by - September 18, 2018 10:36 am
Arkansas economic development officials are still engaged in talks with Chinese officials to bring two major durable goods projects to Arkansas. The news comes amid a new round of trade…
by - September 18, 2018 10:25 am
Fayetteville-based Lindsey Management Co., a third-party property management company, has submitted a preliminary development plan to the city of Springdale for a 476-unit multifamily development near Arvest Ballpark. According to…
by - September 18, 2018 10:07 am
Little Rock-based transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced several western utilities want SPP to provide reliability coordination services for them starting in late 2019. SPP has served as a…
by - September 18, 2018 6:45 am
A statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project…
by - September 17, 2018 5:42 pm
Logistics and transportation providers are optimistic about the outlook of the U.S. economy and their business in the fourth quarter as logisticians salaries increased by the 10th highest rate of…
by - September 17, 2018 5:06 pm
When Broadway producer and Tony Award winner Vivek Tiwary decided to write a book about the Beatles first manager, Brian Epstein, he made two key decisions. He decided to put…
by - September 17, 2018 4:29 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Sept. 30 is expected to release a second, but better version of its first-ever forecasting tool to measure the “ripple effect” of the outdoor…
by - September 17, 2018 4:17 pm
With the shift of many retail categories to online, suppliers who typically have served brick-and-mortar stores are facing somewhat uncharted territory, according to Chris Moore, vice president of sales and…
by - September 17, 2018 4:06 pm
The Missouri healthcare group at the center of a federal corruption and bribing scheme is said to be finalizing an agreement with a Hot Springs substance-abuse rehabilitation and behavioral health…
by - September 17, 2018 3:53 pm
A lawsuit filed in Benton County Circuit Court has exposed internal strife among the owners of a popular Bentonville brewery. On Friday (Sept. 14), Steven Outain, a co-owner of Bike…
by - September 17, 2018 3:14 pm
After the recusal by Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has picked a replacement to hear a lawsuit appeal involving Issue 1, the tort reform amendment…
by - September 17, 2018 11:30 am
Tom Hayes announced Monday (Sept. 17) he will step down effective Sept. 30 as president and CEO of Tyson Foods citing personal reasons. The board of directors has chosen Tyson…
by - September 16, 2018 7:07 pm
The second time he met Sam Walton, former University of Arkansas placekicker Kendall Trainor was still looking to make it in the NFL. The Walmart Inc. founder told the 1988…
by - September 16, 2018 6:49 pm
A Jonesboro man who employs about 100 people in seven different businesses may have to sell his interests because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban of six primarily Muslim countries…
by - September 16, 2018 6:35 pm
The world has never been smaller thanks to emerging technologies creating the Internet of Things (IoT) which connects people and devices to the internet through cloud computing. The tech industry…
by - September 15, 2018 9:56 pm
The rhetoric about the Arkansas workforce continues to swirl around the difficulty in finding qualified employees, with the blame most often pointed at a failed education system. At a time…
by - September 15, 2018 9:34 pm
President Donald Trump signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act into law on Thursday, September 13, and while trade groups are pleased with the surprise move they also warn that there…
by - September 15, 2018 9:58 am
AT&T says it has invested nearly $550 million in its statewide wireless and wired networks from 2015-2017. The investments have been aimed at improving reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance,…
by - September 14, 2018 3:04 pm
A division of the Arkansas Department of Human Services has received an $11.3 million grant to support programs working to prevent underage drinking and drug abuse by youth. The Substance…
by - September 14, 2018 11:52 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Sept. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
