by - August 10, 2017 10:47 am
U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., has scheduled a follow-up surgical procedure next Tuesday (Aug. 15) that’s related to an emergency heart surgery he underwent a little more than three years…
by - August 10, 2017 10:00 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Aug. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - August 10, 2017 6:23 am
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company was “your paper solution in a paperless world” on the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office. For Steve Clark, founder and CEO of Propak Corp.,…
by - August 9, 2017 7:30 pm
At the start of 2017, Jonesboro had two potential convention centers on the horizon, and Mayor Harold Perrin thought the city might eclipse $200 million in commercial and residential projects….
by - August 9, 2017 5:32 pm
A new pro-medical marijuana association has been formed that includes as board members a former Arkansas attorney general and the author of the amendment that brought medical marijuana to the…
by - August 9, 2017 4:22 pm
After doling out roughly $6 billion on e-commerce acquisitions in recent months Wal-Mart is reportedly in talks with beauty subscription company Birchbox who is shopping itself to various retailers. The…
by - August 9, 2017 4:02 pm
Lauren Waldrip Ward didn’t have a swimming pool in her backyard when she was growing up in Moro, a town in Lee County. Her father Mark Waldrip farmed rice and…
by - August 9, 2017 3:21 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) plans to implement a geofence system that will monitor transit providers at the airport and to charge them when they pick up passengers. Ridesharing companies…
by - August 9, 2017 12:53 pm
A new state law that went into effect Aug. 1 requires insurers in Arkansas to cover the cost of 3-D mammograms and ultra sounds for routine screenings for women. The…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 9, 2017 12:30 pm
El Dorado Festivals & Events Inc. has waged a big bet that the Murphy Arts District, or MAD, will make the southern Arkansas town a tourist hotspot for visitors statewide…
by - August 9, 2017 12:15 pm
Fort Smith-bottled Smithworks Vodka has expanded to five additional states after a summer rollout to the mid-Atlantic, bringing total availability to 12 of 50 U.S. states. According to a recent…
by - August 9, 2017 12:09 pm
Springdale Parks and Recreation has been awarded a $13,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation as part of its Northwest Arkansas giving program, the city announced in a press release. The…
by - August 9, 2017 11:43 am
Construction employment increased in 264 out of 358 metro areas in the U.S. between June 2016 and June 2017, and that includes Northwest Arkansas. According to a new analysis of…
by - August 9, 2017 11:30 am
Preformed Line Products Co. (NASDAQ: PLPC), which operates two domestic manufacturing centers in Rogers, Ark., and Albemarle, N.C., has reported a strong second quarter in sales and net income, placing…
by - August 9, 2017 9:29 am
It was envisioned as another tourism draw for Northwest Arkansas. But the Osage Creek Amphitheater, situated in southwest Benton County’s hills and valleys, never reached the finish line. It was…
by - August 9, 2017 6:31 am
There has been no confirmation or denial from Fort Smith Investment Partners, but some residents in the Riley Farm and Williamson Place additions of Fort Smith are concerned the company…
by - August 8, 2017 8:26 pm
As President Donald Trump and U.S. healthcare policymakers on Tuesday (Aug. 8) addressed the nation’s growing opioid epidemic, a new study shows the Arkansas prescription drug problem is so serious…
by - August 8, 2017 4:40 pm
Arkansas Tourism Director Joe David Rice has compared Arkansas to a 58,000-square-mile theme park. Adding “new rides” each year is the key to continually drawing in visitors, he said. In…
by - August 8, 2017 4:23 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and JD.com have joined forces to launch their own version of Prime Day in their China operations. J.D., Wal-Mart’s strategic partner in Chinese e-commerce, launched its first JD-Walmart…
