by - August 12, 2020 2:36 pm
Bruce Barnes, a longtime chef and restaurateur in Northwest Arkansas, died July 28 in Rogers. He was 64. Barnes (Mister B) and his wife Pamela Barnes owned Mister B’s Steakhouse…
by - August 11, 2020 2:59 pm
Who is the female founder who has raised the most funding in Arkansas? According to London-based Business Financing, the answer to that question is an entrepreneur who works in Bentonville….
by - August 10, 2020 10:10 am
Little Rock-based contractor Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. will mark its 75th anniversary next year. Patrick Tenney says the company’s division in Northwest Arkansas will continue to be a vital…
by - August 9, 2020 12:04 pm
In July 2019, the growth potential of Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens attracted an investment from 10 Point Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm. The capital is expected to help…
by - August 9, 2020 12:01 pm
Through the first half of 2020, residential building permits in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are down nearly double digits from the 2019 pace. According to permit data from each…
by - August 7, 2020 1:27 pm
Fayetteville-based TheatreSquared (T2) has named Simmons Foods CEO and Vice Chairman Todd Simmons its new board president. Simmons replaces Lynn Donald Carver, who was board president for six years as…
by - August 7, 2020 9:53 am
A popular food truck court in downtown Fayetteville is for sale. Shulertown, at 372 W. Dickson St., is listed for $1.2 million. It was created in 2014 by restaurateur Zac…
by - August 6, 2020 11:49 am
In Arkansas, the tourism and hospitality industry is a significant source of employment and revenue. Only agriculture is a more substantial business in the state. Like so many industries, tourism…
by - August 6, 2020 9:07 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville concluded a capital campaign by raising a record $1.45 billion for student, faculty, program and capital support. The private fundraising will advance academic opportunity…
by - August 5, 2020 11:00 am
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks has announced her intention to retire after 40 years with the state bank department. Her decision is effective Oct. 1 this year, according to a…
by - August 4, 2020 2:06 pm
Construction employment in Arkansas decreased by 700 jobs (-1.3%) to 52,700 jobs from May to June, an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of new government data…
by - July 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Opportunity in the U.S is not distributed equally. Residents in the nation’s Heartland know that all too well. That’s a key finding of new research published Thursday (July 30) by…
by - July 29, 2020 2:28 pm
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a former engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday (July 29) on 42 counts of wire fraud and two…
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bentonville-based firm CEI Engineering used time on its hands and previous technology planning to improve its branding and business operations. The national firm with eight U.S….
by - July 28, 2020 9:46 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received approval to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU). The…
by - July 27, 2020 1:55 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 26, 2020 2:14 pm
Blake Woolsey of Fayetteville, formerly an executive vice president at Fayetteville public relations firm Mitchell, is now working in a communications role for Heartland Forward in Bentonville. Woolsey said she’s…
by - July 25, 2020 10:40 am
A 20.5-acre commercial development west of Interstate 49 in Springdale recently sold for $3.5 million. KNWA RE Springdale LLC, led by president John Scott, bought the Springdale Tractor Co./Kubota property…
by - July 24, 2020 10:41 am
A new entrant is making plans to compete for business in Washington County’s banking market. Partners Bank, an Arkansas bank headquartered in Helena, will open a full-service branch office in…
by - July 22, 2020 12:52 pm
One of Northwest Arkansas’ most influential nonprofit groups released Wednesday (July 22) a wide-ranging pledge to address systemic racism and promote a “more equitable and inclusive” region. The Northwest Arkansas…
