by - September 29, 2018 2:45 pm
According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers, 95.1% of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the…
by - September 28, 2018 4:30 pm
The estate of a husband and wife who were murdered in November 2015 has filed a negligence lawsuit against Harps Food Stores, the Springdale-based company that sold the firearm used…
by - September 28, 2018 3:06 pm
Aaron Burkes, president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, will be the next CEO and executive director for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill. Burkes is expected to start…
by - September 28, 2018 10:12 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Sept. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - September 28, 2018 8:11 am
The Beaver Water District board of directors has hired Lane Crider as its next chief executive officer. The appointment is effective Oct. 1. Crider previously worked for the past 29…
by - September 27, 2018 9:46 pm
Beau and around 200 of his friends will on Friday and Saturday catch flights out of Fort Smith to the Northwest U.S., where they will eventually find new homes and…
by - September 27, 2018 6:33 pm
Springdale-based health system Northwest Health announced the appointment Thursday (Sept. 27) of Steve Badger as the CEO of its Bentonville hospital, Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville. The hiring is effective…
by - September 27, 2018 6:33 pm
Two iconic bands will be the primary entertainment at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival this weekend. The band Fuel is slated to take the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday…
by - September 27, 2018 6:30 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday (Sept. 25) officially agreed to a pact with Boston-based Public Consulting Group to review and score 203 pot dispensary applications and then select…
by - September 27, 2018 4:30 pm
Rogers Mayor Greg Hines said the explosion of growth around the city in the past decade is nowhere near complete. Hines said his team meets often with those who have…
by - September 27, 2018 3:15 pm
Transit provider Ozark Regional Transit received a clean opinion in an audit of its financial records for 2017, and officials updated board members on a $2.9 million federal grant that…
by - September 27, 2018 1:43 pm
In the second quarter of 2018, the average return on assets (ROA) for Arkansas banks was 1.64%, ranking the state’s lenders as the top performers among the seven states that…
by - September 27, 2018 12:07 pm
One of the last vestiges of the Kmart and Sears brand in Central Arkansas will soon be replaced by a $35 million medical facility, local developers announced Thursday (Sept. 27)….
by - September 27, 2018 11:18 am
The Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) will unveil an historical marker at Fayetteville’s Evergreen Cemetery. The ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the cemetery at the…
by - September 26, 2018 8:28 pm
Sales tax revenue growth has been on an up and down track this year among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Combined revenue grew 1.5% in September to $5.687 million, off…
by - September 26, 2018 5:33 pm
Jonesboro is on track to set an all-time record in sales tax collections after a strong September, according to the city. Through the first nine months of 2018, Jonesboro collected…
by - September 26, 2018 4:39 pm
Walmart has been on a sustainability mission since 2005 and each year the retailer looks for ways to broaden the scope of the mission with the help of its supplier…
by - September 26, 2018 1:04 pm
California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. has reached a settlement agreement with Arkansas, 49 other states and the District of Columbia and will pay $148 million to the states after…
by - September 26, 2018 1:04 pm
The city of Fort Smith is doing more to improve the image of downtown Fort Smith, but more can be accomplished with strategic public-private partnerships, according to Talicia Richardson, executive…
by - September 26, 2018 11:09 am
Coal, natural gas and wind are the fuels that account for the majority of electricity generation in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a Little Rock-based regional transmission organization that covers…
