by - September 19, 2017 10:01 am
The vacancy rate for all commercial space in Northwest Arkansas fell from 11.7% in the second half of 2016 to 10.5% in the first half of 2017, according to the…
by - September 19, 2017 9:48 am
American Trucking Associations has hired Ed Gilroy as senior vice president of legislative affairs and Jay Lim as vice president of legislative affairs. “ATA is recognized in Washington as the…
by - September 19, 2017 9:46 am
Coal-fired plants in the United States installed environmental controls just before compliance deadlines, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The environmental controls include mercury control equipment that uses activated…
by - September 19, 2017 7:47 am
The Scott Family Amazeum will host its fourth annual Tinkerfest on Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to members, and non-members pay regular Amazeum…
by - September 18, 2017 7:26 pm
Flood waters hampered rice planting this season and the remnants of Harvey and Irma poured rain and winds on rice fields ready to harvest late in the summer. Arkansas produces…
by - September 18, 2017 7:10 pm
Tyson Foods continues to shift personnel and restructure its sales management teams with the latest round of changes announced Friday (Sept. 15) in an internal memo from Scott Rouse, chief…
by - September 18, 2017 6:27 pm
After seeing a flurry of last-minute proposals Monday (Sept. 18) for Arkansas’ first pot-growing facilities and retail cannabis dispensaries, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) must now sift through a…
by - September 18, 2017 5:08 pm
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused major disruptions in the supply chain, and will impact the trucking/transportation industry for weeks and even months to come, said John Kent, director of the…
by - September 18, 2017 5:00 pm
The planned University of Arkansas School of Art is a boon to the entire university, not just aspiring artists and art historians, Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz said, following his “State of…
by - September 18, 2017 4:50 pm
Wild pollination has been in sharp decline in recent years and there is a movement to create “wild pollination zones” on the periphery of farms, said Dirk Philipp, associate professor…
by - September 18, 2017 2:46 pm
Little Rock-chartered Central Bank is making arrangements to relocate its lone Northwest Arkansas branch from Rogers to Bentonville. The Bentonville branch at 3001 S.E. J St. is anticipated to open…
by - September 18, 2017 11:29 am
The driver turnover rate at truckload carriers rose 16 percentage points to 90% in the second quarter of the year, from the previous period, a sign the driver market is…
by - September 18, 2017 11:18 am
Year-to-date numbers in the Northwest Arkansas housing market indicate the pace of growth is slowing, in both unit sales and sales volume. That’s according to the latest data provided by…
by - September 18, 2017 10:14 am
Delia Anderson Farmer is the new executive director of the Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County (EOA), a $7 million private nonprofit community action agency based in Springdale. Farmer was…
by - September 18, 2017 8:42 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Sept. 4 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - September 17, 2017 5:21 pm
Arkansas State University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to enter into separate land-lease agreements to build disaster preparedness test sites. One is a 183-acre plot owned by the city…
by - September 17, 2017 5:15 pm
Benefitting from other states’ experiences, at least one national expert is complimentary of Arkansas’ effort to build an oversight system to create a medical marijuana industry in the Natural State….
by - September 17, 2017 5:14 pm
One of the unintended and morbid consequences of the rising number of opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Arkansas and across the U.S. is the recent turnaround in the nation’s waiting…
by - September 17, 2017 3:52 pm
A change of command at the 188th Wing first announced Aug. 4 was formally held Saturday (Sept. 16), with outgoing commander Col. Bobbi Doorenbos headed to the Pentagon for duties…
by - September 16, 2017 2:50 pm
Diversity among the more than 1,300 people attending the inaugural white coat ceremony held by the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) was easy to see among a crowd sporting…
