by - May 15, 2017 11:17 am
Fast 15: Allyson Peek
One month after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Allyson Peek was faced with a critical decision about her future. Banking, or chicken? Peek spent the last…
Author: Paul Gatling
by - May 15, 2017 11:14 am
Fast 15: Rebecca Kingree
Before she started at DaySpring Cards, Rebecca Kingree was looking for a place to better integrate her faith and work, and the Christian greeting card company was “founded on some…
by - May 15, 2017 11:09 am
Fast 15: Phil Keil
Phil Keil’s passions are centered on providing value and giving back, whether through volunteer efforts or his day-to-day work. Developing a diverse skill set — through a range of experience…
by - May 15, 2017 11:02 am
Fast 15: Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson says her competitiveness is one of her best attributes. It comes from playing sports growing up in southwest Missouri. Whatever the sport, she always wanted to win. Having…
by - May 15, 2017 10:37 am
Fast 15: Karomy Bridwell
Karomy Bridwell gets excited by a good challenge. “Something that people don’t think I could do, I like doing,” she said. That mindset has served her well in a male-dominated…
by - May 11, 2017 9:41 am
SurfTec receives $1.2 million from energy department
SurfTec, a University of Arkansas-affiliated company, recently received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore using its lubricative coating technology as a replacement for journal…
by - May 8, 2017 2:21 pm
Real Deals: Fayetteville retail center attracts buyer for $3.69 million
A 32,984-square-foot retail center in Fayetteville’s CMN Business Park has a new owner after a recent sale worth $3.69 million, a purchase price of $111.87 per square foot. Zheng Lin…
by - May 3, 2017 12:15 pm
Society of Manufacturing Engineers recognizes Little Rock engineer
Ashish Kumar Singh of Welspun Pipes Inc., in Little Rock has been recognized along with five other young professionals with the 2017 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award by the Society…
by - May 3, 2017 12:07 pm
Adair Creative breaks ground on new Bentonville headquarters
Adair Creative is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year by moving to a new home. The downtown Bentonville creative agency, currently in leased space at 215 S. Main St., broke…
by - May 1, 2017 3:13 pm
Citizens Bank of Batesville plans second Fayetteville branch, hires first city president in Rogers
Batesville-chartered The Citizens Bank, which has two offices in Northwest Arkansas, is expanding its footprint in the region. The northeast Arkansas-based lender closed recently on a $2.2 million purchase of…
by - April 28, 2017 9:48 am
Through March, Northwest Arkansas home sales top $418 million
Realtors in Northwest Arkansas sold a combined $418.86 million in residential properties through March this year. That’s according to data provided by Eric Harris, an agent with Crawford Real Estate…
by - April 26, 2017 12:45 pm
Survey: ‘Buy American’ resonates with small business shoppers
While President Donald Trump may be fighting a stagnant approval rating, at least one of his policies associated to American manufacturing has widespread support—“Buy American.” According to a new study…
by - April 26, 2017 12:20 pm
Dornhoffer named otolaryngology chairman in UAMS College of Medicine
John Dornhoffer has been named chairman of the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The appointment…
by - April 26, 2017 11:39 am
Hendren Communications to sell KBVA for $1.15 million
Hog Radio Inc. of De Queen in southwest Arkansas has filed the necessary paperwork to purchase a 50,000-watt radio station licensed in Bella Vista. According to a filing with the…
by - April 24, 2017 2:43 pm
Bella Vista lawyer placed on interim suspension for mishandling client funds
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Conduct (OPC) has placed a veteran Bella Vista attorney on interim suspension for allegedly mismanaging funds from a client’s trust account. Tom C….
by - April 21, 2017 12:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas investors buy Beau Terre office park for $24.4 million
For the second time in a week, a commercial real estate purchase in Bentonville has topped $20 million. Beau Terre, Northwest Arkansas’ largest office park, is now locally owned after…
by - April 20, 2017 12:09 pm
Real Deals: Pinnacle estate home sells for $1.9 million
A remodeled estate home inside the gates of Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers recently sold for $1.9 million. MAKB Enterprises LLC, led by Patrick Byrd, bought the 9,326-square-foot home on…
by - April 20, 2017 10:39 am
Natural gas-fired generators provide largest share of electricity
Natural gas-fired generators comprised of 42% of the operating capacity for electricity generation in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. These generators account for the largest…
by - April 19, 2017 3:52 pm
Nine Bentonville office buildings sell for $25.1 million
A collection of nine industrial buildings in Bentonville totaling 233,000 square feet are under new ownership after a recent sale worth $25.1 million. In a deal that closed last week,…
by - April 18, 2017 5:46 pm
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank thriving following Northwest Arkansas entry
Four years ago this month a group of eight investors, most of them from Northwest Arkansas, closed a deal to buy Grand Savings Bank, an Oklahoma-based lender established in 1981….