by - July 10, 2024 9:52 am
Jonesboro experienced a decline in sales and use tax collections in June after an uptick in such collections during May. Craighead County had a similar growth and decline pattern for…
by - July 9, 2024 7:27 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved $2.1 million for a five-slide expansion to Parrot Island Waterpark. The slides, destined for a Florida park, are available at an “aggressive discount,”…
by - July 9, 2024 6:38 pm
Consumer spending has remained resilient despite sticky inflation, and early indications by data, tech provider Numerator predicts that more than 40% of U.S. households will shop Amazon Prime Day event…
by - July 9, 2024 5:14 pm
A 102-room hotel in Bentonville sold recently for $3.9 million. The purchase price equals $38,235 per room. Walton Blvd VIII LLC, an affiliate of Rhode Island-based Magna Hospitality, bought the…
by - July 9, 2024 5:01 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods announced Tuesday (July 9) the company entered into an agreement to sell its Vienna, Ga., poultry complex to Arcadia, La.-based House of Raeford Farms for an undisclosed…
by - July 9, 2024 4:43 pm
Proposed broad water rate increases are once again on the Fort Smith Board of Directors agenda – this time at a special meeting called for Thursday (July 11). The increase…
by - July 9, 2024 2:44 pm
Springdale-based nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Council, in partnership with Epic Glass Recycling of Little Rock, has established a new initiative to increase glass recycling at restaurants, bars and liquor stores in…
by - July 9, 2024 1:46 pm
Rock Region METRO was awarded $3,149,677 – its third largest competitive grant award to date – in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to purchase up to five 35-foot compressed natural…
by - July 9, 2024 1:27 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders will be the keynote speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 luncheon at the Embassy Suites in Rogers on Aug. 13. This year’s…
by - July 9, 2024 10:42 am
The East North Street Foundation, co-founded and operated by David Hendrix and Doug Hendrix, has generously donated $1 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in support of the hospital’s $235.2 million…
by - July 9, 2024 10:29 am
As part of reducing its healthcare assets, Walmart has sold its MeMD – a virtual health platform – for an undisclosed sum to Fabric, a health technology company. Terms of…
by - July 9, 2024 8:33 am
Global climate change and rising populations will make drinking water more scarce in the coming decades, according to a report from the United Nation’s World Water Development. Nearly one-third of…
by - July 9, 2024 7:32 am
Dreamland of Arkansas LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from May 15 to June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - July 8, 2024 3:02 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (July 8) that Chris Caldwell will serve as the newest Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner. Caldwell’s seven-year term will last until 2031. He is replacing…
by - July 8, 2024 1:30 pm
High live cattle prices are pushing beef production down and pushing retail beef prices higher during the summer grilling season. Cattle prices were at an all-time high at mid-year, according…
by - July 8, 2024 12:02 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Arkansas Technology and Data Science in…
by - July 8, 2024 11:40 am
When making tough decisions that affect our children, many of us have been told to “trust our gut” or “lean into what feels right.” Parental intuition isn’t just a catchphrase…
by - July 8, 2024 11:24 am
Cotton acres in Arkansas have surged to a decade high, while corn acres have plummeted, according to the June acreage report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics…
by - July 8, 2024 9:44 am
Developers recently broke ground on Medlin Park, a $36.1 million for-sale condominium project just off Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. The 6.4-acre project site is at 2303 Medlin Lane, north of…
by - July 8, 2024 9:19 am
The four largest Arkansas-based metro areas posted year-over-year net job growth in May with Northwest Arkansas posting the largest percentage increase at 2.5%. Central Arkansas – Little Rock, North Little…
