by - January 7, 2021 3:23 pm
Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond continues to rightsize its store count with plans to shutter 200 locations by 2022. The first 43 liquidations are ongoing and include the…
by - January 7, 2021 10:54 am
Before we say goodbye to 2020 and usher in 2021, as has become the tradition in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put together…
by - January 6, 2021 8:30 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, announced on Wednesday (Jan. 6) its third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort. ICBA…
by - January 6, 2021 5:13 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations declined after several days of posting daily records, but active confirmed and probable cases rose by 684 to another daily record of 25,092, according to Wednesday’s report from…
by - January 6, 2021 9:43 am
CARTI announced Wednesday (Jan. 6) the opening of its newest specialty clinic, CARTI Urology, and the acquisition of South Arkansas Urology in Pine Bluff. Financial terms of the transaction were…
by - January 5, 2021 5:45 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith has been awarded a $193,553 Degen Foundation grant for equipment for the Sterilization Core Research Facility in the new ACHE Research Institute…
by - January 5, 2021 2:02 pm
Five Arkansas certified public accounting (CPA) firms announced Tuesday (Jan. 5) they are merging their companies. The firms are: FDV|CPA and Consulting Services PLLC (Bentonville), Gasaway & Company CPAs (Little…
by - January 5, 2021 11:58 am
Tax revenue continues to post solid gains considering that Arkansas’ economy still struggles under the weight of COVID-19. Gross revenue for the first six fiscal months (July-December) is up almost…
by - January 5, 2021 11:26 am
Carvana on Tuesday (Jan. 5) opened its $40 million vehicle inspection and distribution center in West Memphis. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Commerce Secretary Mike Preston, Senator Keith Ingram, West Memphis Mayor…
by - January 5, 2021 7:35 am
Two Little Rock wealth management firms are joining forces. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners and Trent Capital Management announced they will merge, creating a firm with more than $525 million in…
by - January 4, 2021 11:51 am
Arkansas accounting firm Landmark PLC announced Monday (Jan. 4) a merger that will expand the company to Arizona. Accounting and wealth management firm Monheit Frisch, with a staff of 17,…
by - January 4, 2021 10:19 am
Editor’s note: See additional info in the noted section. Jonesboro-based Hytrol plans to invest more than $20 million to open a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith that will employ up…
by - January 4, 2021 8:26 am
Bryan Barnhouse has been named CEO of the Arkansas Research Alliance, the group said Monday (Jan. 4). Barnhouse has served as chief operating office of the alliance since 2016. Barnhouse…
by - January 4, 2021 8:18 am
Armor Bank has entered the Hot Springs market by hiring David Trice as Market President. Trice will office out of the bank’s loan production office located at 3948 Central, Suite…
by - January 3, 2021 12:52 pm
Arkansas establishments have experienced the second-lowest percentage of government-mandated closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency recently released survey results on how…
by - January 3, 2021 10:28 am
CARTI, the Little Rock-based nonprofit cancer treatment center, has added three new locations in south Arkansas in recent years and more expansion may be forthcoming. Adam Head, CARTI CEO since…
by - December 31, 2020 1:44 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic consumed much of Arkansas’ news – political and business – during 2020, but there was an election, protests for police reform and an ongoing shift in the…
by - December 30, 2020 1:28 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant disruption to the national and state economies, but sales tax collections clearly show the Arkansas consumer was not scared away. Most economists say…
by - December 30, 2020 12:52 pm
Commercial buildings have continued to be built larger while residential electricity bills have declined, according to recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2019, the average monthly…
by - December 29, 2020 1:12 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased in November, and distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments rose in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New orders for manufactured durable…
