by - March 4, 2021 9:01 am
Walmart Inc. heiress and philanthropist Alice Walton announced Thursday (March 4) plans to build a new medical school in Bentonville. Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences will break…
by - March 3, 2021 11:55 am
Global marketing agency VMLY&R announced Wednesday (March 3) that Lisa Bridgers is the firm’s new chief people officer for North America. Bridgers is based in the firm’s Rogers office and…
by - March 3, 2021 10:52 am
Steven Plaisance, a Rogers native and CEO of Arvest Bank’s record-setting mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Co., recently resigned from the company where he worked for more than three…
by - March 2, 2021 8:39 am
Ox (formerly Oculogx), an order fulfillment startup based in Bentonville, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The company announced the news in a blog post. “We’re excited to use…
by - March 1, 2021 1:21 pm
Springdale-based grocery chain Harps Food Stores Inc. has completed a sale-leaseback deal of 13 free-standing grocery stores for $30.1 million. All of the stores are in Arkansas and Missouri and…
by - February 25, 2021 12:06 pm
Like so many automakers, General Motors is investing heavily in electrification. That means the auto dealers who sell their cars must make investments, too. “We’ve got to sell what General…
by - February 25, 2021 11:53 am
Rogers-based Generations Bank said Thursday (Feb. 25) it has promoted August Rusher to president of its Bentonville/Rogers market and Ed Love to president of its Fayetteville market. Rusher, a community…
by - February 25, 2021 10:24 am
A 26.6-acre industrial development sitting vacant in Rogers changed hands recently for $4.8 million. 6420 Bentonville Rogers LLC, managed by Louis and Shannon Froud, bought the office/warehouse property at 400…
by - February 24, 2021 11:26 am
Bentonville’s downtown square will gain a new restaurant later this year. Family-owned Mexican restaurant Azul Tequila will open a second location in the city at 111 N. Main St. The…
by - February 24, 2021 9:30 am
Arkansas-based automotive dealer group Crain Automotive Holdings has acquired Northwest RV Sales and Service at 5950 W. Sunset Ave., west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. The 3.9-acre property changed hands…
by - February 23, 2021 11:05 am
Springdale-based real estate agency Weichert, Realtors-The Griffin Co. has acquired Ramona Roberts Realtors, a family-owned real estate business in Fort Smith that began in 1980. The business sale’s financial terms…
by - February 22, 2021 3:38 pm
The nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Council announced Monday (Feb. 22) the first 25 recipients of its Life Works Here incentive program to attract remote workers to move to the region. They…
by - February 22, 2021 11:17 am
A new report from commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc. says many aspects of Northwest Arkansas’ office leasing have slowed, especially for second-generation buildings. However, the new construction office…
by - February 15, 2021 9:17 am
Due partly to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arkansas athletic department reported a double-digit decline in revenue for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Still, the department came within $500,000 of…
by - February 13, 2021 9:43 am
A decade ago, Keith Tencleve had a thought in his head for the type of neighborhood where he wanted his family to live. “Michele [his wife] and I were walking…
by - February 12, 2021 10:58 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 11, 2021 11:11 am
Three years after exiting the market, Arkansas-based auto retailer Everett Auto Group has its eye set on a return to Northwest Arkansas. The company has filed a preliminary development plan…
by - February 10, 2021 11:12 am
A 52,361-square-foot office building in Bentonville has a new owner after a sale worth $6 million. The purchase price equals $114.58 per square foot. Desert Crest LLC, a California-based real…
by - February 9, 2021 9:47 am
In its 10th anniversary year, Springdale furniture company James+James is still growing. James Smith, the company’s owner, said the business moved its primary production facility in late January from West…
by - February 8, 2021 10:42 am
Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) announced Monday (Feb. 8) more than $2 billion in philanthropic support over the next five years to support various social and environmental initiatives. The announcement…
