Crystal Bridges adds five new art pieces debuting in September
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces several new acquisitions that it hopes will add to the breadth of the museum’s collection.The new art pieces are:• James McNeill Whistler, The Chelsea...
View ArticleFore joins Mercy Clinic Fort Smith as chief operating officer
Amy Fore has been named chief operating officer (COO) for Mercy Clinic Fort Smith.Fore joined Mercy as an administrative fellow in Springfield, Mo., in 2008, and most recently worked as vice president...
View ArticleWestphal family completes transfer of land to U.S. Marshals Museum
The U.S. Marshals Museum today announced the Robbie Westphal family has completed the transfer of 16.3 acres of Fort Smith riverfront property to the museum.The property is nearly 10 acres more than...
View ArticleTyson Foods to add 60 jobs in its Council Bluffs pork plant
Tyson Foods announced plans to hire 60 additional workers for its case ready beef and pork plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This is a result of the company’s expanded production for pork chops and roasts...
View ArticleThe Supply Side briefs: Exec moves at Dean Foods and JBS
Ralph Scozzafava has been promoted to chief operating officer of dairy giant Dean Foods effective Oct. 1. In this new role he will continue to oversee the commercial functions of sales, marketing,...
View ArticleInvoTek to participate in $5 million, five-year project
Alma-based InvoTek Inc., along with three clinical partners, received funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).The 5-year, $5 million...
View ArticleABF Freight, Panther Logistics make top truckers list for 2015
ABF Freight and Panther Premium Logistics have been named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 Truckers list for 2015. The two operations are subsidiaries of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp.Each year, Inbound...
View ArticleTwo e-commerce execs exit Wal-Mart
In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart.Gibu Thomas,...
View ArticleGov. Hutchinson makes appointments to state boards and commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Sept. 21) announced the following appointments:Sherry Chesser, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy. Appointment expires Aug. 17, 2020....
View ArticleWal-Mart acquires PunchTab software developer out of Silicon Valley
Wal-Mart promised that it would continue to invest in its e-commerce capabilities and its purchase of PunchTab, revealed Tuesday (Sept. 22) by the retail titan, is another strategic piece to that...
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MANA adds its seventh area medical clinic
Dr. Karl Haws and his clinic will join MANA Medical Associates to establish the group’s seventh FirstCare Family Doctors location at 307 South Thompson St., Suite A, in Springdale on Oct. 1. Haws is...
View ArticleDayco Products celebrates one million accident-free work hours
Dayco Products’ manufacturing facility and technical center in Springdale celebrates one million work hours without a lost time accident marking an achievement last met at the site in March...
View ArticleEuler joins Beall Barclay & Company as audit senior manager
Katherine Euler has been hired by Beall Barclay & Company as an audit senior manager. She will work in the accounting firm’s Fort Smith office.She will oversee audits and manage staff for Beall...
View ArticleUA names its interim Title IX coordinator
Nicole Ferguson has been named the interim Title IX coordinator for the Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance at the University of Arkansas.She will work with university administration,...
View ArticleArkansas Children’s Hospital awards design contracts for Springdale facility
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has selected FKP Architects of Houston and Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects of Fayetteville and Little Rock to help develop its vision of a new campus in Northwest...
View ArticleJBU receives $1.5 million challenge grant from Mabee Foundation
John Brown University was awarded a $1.5 million challenge grant by the Mabee Foundation, with funds supporting the construction of its new health education building and nursing endowment, the...
View ArticleFort Smith native Luke Pruitt to release second album on Oct. 9
Fort Smith naitve Luke Pruitt will release his second studio album, “Songs of Home, Pt. 2” on Oct. 9. This is the follow up to his compelling debut ‘Songs of Home, Pt. 1., a look at life through the...
View ArticleSmith promoted to loan manager for Arvest in Fort Smith, River Valley region
Arvest Bank Senior Vice President Les Smith, has been promoted to loan manager for the Fort Smith and River Valley Region.Smith has been with Arvest since 1999 and has held several different roles...
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Carol Schumacher named board trustee at St. Bonaventure University
The former investor relations officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Carol Schumacher of Rogers, has been named as a board trustee for St. Bonaventure University, her alma meter.Schumacher will serve a...
View ArticleWhole Foods slashes 1,500 jobs, Fayetteville opening postponed
Whole Foods Market will eliminate approximately 1,500 jobs, or 1.6% of its workforce, over the next eight weeks, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept....
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