by - June 12, 2017 12:16 pm
Springdale businessman Brian Smith sees a possible opportunity in Fayetteville. Smith, a veteran restaurant franchisee, closed a $1.05 million deal recently to buy the vacant Ruby Tuesday restaurant at 1031…
by - June 12, 2017 11:24 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale announced Monday (June 12) the hiring of Scott Spradley as its new chief technology officer. His employment is effective June 26. Spradley is the chief…
by - June 12, 2017 11:15 am
Dr. Pope L. Moseley, dean of the College of Medicine and executive vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, was formally invested Thursday…
by - June 12, 2017 9:59 am
Wal-Mart Stores executive Ben Hasan will be the featured speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal‘s 21st annual Forty Under 40 event. The luncheon will be held Aug. 22 at the…
by - June 9, 2017 5:14 pm
The Bank of Fayetteville announced Friday the retirement of longtime executive Hugh Kincaid, effective June 30. A Fayetteville civic and community leader for years, Kincaid, 83, has been the bank’s…
by - June 9, 2017 3:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Mary Robin Casteel as director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control. Casteel was named interim director in May after the departure of former director Bud…
by - June 9, 2017 10:37 am
Myra Braselton is the new president of Acorn: The Influence Co. in Bentonville, according to a press release from the company. Braselton joined the company in 2014 as vice president…
by - June 8, 2017 9:35 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees approved a 3.4% tuition and fee hike for the Jonesboro campus during a meeting Thursday at the Newport campus. Trustees also approved the…
by - June 8, 2017 4:32 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services moved up nine spots to No. 407 on the Fortune 500 list. On Thursday (June 8), the Lowell-based carrier announced it has been on the list…
by - June 8, 2017 2:21 pm
Arkansas’ federally insured banks reported $300 million in profits in the first quarter, up nearly 21% from $248 million in the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Quarterly…
by - June 8, 2017 2:18 pm
The number and volume of new issues of securitized assets have yet to return to pre-recession levels, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. On Thursday (June 8), the Financial…
by - June 8, 2017 1:45 pm
Little Rock attorney Kathy Alexander has joined the board of directors for Summit Utilities Inc., which recently acquired Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. Summit Utilities of Littleton, Colo., announced…
by - June 8, 2017 12:50 pm
The direct heirs of Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton made a pledge to shareholders in 2015 to keep the family’s ownership of Wal-Mart Stores at roughly 50%. In keeping…
by - June 8, 2017 11:54 am
James Roundtree has joined Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville as clinical director of surgical services. Washington Regional announced the hire Thursday (June 8). Roundtree, who started in the position…
by - June 8, 2017 9:14 am
Worldwide, access to electricity has been rising over the past two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. About 15% of the world’s population, or 1.1 billion people, lacked…
by - June 8, 2017 7:18 am
One U.S. manufacturing trade association has a message for Washington, particularly congressional leaders: talk is no longer enough; more leadership is now required. The manufacturing sector had gained more than…
by - June 7, 2017 4:47 pm
The legislative political domino is underway in the Fort Smith metro, with attorney Kelly Procter-Pierce announcing she will run as a Republican for the House District 76 seat. Rep. Mat…
by - June 7, 2017 3:20 pm
United Way of Northwest Arkansas is supporting childhood education initiatives with a $296,000 grant to the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center in Bentonville, the center announced on Wednesday (June…
by - June 7, 2017 12:23 pm
The United States has been the top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons for five consecutive years, even though production of petroleum and natural gas declined in 2016, from…
by - June 7, 2017 11:13 am
Tyson Foods announced Wednesday morning (June 7) it completed the acquisition of AdvancePierre with 87.27% of the shares tendered at $40.25 per share. Officials with Springdale-based Tyson Foods announced the…
