Alex Golden

6 days ago | axios.com | Alex Golden

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosNWA nonprofit Heartland Forward is starting a program to improve maternal and child health in Arkansas and across 20 mid-America states, making up the country's heartland. Why it matters: Arkansas, along with several other states included in the nonprofit's focus, has some of the worst maternal health outcomes and infant mortality rates in the country.

6 days ago | axios.com | Alex Golden |Worth Sparkman

👀 Members of the Chickamauga Nation tribe said petroglyphs were found at the site of the proposed Franklin County prison project and that the discovery increases the likelihood of finding Native American gravesites. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)🇮🇹 The nonprofit Attorney General Alliance paid $18,000 for Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to travel to Rome, Italy, for a conference.

6 days ago | axios.com | Alex Golden

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Golden |Worth Sparkman

✈️ Breeze Airways will offer new nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas to Pensacola, Florida, starting Sept. 4. (Northwest Arkansas Business Journal)ğŸŽ¨ Walton Arts Center plans to use the newly renovated historic Porter Produce warehouse at the corner of Spring Street and West Avenue as an art gallery. (Fayetteville Flyer)ğŸ¥Ž The Arkansas Razorbacks softball team is ranked No. 1 for the first time ever. (Whole Hog Sports)Subscribe for more Axios Northwest Arkansas in your inbox.

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Golden