On Thursday, a Dallas judge approved the sale of a nationwide chain to close all their stores – eight of them in Arkansas. The Tuesday Morning Corporation described itself as “a leading off-price retailer of home goods and décor,” in a press release. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 14, 2023, in […]
Sign up for the Saline Lyle Park River Canoe Race; Rescheduled to June 3rd
Register to race in a canoe or a kayak at the Lyle Park Saline River Canoe Race and Family Festival. This event is offered by Benton Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Saline River Canoe. Originally planned for April 29th, race day has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 3rd, due to more rain in the […]
April event cancellled: Downtown Benton’s Third Thursday will start in May
First off, can I please lament that no one can agree on how to spell cancelled/canceled? Every time we have inclement winter weather, it’s a conundrum. So I have resolved to spell it with 3 Ls. Nextly, there has been a lot of rain. Those in charge of Third Thursday at the City of Benton […]
Entire Kum & Go chain enters deal to sell
Maverik – Adventure’s First Stop™️ of Utah, together with its parent company, FJ Management, announce the acquisition of Kum & Go, a family-owned convenience store chain from Iowa, with over 400 locations across 13 states, from Krause Group. As part of the transaction, Maverik will also acquire Solar Transport, a tank truck carrier and logistic […]
Changes at the Chamber – Director Brown resigns; Sanders appointed
Jason Brown announced his resignation as President and CEO of the Greater Bryant Chamber of Commerce. He will end his service to the business community in mid-May 2023 in that capacity. Rhonda Sanders has been named as the replacement. “In January of this year I gave my resignation to the executive board of the Greater […]
Benton Chamber to host job fair on May 11th with over 70 employers seeking candidates
The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Central Arkansas Job Fair on Tuesday, May 11th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a community event for those looking for a job to meet directly with employers ready to hire. Bring your resume and dress professionally, because you may be meeting your new employer […]
Benton Chamber to host Saline County Business Expo May 12th
Visit with over 75 businesses and organizations at the Saline County Business Expo on Friday, May 12th. The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce presents this event for free at Benton Event Center from 11am – 4pm. Stick around to possibly win door prizes and have lunch. Contact the Benton Chamber at 501-860-7002 for tickets or […]
Nostalgic restaurant with pizza buffet, salad bar and video games coming to Benton
One restaurant closed and another is opening in its place. Pie Five Pizza opened in Benton in 2015 in a corner spot behind Academy Sports and Outdoors. While this particular spot didn’t work out for them, the owner kept their location near Bass Pro in Little Rock. And speaking of the owner, it’s the same […]
All Big Red Stores officially closing to become Circle K Stores
UPDATE APRIL 17, 2023 Big Red Stores has officially changed hands to Circle K Stores. Each of the stores will close for a short time for training. This will happen in some stores as early as Monday, April 17th. They will reopen soon as Circle K Stores. ORIGINAL FEB 28, 2023 A nationwide chain […]
Homes being demolished to make way for new retail in Haskell
We have waited for what seems like forever to get the announcement of another one of these stores. Anytime it’s longer than a few months – or weeks even – we start to wonder what’s taking so long. Well here are the details. It’s Haskell getting a new Dollar General this time. Haskell has a […]
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