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Fort Smith metro job numbers down in May, tourism jobs set new record
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (470+ words) by Michael Tilley ([email protected]) 16 seconds ago 0 views Professional and Business Services sector job numbers continue to decline in the Fort Smith metro, with job numbers in the higher-paying category down more than 6% in May compared with May 2025. Jobs in…...
Groundwater extractions in parts of the state remain above sustainable levels
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (466+ words) Talk Business & Politics The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has released the 2025 Arkansas Groundwater Protection and Management Report. The report reflects mixed groundwater trends in Arkansas’ major aquifers. In the Alluvial aquifer, average groundwater levels showed positive one‑year and ten…...
‘Amazing’ progress made on proposed Butterfield Trail monument in downtown Fort Smith
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (475+ words) by Michael Tilley ([email protected]) 21 hours ago 631 views Phil White, a member of the Central Business Improvement District Commission, shows a display that might be used to craft a large Butterfield Stagecoach Trail monument in downtown Fort Smith. In less…...
UA marks opening of ‘unique to the world’ $95 million semiconductor lab
8+ mon, 19+ hour ago (665+ words) by Jeff Della Rosa ([email protected]) November 14, 2025 9:10 pm 793 views The University of Arkansas hosted an opening event Friday (Nov. 14) for its new $95 million semiconductor fabrication facility in Fayetteville. The facility is the first of its kind. More than 200 people, including…...
Arkansas River tonnage down 34.5% in October
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (403+ words) by Michael Tilley ([email protected]) 21 hours ago 156 views Employees with Five Rivers Distribution work to unload a barge at the Port of Van Buren. High water levels, river system maintenance, and tariff uncertainty are key factors in an almost 19% drop…...
The Melting Pot to open first location in Arkansas
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff ([email protected]) 8 minutes ago 13 views Fondue restaurant The Melting Pot will open its first Arkansas location in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. The approximately 9,300-square-foot restaurant will open later this fall at 5102 W. Pauline Whitaker…...
Heartland Forward launches AI caucus, business investment center
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (397+ words) by Jeff Della Rosa ([email protected]) 21 minutes ago 21 views Bentonville-based think-and-do tank Heartland Forward announced Tuesday (Nov. 4) that it has established a first-of-its-kind Heartland AI Caucus and a Center for Investment and Readiness. The announcements for the business investment center…...
Report calls for streamlining child care licensing process
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) by Steve Brawner ([email protected]) 2 hours ago 30 views Child care in Arkansas can be made more available and affordable by reducing licensing and regulatory burdens, providing pooled or state-backed insurance programs, and expanding workforce training offerings, according to a University…...
UAFS begins equipping advanced manufacturing lab
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff ([email protected]) 14 hours ago 119 views Advanced manufacturing equipment is being installed to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s worker training programs. Advanced manufacturing equipment to support workforce training has been installed at the…...
Molecular Processing creates 50 new jobs in Hot Springs
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff ([email protected]) 8 minutes ago 9 views Molecular Processing, LLC is locating its new manufacturing operations in Hot Springs with plans to create more than 50 new jobs over five years. Molecular Processing, LLC has acquired the ORG…...