by - January 11, 2021 4:58 pm
Walmart has thrown its hat into the fintech – technology-focused financial services – ring with a startup in a partnership with Ribbit Capital. The Bentonville-based retail giant said Monday (Jan….
by - January 11, 2021 3:53 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted to seat all of its members during the first day of the 2021 legislative session on Monday (Jan. 11) after House Republicans had considered…
by - January 11, 2021 3:39 pm
Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Jimmy Hickey Jr., R-Texarkana, officially took office as the leader of the State Senate as the 93rd General Assembly began Monday (Jan. 11). State Sen….
by - January 11, 2021 1:56 pm
Wholesale used vehicle prices declined in December, but economists expect values to rise sharply this spring following the issuance of more stimulus money and tax refunds. The wholesale prices of…
by - January 11, 2021 1:05 pm
Seth Runser was on Monday (Jan. 11) named to be the next president of ABF Freight, the largest subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest. He will succeed Tim Thorne, who is…
by - January 11, 2021 8:36 am
The 93rd General Assembly will start at noon on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The normally predictable pomp-and-circumstance ceremonies of officially installing a Speaker of the House and Senate President Pro…
by - January 10, 2021 11:00 am
Patrick Kinnamon is the co-founder of MakerMade, a precision tool manufacturing company located in Northwest Arkansas. His company’s carbon footprint and his worldview led him to contemplate how he could…
by - January 10, 2021 5:00 am
The agriculture sector in Arkansas has faced many brutal challenges in recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic enveloped the world. Relatively low commodity prices fueled by a more than two-year…
by - January 9, 2021 11:55 am
The advanced energy sector expanded in 2020, and its growth is expected to continue into 2021 as the energy industry transitions to renewables. “Advanced energy is growing by leaps and…
by - January 8, 2021 6:17 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Jan. 8) criticized President Donald Trump, saying, “Yes, I want this administration to end.” But he said impeachment is not a “workable remedy.” Speaking…
by - January 8, 2021 4:30 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Friday (Jan. 8) reported that more than 7,000 Arkansans received a vaccine shot, but that COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 16 to again set…
by - January 8, 2021 3:12 pm
Arkansas elected officials, including Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado and Senate President Pro Tempore Jimmy Hickey Jr., R-Texarkana, watched on Wednesday as rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol…
by - January 7, 2021 5:21 pm
With active confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases setting new records almost each day, it’s no surprise that more school districts are in high contact areas, and a record number of…
by - January 7, 2021 12:12 pm
Poultry processor Peco Foods will close processing and live operations in three Mississippi locations, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 7). Brooksville, Canton (Fulton Street) and Philadelphia (hatchery) will be shut…
by - January 7, 2021 10:54 am
Before we say goodbye to 2020 and usher in 2021, as has become the tradition in our first issue of January, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff has put together…
by - January 7, 2021 10:45 am
Baldwin & Shell Construction Company President and CEO Scott Copas has navigated tough economic times before. In the past when there was a downturn in the economy, his company would…
by - January 6, 2021 10:01 pm
Members of Congress convened Wednesday (Jan. 6) to certify the election of President-elect Joseph Biden, but as the floor debate unfolded rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to…
by - January 6, 2021 8:30 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), in partnership with The Venture Center and the state of Arkansas, announced on Wednesday (Jan. 6) its third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort. ICBA…
by - January 6, 2021 5:13 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations declined after several days of posting daily records, but active confirmed and probable cases rose by 684 to another daily record of 25,092, according to Wednesday’s report from…
by - January 6, 2021 9:53 am
Arkansas enters 2021 “on Normandy beach” – on the counterattack and establishing a beachhead, but with difficult battles still ahead. Dr. Joe Thompson, president and CEO of the Arkansas Center…
