by - May 30, 2024 9:36 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the May 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 29, 2024 2:08 pm
Melba Shewmaker, 85, matriarch of a family well-known for its philanthropy throughout the region, died at her home in Bentonville on Saturday (May 25). According to the obituary, the family…
by - May 29, 2024 1:05 pm
Gold Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contracting company based in Springfield, Mo., recently opened a second office in Springdale at 1107 Shaver St. CEO Ron Bogart said the second office is…
by - May 27, 2024 11:32 am
A pair of Northwest Arkansas innovators has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at safeguarding the authenticity and origin of digital content. File Baby uses artificial intelligence (AI) to verify…
by - May 27, 2024 10:30 am
A 12,592-square-foot retail center in Bentonville sold recently for $3.9 million. The purchase price equals $309.99 per square foot. Curtis Jared, a commercial real estate investor in Springfield, Mo., bought…
by - May 23, 2024 11:16 am
While sorting through applications for the upcoming cybersecurity cohort of Startup Junkie’s Fuel Accelerator program, Sajan Gautam had some explaining to do for founders unfamiliar with the region. “We had…
by - May 22, 2024 3:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has signed a lease for 21,360 square feet at 27 Corporate Hill Drive in Little Rock. According to Pulaski County property records,…
by - May 22, 2024 2:50 pm
A notable real estate executive in Northwest Arkansas has changed companies. Burke Larkin, who headed up the Northwest Arkansas office of Little Rock developer Whisinvest Realty for more than a…
by - May 22, 2024 11:13 am
Tracy Poole says a traditional venture capital (VC) fund is typically only as good as the fund manager’s network. Recently, he tapped into a pretty big one with a strategic…
by - May 22, 2024 10:09 am
Food and beverage services company Nestlé will be the lead tenant for a new four-story office and retail building under construction in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area called “The Visionary.” Project…
by - May 21, 2024 2:19 pm
Jim Rollins, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale since 2020, will resign due to health reasons. The resignation will be effective June 30 this year. School officials announced…
by - May 21, 2024 6:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will use a $736,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to bolster training and skill development for students pursuing nursing and emergency…
by - May 19, 2024 8:29 am
When Terri Mallioux of Fayetteville struggled to find a gravesite care service for her parents in Topeka, Kan., she realized a significant gap in the market. That led her to…
by - May 16, 2024 1:10 pm
Residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities is up 10.6% from last year’s pace through the first three months of 2024. According to permit…
by - May 15, 2024 7:04 am
A Northwest Arkansas investment group is planning to refurbish a vacant building in downtown Springdale near Walter Turnbow Park and the Razorback Regional Greenway into a new hospitality development. Spring…
by - May 14, 2024 8:44 am
Joe Lloyd, a longtime Tyson Foods executive, has been appointed as the president and CEO of The Jones Center in Springdale. He replaces Terri Trotter, who resigned this past November…
by - May 14, 2024 8:08 am
After several successful stints building and exiting large companies, supply chain executive Chris Halkyard has joined Bentonville software provider Ox as its new chief operations officer. The company shared the details in…
by - May 13, 2024 10:41 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s…
by - May 12, 2024 10:29 am
A 157-unit multifamily property west of Interstate 49 in Springdale sold recently for $33.2 million. The purchase price equals approximately $212,000 per unit. Kansas City, Mo.-based Block Real Estate bought…
by - May 12, 2024 8:52 am
Startup Junkie of Fayetteville will host a demo day on Wednesday (May 15) for the second cohort of its Fuel Accelerator program focusing on health technology startups. The event begins at…
