by - August 20, 2018 8:10 am
Introducing the 2018 Forty Under 40 class
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its 22nd class of Forty Under 40. The 40 young men and women we’re recognizing in this issue are some of…
Author: Paul Gatling
by - August 15, 2018 3:52 pm
New business in Bentonville combines professional development, improvisation
A local leadership consultant wants to improve professional development for businesses, organizations and individuals through improv-based techniques. The Improv Lab opened recently at 123 S. Main St., one block south…
by - August 15, 2018 12:41 pm
Kyya Chocolate plans retail store in former Station Café space on Bentonville square
The owners of Kyya Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Elm Springs, have signed a lease agreement to open the company’s first retail store on the square in downtown…
by - August 14, 2018 12:40 pm
Walton group organizing invitation-only summit in Bentonville
Walton Family Foundation (WFF), the Bentonville-based philanthropic organization started 30 years ago by Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton, is planning an exclusive event Oct. 18-21 in Bentonville. The goal…
by - August 13, 2018 12:37 pm
Generations Bank to build first branch in Bentonville
Generations Bank is planning to build a new branch location on Southwest I Street in Bentonville, near the entrance to the Bentonville Community Center. In July, the bank completed a…
by - August 10, 2018 12:06 pm
Real Deals: Three acquisitions in downtown Bentonville total $9.23 million
A trio of eponymous limited liability companies (LLC) completed property acquisitions in downtown Bentonville last month for a combined $9.23 million. One LLC, 1002 and 1010 SE C, bought two…
by - August 9, 2018 4:30 pm
Chef Miles James planning new restaurants in Centerton, Fayetteville and downtown Springdale
MJ Pizzeria, the Springdale restaurant operated by award-winning chef Miles James, is expanding. James has signed a lease agreement to occupy about 3,500 square feet in Phase I of Centerton…
by - August 9, 2018 9:57 am
Downtown Springdale Alliance’s executive director leaving position
The nonprofit organization Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) is preparing for a change in leadership. Kelly Syer, who was named executive director in May 2017, is leaving the organization. According to…
by - August 7, 2018 2:03 pm
All-cash land purchase starts Pinnacle Village mixed-use development in Rogers
Two Arkansas families with strong legacies in the construction and real estate industries have announced plans to build a walkable, urban neighborhood in the rapidly changing Pinnacle Hills area west…
by - August 1, 2018 3:04 pm
First Security Bank seeks restraining order on Lauren James auction, alleges foreclosure sale is a ‘sham’
The assets of Fayetteville apparel company Lauren James are scheduled to be put up for public auction at a foreclosure sale Aug. 7. First Security Bank says not so fast….
by - July 30, 2018 7:34 pm
Ross DeVol discusses findings of ‘heartland’ research
Ross DeVol moved his family from Southern California to Bentonville last year, a prospect he said would not have been as appealing a decade ago. “It would have been a…
by - July 30, 2018 1:58 pm
Northern Tool + Equipment proposed for Phase II of Rogers’ Pleasant Crossing development
Rogers could soon be the site of the state’s second Northern Tool + Equipment store. A large-scale development plan has been filed with the city to build a 20,000-square-foot store…
by - July 29, 2018 7:25 pm
Fayetteville women’s apparel company Lauren James facing foreclosure sale due to loan default
Fayetteville apparel firm Lauren James has been recognized for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. It now appears the company may have grown too fast. According…
by - July 27, 2018 3:45 pm
Four-story retail/office building opens in downtown Bentonville
A new mixed-use office building has opened south of the square in downtown Bentonville. A limited liability company owned by David Adair and Zach Kennedy developed the 17,415-square-foot building at…
by - July 26, 2018 12:59 pm
Video: CBRE broker David Erstine discusses ‘tight’ market for premier office space
CBRE vice president and executive broker David Erstine said the market for premier office space in Northwest Arkansas is tight. And with strong demand and limited supply, developers must proceed…
by - July 26, 2018 8:13 am
Fayetteville startup Lineus Medical appoints Vance Clement as CEO
Medical startup Lineus Medical of Fayetteville is moving out of research and development mode and into product launch mode. A result of the transition is a new CEO. Vance Clement,…
by - July 25, 2018 2:40 pm
Real Deals: McCarthy leading Mercy project with $16.9 million permit
The city of Springdale recently issued a building permit valued at $16.9 million to St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. The permit is being used to build a 60,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic…
by - July 25, 2018 9:44 am
Former Zaxby’s building in Fayetteville sells, breakfast restaurant in the works
A national restaurant chain will soon open its first Arkansas location in Fayetteville. First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, will…
by - July 19, 2018 12:44 pm
Pace of NWA home sales levels off, cause partially pinned on failed change in MLS system
According to historical data previously reported by Talk Business & Politics, there were 7,314 home sales in Benton and Washington counties in 2014. That total jumped to 8,382 in 2015,…
by - July 18, 2018 2:06 pm
James+James furniture sales jump nearly 32% over 2017
James Smith backed into a career in the furniture business out of necessity. Nearly seven years later, it remains a runaway success. Two months away from its seventh anniversary, Springdale…