by - February 24, 2020 7:16 pm
Volunteerism and a key new downtown project garnered Jonesboro high statewide honors at the winter meetings of the Arkansas Municipal League in Little Rock. Jonesboro was named a Volunteer Community…
by - February 24, 2020 6:12 pm
The second half of the 2010s were a bleak time for many Arkansas farmers. Commodity prices were depressed and ongoing trade wars with China, Mexico, and other countries reduced market…
by - February 24, 2020 3:54 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $586,900. College officials said Monday (Feb. 24) the funding will be used to purchase equipment…
by - February 24, 2020 3:00 pm
An unscheduled mechanical repair for heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose 24% to an average of $407 in the third quarter of 2019, from the same period in 2018, according to a…
by - February 24, 2020 2:56 pm
Bentonville welcomed Caryl Stern to the city as the new executive director for the Walton Family Foundation by having her take part in a panel discussion on Monday (Feb. 24)…
by - February 24, 2020 11:37 am
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is targeting March 9 to open its Northwest Arkansas location in Rogers. The Baton Rouge, La.-based company, owned in part by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, will…
by - February 23, 2020 9:53 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, expects legislation to move through the House this year, but he’s uncertain how much of it will be bipartisan and worthy of becoming law….
by - February 23, 2020 9:16 pm
Marshall Stewart’s farm equipment company has navigated the financial storms that have wrought havoc on the state’s agricultural community. Between tariffs, low commodity prices and historic weather challenges, the state’s…
by - February 23, 2020 11:51 am
A group opposing an amendment proposal that would bring thousands of coin-operated amusement machines to Arkansas is speaking out. Protect Arkansas Communities gathered at the Arkansas State Capitol on Friday…
by - February 23, 2020 11:20 am
Randy Lawson, a longtime Bentonville oil and gas man, started his career like most in the energy industry — a landman, acquiring mineral rights from landowners. Nearly 40 years later,…
by - February 22, 2020 4:06 pm
Les Baledge, 62, has been appointed to the board of directors of Tyson Foods, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Baledge was executive vice…
by - February 22, 2020 10:20 am
Editor’s note: Since this story was originally published in the Feb. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Walmart reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2020 earnings. In the quarter ending…
by - February 21, 2020 4:02 pm
While it’s been known for a month that the U.S. Supreme Court would hear a major case regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), a date has now been set for oral…
by - February 21, 2020 3:39 pm
It took roughly six years of planning and undisclosed millions to breathe life into the former Kraft Cheese plant a few blocks from the downtown Bentonville square. The Momentary is…
by - February 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Little Rock-based Windstream posted declines in annual revenue and an adjusted net income variant related to an ongoing legal fight with Uniti. A new trial that will determine the future…
by - February 21, 2020 2:27 pm
Travis Napper has been named director of Arkansas Tourism, a department of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT). He replaces Jim Dailey, who retired at the end…
by - February 21, 2020 12:33 pm
John Brown University in Siloam Springs announced Friday (Feb. 21) the addition of an undergraduate cybersecurity degree beginning in the fall of 2020. Students can select to pursue either a…
by - February 21, 2020 10:25 am
CRN magazine, a brand of The Channel Co., has named Arkansas-based Edafio Technology Partners to its 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. The list…
by - February 20, 2020 11:32 pm
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., along with U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant…
by - February 20, 2020 11:29 pm
The Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS) Division of Information Systems (DIS) announced Thursday (Feb. 20) that Joshua McGee, PhD, will become the state’s chief data officer (CDO). In…
