Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond strikes deal with Wal-Mart
Food Network celebrity Ree Drummond, also known for her popular Pioneer Woman blog, is launching a new line of houseware products at Wal-Mart.The retailer announced the exclusive deal made with...
View ArticleStartup Junkie unveils participants in the '2.7.0.' accelerator
Startup Junkie Consulting has selected the applicants for its 2.7.0. mentorship-driven accelerator program which is designed to help entrepreneurs advance their companies in the food, retail and supply...
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Arvest announces two executive changes in its mortgage division
Arvest Bank announced two executive changes in its mortgage division on Monday (Aug. 31). Matt Kendall was promoted to executive director of mortgage operations, and Kathleen Craig was hired as...
View ArticleFAA provides $8.5 million to Arkansas airports
The Federal Aviation Administration is providing $8.5 million to 13 Arkansas airports for upgrades and expansions. The individual grants range from $3.498 million at the Northwest Arkansas Regional...
View ArticleGiles joins Western Arkansas Ballet as a dance instructor
Victoria Giles has joined Western Arkansas Ballet as the new dance instructor and will teach tap levels I-III and beginning and intermediate hip hop. In addition, she will offer an 8-week session of...
View ArticleMercy General Surgery moves to new location, adds two surgeons
Mercy Clinic General Surgery in Fort Smith has moved to a new location and has added two new surgeons, Drs. Jonathan Ferrari and Joshua McElderry.Ferrari received his medical degree from Saba...
View ArticleDr. Jumelle joins Sparks Clinic Pain Management
Dr. Patricia Jumelle has joined the Sparks Clinic Pain Management located at 2010 Chestnut St., Suite C, in Van Buren, and is now seeing patients.Jumelle earned her bachelor degree at Yale University...
View ArticleHannah Kennedy joins Arvest Bank, Springdale
Arvest Bank announced Hannah Duke Kennedy has joined the institution as a private bank advisor in Springdale. She will office at 3858 South Thompson Ave.Kennedy previously was a manager and assistant...
View ArticleApple eyes next generation retail store in Memphis
Apple, as a retailer, sets the bar high with its state-of-the-art, non-traditional formats in select major metropolitan areas. The technology giant recently applied for $1.5 million building permit for...
View ArticleArvest kicks off its ‘1 Million Meals’ campaign
Arvest Bank in Northwest Arkansas is partnering with 14 local organizations for the 1 Million Meals initiative, a two-month, bank-wide effort to provide one million meals or more to those in need....
View ArticleGeneral Mills divests Green Giant brand
General Mills announced plans to sell its Green Giant and Le Sueur brands of canned and frozen vegetables to B&G Foods for an estimated $765 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the...
View ArticleOzarks Electric to include solar energy power in 2016
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) has reached an agreement to provide a one-megawatt AC solar array for Ozarks Electric Cooperative of Fayetteville. Ozarks Electric plans to offer its members the opportunity to...
View ArticleDr. Satish Gaddam joins Sparks Neurology Center in Fort Smith
Dr. Satish Gaddam has joined Sparks Neurology Center located at 1504 Dodson Ave. in Fort Smith.Gaddam specializes in movement disorders and neuro-degenerative diseases including Parkinson’s Disease,...
View ArticleFormer Tyson Foods' employee pleads guilty to $551,343 wire fraud
Brenda Blair, 47, of Gentry and a former Tyson Foods' employee pleaded guilty to wire fraud of $551,343.52 on Friday (Sept. 4) in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.Federal Judge Timothy Brooks...
View ArticleNWACC enrollment dips, beats projections
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled 7,962 students for the fall 2015 semester, which was a decrease of 2.47% from fall 2014 figures but better than projected enrollment, NWACC officials...
View ArticlePeacemaker Music Festival organizers provide $10,000 to area charities
The organizers of the first Peacemaker Music and Arts Festival on Tuesday (Sept. 8) presented checks totaling $10,000 to four Fort Smith area charities.The non-profit organizations receiving donations...
View ArticleNWACC to host college fair in Benton County
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host its Benton County College Fair on Monday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 pm at the Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies on the Bentonville Campus.The...
View ArticleOG&E presents UAFS with a check for conservation efforts
Oklahoma Gas & Electric presented a $1,500 check to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Sept. 8 in recognition of the university’s energy- and water-conservation upgrades to the Sebastian...
View ArticleJohn Brown University garners high U.S. ranking among peers
John Brown University ranks No. 2 among Southern colleges in the upcoming U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 magazine. The ranking marks the sixth consecutive year that JBU has been ranked...
View ArticleStartup Junkie Consulting garners $1 million award
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting announced Thursday (Sept. 10) the receipt of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Scale Up America award. This funding will provide $200,000 to the...
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