by - February 26, 2020 1:24 pm
To help mark its 20th anniversary, Bentonville marketing and design firm Elkins Design has changed its name to The Elkins Agency. The announcement was made recently at an open house…
by - February 26, 2020 8:05 am
A Texas businessman who was once considered the heir apparent to David Glass in the line of CEO leadership succession at Walmart Inc. has died. William R. “Bill” Fields, a…
by - February 25, 2020 2:50 pm
First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, is now open in Bentonville. Franchisees James Tillman and Joseph Hulston, operating through the…
by - February 24, 2020 1:50 pm
The University of Arkansas baseball team finished the 2019 season where only eight programs end up each year — the College World Series. The Hogs did something else last year…
by - February 24, 2020 11:37 am
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is targeting March 9 to open its Northwest Arkansas location in Rogers. The Baton Rouge, La.-based company, owned in part by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, will…
by - February 23, 2020 11:20 am
Randy Lawson, a longtime Bentonville oil and gas man, started his career like most in the energy industry — a landman, acquiring mineral rights from landowners. Nearly 40 years later,…
by - February 23, 2020 11:14 am
Louise Epstein, director of university partnerships for Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF), resigned last month less than two years after taking up the job. Her final day was Jan. 10….
by - February 20, 2020 12:26 pm
New data from the Northwest Arkansas Board of Realtors (NABOR) indicates the housing market in the two-county area is off to a strong start in 2020. According to the latest…
by - February 18, 2020 10:58 am
Bentonville think-and-do tank Heartland Forward has hired former Walmart Inc. director Angie Cooper as the executive director of its annual event, the Heartland Summit. Cooper has worked in policy and…
by - February 17, 2020 1:30 pm
Rock Mortgage, a division of Bank of Little Rock Mortgage, has opened a Rogers branch office at 5417 W. Pinnacle Pointe Drive. The office has nine full-time employees, led by…
by - February 16, 2020 1:47 pm
Ralph Overstreet, who started Overstreet’s Jewelry on the north side of the downtown square in Bentonville in 1948, has died. He was 103. Overstreet died Feb. 3 at The Meadows…
by - February 14, 2020 10:23 am
Two multitenant retail buildings in Fort Smith totaling 103,509 square feet recently sold for $6.1 million. The purchase price equals $58.93 per square foot. Spartan Adventure Park of Fort Smith…
by - February 13, 2020 11:17 am
Fayetteville businessman Dick Latta, the owner and founder of poultry equipment and construction supplier Latco Truss Co. of Lincoln, died Tuesday (Feb. 11) at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale….
by - February 12, 2020 3:12 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ growing reputation as a hub for cycling and mountain biking is adding a feather in its cap. London-based cycling company Rapha is moving its North American headquarters from…
by - February 11, 2020 11:25 am
In early 2018, Structurlam Mass Timber Corp. hired Hardy Wentzel as its new CEO. He had a prioritized strategic plan: Expand the Canadian-based manufacturing company with a southern U.S. facility….
by - February 10, 2020 10:50 am
University of Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman has a new home in Fayetteville — the home of former UA basketball coach Mike Anderson. According to Washington County property records, Pittman…
by - February 7, 2020 11:32 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 7, 2020 8:45 am
The newest bank to throw its hat into the Northwest Arkansas ring is closer to establishing a physical office presence. Encore Bank’s application to open a branch on the eighth…
by - February 6, 2020 12:42 pm
A familiar name in Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit sector has started her own writing and editing business. Elizabeth Prenger is the sole proprietor of a new enterprise called Prose Creative. Prenger…
by - February 5, 2020 9:54 am
In one of her first major community appearances, Walton Family Foundation executive director Caryl Stern will participate in a panel discussion later this month in Bentonville. The Greater Bentonville Area…
