by - October 1, 2018 9:47 am
The Department of Arkansas Heritage will accept nominations for the third annual Arkansas Food Hall of Fame through Oct. 31. The statewide program was established in 2016 to recognize restaurants,…
by - September 30, 2018 3:36 pm
Patient growth. Staff growth. System growth. Campus growth. Services growth. Cost growth. Northeast Arkansas’ healthcare landscape is growing in every direction, and Jonesboro proper is the epicenter of the central…
by - September 30, 2018 9:59 am
Population growth in Northwest Arkansas has been growing by about 12,000 new residents per year – a 1,000 person a month average increase – since 2014 and there appears to…
by - September 30, 2018 8:20 am
Arkansas’ fast-growing defense sector got another big boost this week after two global defense contractors with state ties won contract awards or extensions on work that will be completed at…
by - September 29, 2018 3:11 pm
The now-closed Fort Smith location for Unique Fabricating, Inc., was mentioned in the company’s latest financial report. Company officials cited a combined expense of $1 million associated with restructuring from…
by - September 29, 2018 2:54 pm
Transparency Market Research reports that the market for offshore drilling rigs was valued at $35.336 billion in 2017 and will grow to $41.922 billion by the end of 2024. Based…
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…
