by - August 3, 2021 1:49 pm
Brian Kim has stepped down as president of the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education citing family and personal health reasons. Kim, a native of Seoul, South Korea, was…
by - August 3, 2021 11:13 am
Tax collections in July, the first month of Arkansas’ fiscal year, were down almost 22% with the numbers “distorted” because of the pandemic-relief income tax shift in 2020, according to…
by - August 3, 2021 7:36 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Aug. 3) that it would require its U.S. workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Spokesman Derek Burleson said that mandate would affect approximately 120,000 processing…
by - August 2, 2021 6:31 pm
Ahead of a special session the governor is expected to call later this week, Arkansas lawmakers heard from some of the state’s top health officials on Monday (Aug. 2). During…
by - August 2, 2021 3:14 pm
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has tapped Arkansas State University and its sponsored initiative, the Arkansas Out of School Network, to oversee the American Rescue Plan (ARP)…
by - August 2, 2021 12:17 pm
Executive leadership coach Chuck Hyde will be the featured speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 25th annual Forty Under 40 event. The luncheon will be held on Aug. 17…
by - August 2, 2021 11:24 am
The COVID-19 virus and its latest variant, Delta, is spreading rampantly throughout Northeast Arkansas with near record numbers of patients filling local hospitals. In an effort to make vaccines available…
by - August 2, 2021 11:19 am
Springdale-based Northwest Health is building a 24/7 freestanding emergency room and urgent care on Arkansas Highway 102 near the Bentonville/Centerton border. Construction is underway at the northwest corner of the…
by - August 2, 2021 9:50 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased at a slower pace in July compared to June as labor and transportation issues impact sector growth, according to the Institute for Supply…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - August 1, 2021 10:13 am
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO Gretchen Hall is seeing signs of recovery in her industry, but there is still a lag from 2019 numbers and the new Delta…
by - August 1, 2021 9:56 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett said the state’s largest health insurance company is supportive of the governor’s new call for a COVID-19 pandemic emergency and a special…
by - July 31, 2021 10:08 am
Two Arkansas-based companies made the cut at Walmart’s eighth annual Open Call event to get their products on the retailer’s shelves. Camo Dust, based in Lonoke, and Bentonville-based Bucklebury each…
by - July 30, 2021 3:21 pm
Walmart on Friday (July 30) joined a growing number of companies requiring all or certain employees to be vaccinated. The Bentonville-based retailer said all market, regional and divisional employees working…
by - July 29, 2021 5:40 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Thursday (July 29) that it has acquired Hangar 19 Apartments, a garden style residential community with 351 apartment units in the Dallas/Fort…
by - July 29, 2021 5:20 pm
Jobless workers who received supplemental unemployment benefits until Gov. Asa Hutchinson removed the state from the program could receive those benefits once more. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright on…
by - July 29, 2021 4:12 pm
A national and global supply chain facing far more demand than capacity to deliver has helped Van Buren-based USA Truck turn the corner on what was a financially tough 2020….
by - July 29, 2021 2:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the first of what will be a series on the details and potential impact of the recent $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - July 29, 2021 2:11 pm
With a rising surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (July 29) he has established a new 60-day public health emergency and will call a special session for…
by - July 29, 2021 12:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
