by - February 25, 2024 9:18 am
Just a few weeks remain to nominate young professionals for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2024 Fast 15 class. The Fast 15 program is designed to recognize an exclusive group…
by - February 25, 2024 8:22 am
A military veteran will receive a new home from a nonprofit that supports injured troops. An event to kick off the construction of the home took place recently in Pea…
by - February 24, 2024 10:11 am
With retailers working to reduce theft in stores, the problem continues to grow in the supply chain as cargo thefts escalated 57% last year, according to CargoNet, a subsidiary of…
by - February 23, 2024 2:27 pm
An error on the sample ballots on the Sebastian County Clerk’s website shows a Democrat candidate running for Justice of the Peace for District 6 though he is a candidate…
by - February 22, 2024 10:41 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. The contest divides state soybean producers…
by - February 22, 2024 10:39 pm
Dr. Vishwa Rajagopalan, professor of biomedical and anatomical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, has secured a two-year grant from the…
by - February 22, 2024 4:51 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $53.099 million for Arkansas to implement drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The money is from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law….
by - February 22, 2024 4:32 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas had combined sales tax revenue of $10.367 million in their February reports, up 3.13% from the year-ago period. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale…
by - February 22, 2024 2:25 pm
“Defeating the status quo” was how U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, tied his thoughts – and frustrations – on moving things through Congress with ArcBest’s new system to move things…
by - February 22, 2024 1:45 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 12 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 22, 2024 11:15 am
Mike Jacimore is president of Arvest Bank’s Fort Smith region. He replaces Roger Holroyd, who has been with the bank for more than 30 years and is retiring April 2…
by - February 22, 2024 10:57 am
Though several justices of the peace in Crawford and Sebastian counties will face an opponent this election cycle, only three in Crawford County will face an opponent in the March…
by - February 22, 2024 10:19 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will acquire the intermodal assets of Walmart Inc. as part of a multi-year intermodal service agreement between the Lowell-based carrier and the Bentonville-based retailer, according…
by - February 22, 2024 8:32 am
Crisp, a New York-based retail technology company, announced a $50 million funding round Thursday (Feb. 22) that will have ripple effects in Northwest Arkansas. The new funding will support the company’s…
by - February 22, 2024 7:37 am
Arkansas State University’s athletics department reported operating revenue in the 2023 fiscal year of $32.84 million. The department’s expenses were the same amount. The figures are from the university’s annual financial…
by - February 21, 2024 5:11 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired orthopedic spine surgeon Gannon Randolph. He is the ninth physician comprising the UAMS’ orthopedics and sports medicine practice in Northwest…
by - February 21, 2024 5:03 pm
The workforce at the Trane Technologies commercial HVAC manufacturing facility in Fort Smith has grown by more than 50% in the past year thanks to unique products made at the…
by - February 21, 2024 4:35 pm
The inaugural season for the Fort Smith Marshals, the baseball team in the newly formed Mid America League, will include a July 4 weekend home stand and the team has…
by - February 21, 2024 4:16 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) the downtown Little Rock building to which his office will move will be renamed the Bob R. Brooks, Jr. Justice Building in…
by - February 21, 2024 10:38 am
Murphy USA announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) executive leadership changes effective March 1, 2024. The El Dorado-based retail and convenience store chain named Mindy West to the newly created position of…
