by - September 13, 2017 7:57 pm
College athletics at the highest level are a big business, and wildly popular. According to a 2015 survey conducted by Harris Interactive, around 47% of Americans follow college sports, and…
by - September 12, 2017 3:35 pm
A 25,229-square-foot commercial building in downtown Bentonville changed hands in a $2.86 million deal. The purchase price equals $113.47 per square foot. Southwest 4&A LLC bought the three-story Hotel Massey…
by - September 6, 2017 10:51 am
Brian Clem, a longtime First National Bank lender, has been named the family-owned bank’s first regional president in Northwest Arkansas. Paragould-based FNB entered the market almost three years ago and…
by - September 1, 2017 9:42 am
One of Northwest Arkansas’ busiest areas for commercial development will significantly expand the scope of its activity early next year with the start of a $100 million mixed-use project. A…
by - August 30, 2017 11:07 am
Eureka Springs-based Cornerstone Bank will break ground Sept. 15 on a permanent banking center in Harrison. The project site is at 1426 Highway 65, across from a Walmart Supercenter. The…
by - August 29, 2017 9:21 am
A Missouri-based manufacturer has paid $1.16 million for a vacant commercial building in Benton County, and is planning to relocate its Bentonville office. Vanguard Packaging, which makes point-of-purchase displays, signage,…
by - August 28, 2017 1:43 pm
For customers who’ve poked fun at Eureka Pizza in the past, the Fayetteville-based restaurant chain is about to make some big changes. Company owner Rolf Wilkin said the business is…
by - August 28, 2017 1:07 pm
The apartment market isn’t the only commercial construction niche booming in Northwest Arkansas. Hotel developers are bullish on the region, too, attempting to capitalize on the area’s growing popularity as…
by - August 23, 2017 9:23 am
When the University of Arkansas basketball team won the national championship in 1994, a formula used by the NCAA designed around monetary “units” meant the athletics program received a “substantial”…
by - August 21, 2017 2:56 pm
A Bentonville museum devoted to the history of Native Americans had its highest annual attendance numbers in 2016. The Museum of Native American History (MoNAH), which opened at its current…
by - August 21, 2017 11:44 am
Christina Karnatz is a storyteller. It’s what she did as host and reporter for almost six years on the radio program Ozarks at Large, and it’s what she does now…
by - August 21, 2017 11:36 am
Nathan Green discovered an interest in law while taking a required course, legal environment of business, during his study of economics at Saint Louis University. “I loved that class,” Green…
by - August 18, 2017 1:16 pm
Downtown Bentonville restaurant The Preacher’s Son, the upscale dining venue operated by Walton-backed Ropeswing Hospitality Group, will start serving lunch beginning Monday, Aug. 21. The restaurant at 201 N.W. A…
by - August 16, 2017 2:56 pm
New York-based Inc. magazine has released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, and it includes two businesses based in Fayetteville that are among the…
by - August 14, 2017 5:27 pm
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway is the setting for the state’s first information technology registered apprenticeship program, the university announced Monday (Aug. 14). UCA’s Division of Outreach and…
by - August 14, 2017 1:19 pm
The Inn at the Mill and its companion restaurant, James at the Mill, have been sold for $4.2 million. The 4.7-acre property at 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd. in Johnson, which…
by - August 14, 2017 9:18 am
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame at the University of Central Arkansas has announced the 2017 class of inductees. Eight new inductees will be honored at an induction banquet at…
by - August 10, 2017 10:00 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Aug. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 9, 2017 11:43 am
Construction employment increased in 264 out of 358 metro areas in the U.S. between June 2016 and June 2017, and that includes Northwest Arkansas. According to a new analysis of…
