Local Business

Fayetteville glass artist Denise Lannutti discusses her beadwork, fused glass techniques and evolving studio practice, as well as details for her upcoming winter show at her home.

Packaging Specialties will invest $24 million to expand its Fayetteville campus, add about 100 jobs and connect two existing facilities with support from city and state economic leaders.

Temple Live music venue in downtown Fort Smith closes. Plans for a solar canopy are underway in downtown Fort Smith as well as reconstruction of the port of Fort Smith.

Three Instagram creators focus on food, lifestyle content to promote regional exploration and support local restaurants.

Owner and operator Mark Bray discusses supply chain, placemaking philosophy and expansion to world's largest retailer.

As AI systems like ChatGPT train on publicly available internet content—often including unpaid social media posts—software developer Karen Kilroy is offering a new model. Her project, PayBots.AI, developed in collaboration with local writer Angel Acar, seeks to compensate individuals for the content they've already created and provide ethically sourced human data for AI training.

Local businesses in college towns are seen as student-dependent. Ozarks at Large’s Sofia Galvan reports what boutique owners say about that.

On today's show, we hear from Rep. Rick Crawford about what may be next as the US joined with Israel to strike three nuclear sites in Iran. Also, Northwest Arkansas National Airport is seeing record-high traffic this summer. Plus, how local clothing boutiques in a college town find ways to thrive when their main clientele leaves for the summer.

A new ice cream shop in Fayetteville has become a hotspot for college students and families alike. OAL’s Andreah Gratol spoke with Nicholas Mendoza, the owner of Crème, and brings us this profile.

Things are changing around Fayetteville's Upper Ramble. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis brings us this story about that development, and how it’s affecting some businesses in the area.