Waterpark, ACME property, Miss Laura’s on Fort Smith board study session agenda
Those planning to attend Tuesday’s (Jan. 13) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors may want to bring a snack. And some patience. The lengthy agenda includes several...
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Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: More consent decree work completed, Arvest Foundation 2025 grant tally
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Consent Decree Work Completion The city of Fort Smith recently announced completion of another project mandated by a federal consent...
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Former USA Truck execs buy the company, will remain based in Van Buren
Current and former execs with Van Buren-based USA Truck have acquired the trucking and logistics company less than three months after Denmark-based DSV said it would shed the division. The...
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Adobe Analytics: Online holiday sales grew 6.8% to $257.8 billion
Consumers spent a record $257.8 billion online between Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, up 6.8% from 2024, according to Adobe Analytics data that tracked more than 1 million U.S....
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Emily Suski named dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law
Emily Suski, associate dean for strategic and institutional priorities at the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, will be the next dean of the University of...
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AMS launches ‘Your Care is at Our Core’ campaign. Kudos.
Physicians are our patients’ biggest allies. Our commitment to connecting and caring for patients pushed us through medical school, which didn’t come cheap. Yet, today, our core mission is disrupted...
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Arkansas awarded $25 million to strengthen literacy instruction
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) has been awarded two competitive Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grants from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling nearly $25 million over five years....
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Buc-ee’s West Memphis location to be delayed
West Memphis is still getting a Buc-ee’s but it will open at least a year later than planned. The travel center, slated to be built on a 34-acre swath just...
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Walmart adds technology veteran to its board of directors
Walmart has added Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, (formerly Grammarly), to the company’s board of directors. He will serve on the board’s compensation and management development committee and the technology...
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Walton Family Foundation provides more than $525,000 to UCA program
The Walton Family Foundation has given a three-year grant of $525,361 to the University of Central Arkansas to support a program that provides training and technical assistance to Northwest Arkansas...
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