by - June 24, 2021 11:40 am
A new study conducted by Echelon Insights and commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation (WFF) in Bentonville sought to understand how Gen Zers in Northwest Arkansas view opportunity in the region. Results…
by - June 23, 2021 2:52 pm
Charles E. Scharlau of Fayetteville, retired chairman, president and chief executive officer at Southwestern Energy Co., died June 18 at Fayetteville senior living provider Butterfield Trail Village. He was 94….
by - June 23, 2021 12:23 pm
Heartland Forward in Bentonville announced the hiring Wednesday (June 23) of a native Arkansan as the organization’s first full-time fundraiser. Paige Jernigan is the nonprofit’s new director of development. According…
by - June 23, 2021 11:13 am
The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation will present this year’s Legends Award to Springdale business leader Gary George. It recognizes leaders who’ve made significant contributions to Arkansas. Past honorees include John Paul…
by - June 22, 2021 11:22 am
The University of Arkansas announced Tuesday (June 22) a return to full capacity for all of its athletic venues this fall without restrictions, including the 76,000-seat Donald W. Reynolds Razorback…
by - June 22, 2021 9:23 am
The city of Fayetteville recently issued a building permit valued at $6.65 million. It’s being used to build a full-service bank branch at 3453 N. Steele Blvd., in the city’s…
by - June 21, 2021 8:11 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to introduce its 10 honorees for the 2021 Women in Business awards program. Honorees represent women from various careers who have forged a…
by - June 19, 2021 12:36 pm
Andrew Branch, chief business development officer at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill, said there are still many months to get through before airport traffic returns to 2019 levels….
by - June 17, 2021 8:53 am
An analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government data shows construction employment in Arkansas remained essentially flat at 54,600 jobs in April, compared with 54,400 in…
by - June 16, 2021 8:15 am
Arkansas’ 86 FDIC-insured banks and financial institutions together posted net income of $567 million for the three-month period ended March 31, up sharply (237%) from $168 million in the same…
by - June 15, 2021 10:52 am
In December 2019, Canadian-based manufacturing company Structurlam Mass Timber Corp. announced it would invest $90 million to buy, retrofit and equip a former steel plant in Conway. That facility would…
by - June 15, 2021 10:49 am
Stout Executive Search of Springdale has been included in an annual ranking of America’s Best Recruiting Firms, published recently by Forbes. Forbes’ fifth annual rankings recognize the nation’s top recruiting…
by - June 11, 2021 9:42 am
Crossland Construction in Rogers ranks No. 1 on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of largest commercial contractors, with 2020 revenue of $254 million. That’s a year-over-year improvement of…
by - June 11, 2021 9:15 am
With events and other gatherings making a comeback in 2021, two Benton County entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in with a new sideline business. Tom Hauge and Dave Dust are…
by - June 10, 2021 10:23 am
A new statewide fund will support organizations working to improve the quality of life for LGBTQ Arkansans. According to a news release Thursday (June 10), the $1 million fund is…
by - June 9, 2021 4:33 pm
Memphis, Tenn.-based bank holding company First Horizon Corp., the parent company of First Horizon Bank/IberiaBank, closed a deal Tuesday (June 8) to sell its Bentonville banking office at 706 S….
by - June 9, 2021 1:14 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is putting its financial support behind a new entrepreneurship initiative in Northwest Arkansas. Kansas City, Mo-based nonprofit Right to Start has launched the program to advance…
by - June 9, 2021 8:12 am
Bentonville firm CEI Engineering Associates Inc., which has about 150 employees in 10 offices throughout the country, has formed a new department focusing solely on outdoor recreation development. CEI President…
by - June 8, 2021 9:52 am
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, is selling its 22,200-square-foot office building at 481 Shiloh Drive along Interstate 49. According to an online…
by - June 7, 2021 3:53 pm
Bolstered by a tremendous surge in Fayetteville, residential building permit activity for single-family homes in Northwest Arkansas’s four largest cities is well ahead of last year’s pace through the first…
