by - April 24, 2025 11:57 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hosted its annual shareholders meeting Thursday (April 24), and shareholders approved all the proposals with at least 90% of the vote. Shelley Simpson,…
by - April 22, 2025 5:31 pm
Area transportation leaders provided updates on key transportation projects in Northwest Arkansas, including the Springdale Northern Bypass, Arkansas Highway 112 widening and Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) connector road. On…
by - April 16, 2025 3:26 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville have received accreditation to establish neurology and emergency medicine residency programs in Northwest Arkansas through…
by - April 15, 2025 6:36 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted declines in earnings and revenue in the first quarter but narrowly beat analyst expectations of larger declines. After-hours trading showed the company’s…
by - April 15, 2025 1:21 pm
Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares Co., the holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, posted a 416.4% earnings increase in the first quarter as loan growth contributed to a rise in…
by - April 11, 2025 12:28 pm
More than 50 acres of pastureland along Interstate 49 in Bentonville has a new owner after a transaction worth $18.51 million. The purchase price equals $364,777 per acre. Bentonville-based AWSOM…
by - April 10, 2025 3:53 pm
Ashley Wheeler, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Arkansas, became personally involved in the organization as a Fayetteville teen. She put in sweat equity hours for her new Habitat…
by - April 9, 2025 5:32 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the first quarter amid uncertainty over how tariffs might affect the industry, analysts…
by - April 8, 2025 10:28 am
Northwest Arkansas continues to absorb commercial space as the value of building permits issued in the area fell by more than 50%, according to a new real estate report. The…
by - April 7, 2025 2:22 pm
Two hospitality concepts in the works in central and Northwest Arkansas have ties to the Stephens family and Little Rock-based investment bank Stephens Inc. Little Rock-based hospitality company Barnaby Group…
by - March 28, 2025 8:57 am
A 54-unit residential development in northeast Bentonville recently sold for $22 million. The purchase price equals $407,407 per unit. Hawthorne Heights Landco LLC, managed by Davis Howell, bought the cottage…
by - March 27, 2025 10:17 am
Visit Bentonville looks to build upon a record 2024 that generated $41 million in economic impact from events. That’s twice the amount of the previous record of about $19 million…
by - March 20, 2025 2:38 pm
Developers for the more than 120-acre, mixed-use Drake Farms development northwest of Gregg Avenue and Drake Street in Fayetteville have applied for five commercial building permits with a combined value…
by - March 19, 2025 11:41 am
Over the past three decades, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas has created thousands of mentoring relationships between youth (littles) and adults (bigs) in Benton and Washington counties. The…
by - March 18, 2025 6:19 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) has amended its original settlement offer to allow Highfill to use $900,000 in sales tax revenue however it’d like. Highfill also approved a settlement offer…
by - March 18, 2025 10:41 am
Technology startup Xtremis, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas, is designing and planning to construct a high-tech campus in southern Washington County to test wireless communications equipment. Samir El-Ghazaly,…
by - March 17, 2025 7:23 pm
Shelley Simpson, president and CEO of Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received an 8.33% salary increase in 2024, and her total compensation rose 140.09% to $11.31 million, according to…
by - March 17, 2025 11:27 am
Simmons Bank President Jay Brogdon said the banking industry is past its financial challenges in 2023, and banks are “leaning back on their front feet and playing offense in the…
by - March 14, 2025 7:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) continues to seek to detach from Highfill amid claims the city is not correctly using sales tax revenue. The city recently missed the deadline for XNA’s…
by - March 14, 2025 10:31 am
A 150-unit multifamily development in Pea Ridge recently changed hands for $24.8 million. The purchase price equals $165,333 per unit. AR251 Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company managed by…
