by - January 16, 2020 2:01 pm
2019: Notable deaths
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro business community died in 2019. JANUARY Dick Barclay, 81, Jan. 4 — Barclay, a longtime Rogers civic leader and former…
Author: Talk Business & Politics staff
by - January 16, 2020 1:36 pm
Home BancShares 2019 net income down 3.6%, total revenue up
Conway-based Home BancsShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted full year net income of $289.539 million, down 3.6% compared with 2018 net income. Full year revenue totaled $817.504 million,…
by - January 16, 2020 12:47 pm
U.S.-Mexico-Canada gains U.S. Senate approval, awaits Trump’s signature
The U.S. Senate on Thursday (Jan. 16) voted to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), which sends the far-reaching new trade rules to President Donald Trump for his signature. The…
by - January 15, 2020 3:28 pm
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad to restart operations on Hewitt Street property in Springdale
Springdale-based Arkansas & Missouri Railroad recently announced it would again start to use its Hewitt Street property along the east side of its office at 306 E. Emma Ave. It…
by - January 15, 2020 2:57 pm
NYITCOM at ASU to host annual inter-professional event
Students preparing for careers in a variety of medical fields will come together to learn about the roles and responsibilities of other health care professionals as NYIT College of Osteopathic…
by - January 15, 2020 2:55 pm
Michelle Rupp joins AFMC in new VP role
Michelle Rupp has joined the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care in a newly created position as Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Strategic Development. Rupp’s has a 20-year background in…
by - January 15, 2020 12:23 pm
New missile system work set for Lockheed’s Camden plant
Lockheed Martin’s Camden, Ark., plant will benefit from a $31.9 million missile system weapons contract between the company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The contract is to…
by - January 15, 2020 11:55 am
Father-son duo planning $10 million resort in Eureka Springs
The developers of a new hospitality destination in Eureka Springs say it will be a regional draw for mountain bikers, motorcyclists, foodies and sightseers. Pine Mountain is a redevelopment of…
by - January 15, 2020 10:13 am
Bentonville-based Midtown Associates rebrands as Engel & Völkers franchise
Global real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers is expanding into the Northwest Arkansas market. Midtown Associates is now doing business as Engel & Völkers Northwest Arkansas. Michelle Dearing founded the…
by - January 15, 2020 9:14 am
Wind, solar to comprise 76% of new generating capacity in 2020
The U.S. power sector is expected to add 42 gigawatts of electricity generating capacity in 2020, and 76%, or 32 gigawatts, of this capacity is expected to come from solar…
by - January 14, 2020 11:01 pm
Springer, Davis head to run-off to replace Rep. John Walker
In the race to replace the late Rep. John Walker, D-Little Rock, Democrats Joy Springer and Ryan Davis will face off in a run-off election in three weeks. The vacancy…
by - January 14, 2020 7:20 pm
Mainstream Technologies receives elite cybersecurity rating
Little Rock-based Mainstream Technologies, Inc. announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) it has received the MSPAlliance Cyber Verify Risk Assurance Rating for Managed Services and Cloud Providers. Cyber Verify is designed to…
by - January 14, 2020 7:07 pm
XNA sets record in 2019
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) enplanements rose 17% to a record of 922,533 in 2019, from 788,261 in 2018. “The record growth in 2019…
by - January 14, 2020 6:31 pm
Energy forecast predicts U.S. will continue to be a net exporter of crude oil
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently issued its January edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), including for the first time energy forecasts for 2021. EIA forecasts that the…
by - January 14, 2020 4:20 pm
Arkansas Federal to move headquarters to west Little Rock
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has purchased the building now occupied by Family Life in West Little Rock for more than $12 million, and will transition from its Jacksonville headquarters to…
by - January 14, 2020 2:48 pm
A look back: The best and worst of 2019
Depending on your perspective, the news was good, bad or ugly in 2019. Here are some observations about the news as compiled by our editorial staff, our annual compilation of…
by - January 14, 2020 1:56 pm
Former Arkansas Attorney General a partner in the merger of three law firms
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is now a partner in a law firm created by the merger of three firms. The new firm, McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC, will…
by - January 14, 2020 11:49 am
Fort Smith physician hits robotic milestone
A surgeon at Baptist Health-Fort Smith recently reached a milestone with her 1,000th robotic-assisted procedure. Dr. JeanMarie Householder is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. She specializes in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgeries using…
by - January 13, 2020 5:36 pm
AEDC awards grants for wildlife education
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $444,230 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 164 schools, school districts, and conservation…
by - January 13, 2020 1:30 pm
2019 in Review: Ranking the Top 10 stories of the past year
Before we bid farewell to 2019 and plunge headlong into 2020, as has become the custom in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put…