by - May 14, 2018 4:03 pm
Malcolm Smoak was promoted to president and chief operating officer of Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). On Monday (May 14), the Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), the parent company…
by - May 14, 2018 3:01 pm
On behalf of our entire staff, it is our privilege to present the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 10th annual issue dedicated to honoring 15 young business professionals in the Northwest…
by - May 11, 2018 12:54 pm
Colon Washburn, a longtime Walmart executive who also developed and opened Northwest Arkansas’ largest office park, died Tuesday (May 8) at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was 72. Washburn was…
by - May 10, 2018 11:26 am
Brent crude oil prices are expected to be an average of $71 per barrel in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is $7 more per barrel than…
by - May 9, 2018 5:47 pm
Democratic candidates for Arkansas Governor, Leticia Sanders and Jared Henderson, met for a one-on-one debate with each other on Wednesday (May 9) at the KATV studios on downtown Little Rock….
by - May 9, 2018 4:48 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to indicate Tyson Foods did not invest $2.2 million with Future Meat Technologies, but rather co-led the round. Tyson Foods did not disclose…
by - May 9, 2018 11:15 am
Solar electricity generation in the United States rose to 77 million megawatt hours in 2017 and surpassed biomass electricity generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information…
by - May 9, 2018 11:08 am
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a patent-pending method that could lead to reliable, economical and sustainable way to create and store energy from sunlight, according to a…
by - May 8, 2018 7:27 am
Terry Benham, a founding partner of Impact Management Group, one of the premier political consulting and lobbying firms in Arkansas, announced his candidacy for mayor of Benton Monday. In a…
by - May 7, 2018 4:56 pm
Arkansas State University Vice-Chancellor and Provost Dr. Lynita Cooksey will retire following the 2018-19 university year. Cooksey told her staff and informed ASU-Jonesboro Chancellor Dr. Kelly Damphousse about her decision…
by - May 7, 2018 3:51 pm
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has received a Walton Family Foundation grant from brothers Steuart and Tom Walton to fund projects it hopes will attract entrepreneurs to the…
by - May 6, 2018 6:22 pm
There was no Internet. The Berlin Wall stood. Saddam Hussein was an ally. Walmart was not yet a global retailer and there were no supercenters. American manufacturing dominated the world….
by - May 6, 2018 10:00 am
State Rep. Clarke Tucker (D-Little Rock) has a sizable lead over his three Democratic primary rivals – Gwen Combs, Jonathan Dunkley and Paul Spencer – as early voting begins and…
by - May 6, 2018 9:59 am
The two Democratic candidates for Arkansas Governor – Jared Henderson and Leticia Sanders – have agreed to a debate on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the studios of…
by - May 4, 2018 2:21 pm
Venita McCellon-Allen has retired as president and chief operating officer for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). On Friday (May 4), the company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), announced…
by - May 4, 2018 1:07 pm
U.S. small businesses, or those with fewer than 50 workers, offer 68% of their employees paid time off work for holidays and 67% of their employees paid time off work…
by - May 3, 2018 6:27 pm
Former State Senator James “Jim” Argue, Jr. passed away on Thursday (May 3) at the age of 66 after a brief illness, according to his family. Argue, who served as…
by - May 3, 2018 3:05 pm
Noting he did not want to “impede your progress,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (May 3) sent a letter to members of the bicameral Arkansas Legislative Tax Reform and Relief…
by - May 2, 2018 5:53 pm
Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court stayed a ruling from a lower court judge last week that struck down the state’s voter ID law. On Wednesday (May 2), the state’s highest…
by - May 2, 2018 4:38 pm
“Get ready for something big!” That’s the promise of the MovieLounge electronic marquee sign that continues offering time and weather updates at the theater/restaurant, which closed down last September. Arkansas…
