by - March 15, 2022 6:47 pm
When Gov. Asa Hutchinson was growing up on a farm in Northwest Arkansas, his father had to work a manufacturing job in Tulsa, Okla. Each week, he’d leave on a…
by - March 15, 2022 4:44 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) has garnered enough signatures to move forward with plans for a property assessment to fund operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within…
by - March 15, 2022 3:25 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to reduce ozone-forming emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) to protect downwind states from air pollution from upwind states. Following the…
by - March 15, 2022 1:11 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in-district tuition will increase 5.3% beginning this fall, and all fees will rise. The college’s board of trustees approved the higher tuition and fee schedules on…
by - March 15, 2022 1:03 pm
As Walmart continues its attempt to become a technology company there is a growing need for tech talent. Walmart said Tuesday (March 15) it plans to open technology hubs in…
by - March 15, 2022 11:37 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Tuesday (March 15) it had expanded its $40 million Series B funding round to $60 million following an investment from Columbus, Ohio-based…
by - March 15, 2022 8:28 am
Pacific GeneTech (PGT), an animal health biotech company based in Hong Kong but with Arkansas roots, plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. According to a March 11 news release,…
by - March 14, 2022 7:55 pm
A $1.6 million sale of some or all of a former trucking company headquarters building and property to Fort Smith-based Riverside Furniture was the largest Sebastian County property transaction in…
by - March 14, 2022 7:49 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved a new policy that would mostly prohibit naming district buildings, facilities or structures for anyone living at the time of its…
by - March 14, 2022 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson led a rally in Camden on Monday (March 14) in support of the aerospace defense industry that produces weapons being used to defend the country of Ukraine….
by - March 14, 2022 7:12 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees approved the refunding and issuance of bonds for Henderson State University and Arkansas State University as cost-saving measures. ASU will refinance three…
by - March 14, 2022 6:58 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage presented Public Art Grant checks in a ceremony at their headquarters in Little Rock on Friday, March 11, 2022. $42,035 in grant funding was distributed…
by - March 14, 2022 5:05 pm
Riceland Foods named Jason Brancel as President and Chief Executive Officer on Monday (March 14). He replaces Danny Kennedy, who retired from his 21-year career with Riceland in July 2021….
by - March 14, 2022 5:02 pm
The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic, will open a clinic with 3D Mammograms at 416 Town Center East in Bella Vista in April 2022. This is the fifth location for…
by - March 14, 2022 5:00 pm
Longtime Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) executive director Rich Huddleston will leave his post at the end of 2022, the organization announced Monday (March 14). Huddleston said he…
by - March 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Tracy Gaudet has resigned as the founding executive director of the Whole Health Institute (WHI) in Bentonville. In response to an inquiry from the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal last week, the nonprofit…
by - March 14, 2022 3:22 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart said Monday (March 14) that vendor applications for the ninth annual Open Call will be accepted through April 8. This year’s hybrid event is slated for June 28-29…
by - March 14, 2022 3:05 pm
When officials launched startup incubator and new business accelerator HealthTech Arkansas in 2018, they knew the potential was significant. Four years down the road, expectations have been far exceeded. The…
by - March 14, 2022 2:08 pm
Arkansas added more than 24,000 jobs between January 2021 and 2022, and the jobless rate fell to 3.2% in January from 4.9% in January 2021, but growth in the state’s…
by - March 13, 2022 10:02 am
Over $8 million is headed to Arkansas in 2022 under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to build a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Now the scramble…
