third quarter, the endowment was valued at $101 million.The growth of...
View ArticleNational Register of Historic listings expanded at Chaffee Crossing
The Chaffee Crossing Historic Preservation Organization (CCHPO) announced Thursday (April 30) the expansion of the Camp Chaffee Historic District at Chaffee Crossing near Fort Smith.With the assistance...
View ArticleArcBest announces dividend, notes U-Pack award from Better Business Bureau
Fort Smith-based ArcBest has announced a quarterly cash dividend of six cents per share payable May 29 to shareholders of record on May 15.The company is set to report first quarter financials on...
View ArticleHollowell, Wheeler join Fayetteville branch of First National Bank of NWA
Cole Hollowell has been named branch manager of the new Fayetteville branch of First National Bank of NWA, and Holly Wheeler has joined as a vice president and lender at the new branch.The new...
View ArticleFour Arkansas health centers receive $2.4 million in federal funding
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerThe U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary announced Tuesday that it will provide more than $2.4 million in Affordable Care Act funding...
View ArticleARK Challenge startup participant Skosay garners $100,000 investment
Fayetteville-based Skosay, a customer engagement technology startup, was awarded $100,000 from the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority (ASTA) to further develop its technology. The local tech...
View ArticleGov. Hutchinson names members of Working Group on Highway Funding
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of the Working Group on Highway Funding as directed by executive order. Members are as follows:Duncan Baird, budget director for Gov. Hutchinson, ChairmanScott...
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Oliver garners ‘Trial Lawyer of the Year’ award
Sach Oliver, partner in the Bailey and Oliver Law Firm in Rogers, was named 2015 Arkansas Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. The award was presented at the 52nd Annual...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks buys Bank of the Carolinas in $64.7 million deal
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireBank of the Ozarks and Bank of the Carolinas Corp. announced that the two banks would merge. Little Rock-based Bank of the...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center announces $1 million gift
Marti and Kelly Sudduth of Bentonville handed over a $1 million gift to the Walton Art Center’s Expanding Our Future campaign — a $23 million fundraising effort recently announced by the nonprofit.The...
View ArticleSparks Health adds two advanced practice nurses to the staff
Fort Smith native Beth Clark, an advanced practice nurse, has joined the Cardiology Center at Sparks located inside Sparks Medical Plaza on Dodson Avenue, and Jamie Nash has joined Alma Family Medical...
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