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Worth Sparkman

Arkansas

Reporter at Axios

NWA reporter for @axios, former editor @NWABJ, recovering corporate crisis comms. [email protected] Newsletter: https://t.co/lbUtekD3zY

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  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

    Data: Northwest Arkansas National Airport; Chart: Axios VisualsPassengers boarded planes nearly 118,000 times at Northwest Arkansas National Airport in May, a new one-month record. The big picture: The airport topped 1 million for the first time in 2024 as area population growth drives demand for both business and leisure air travel. What they're saying: "It speaks to the energy of the Northwest Arkansas region and the vital role XNA plays in keeping it connected.

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

    Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosVance Boelter, the man charged with shooting and killing House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, at one time worked at a Fort Smith Gerber food plant, a former co-worker says. (40/29)🍗 According to a lawsuit filed in Washington County, a group operating 10 Slim Chickens franchises are accusing the chain of providing misleading financial information. Slim Chickens' headquarters is in Fayetteville.

  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

    Janae Cox (left) of the Benton County League of Women Voters; Bonnie Miller, president of the Arkansas LWV and chair of Save AR Democracy; and Little Rock lawyer David Couch, who represents the groups. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Organizers of a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution kicked off their petition signing campaign in Fayetteville on Friday.

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

    Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios⚾️ The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team is still in the College World Series after losing to Louisiana State University on Saturday but must win all four of the remaining games this week to make it to the national championship. (Whole Hog Sports)💰 Nonprofit Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas is trying to raise $7.4 million to build a new headquarters in Springdale and expand services.

  • 1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

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