by - February 27, 2018 4:44 pm
As a nervous, standing-room only crowd looked on, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Tuesday (Feb. 26) selected a handful of Arkansas companies to grow and supply the state’s…
by - February 27, 2018 4:23 pm
The day many anticipated for a long time finally came as Arkansas Children’s Northwest officially opened Tuesday morning (Feb. 27) in Springdale. The pediatric hospital brings specialty care closer to…
by - February 27, 2018 2:46 pm
In early February, Northwest Arkansas Business Journal editor Paul Gatling sat down in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio at Fayetteville radio station KUAF 91.3 FM with three energy executives to discuss…
by - February 27, 2018 10:01 am
The number of lots available for residential construction declined as home prices rose in the second half of 2017 in Northwest Arkansas, according to a residential real estate report. On…
by - February 26, 2018 4:29 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated to include Morgan’s statement that she would not endorse Gov. Hutchinson if he were to win the GOP primary and it includes the governor’s…
by - February 26, 2018 4:24 pm
Northwest Arkansas must make “transformative” changes in order to keep up with a changing digital economy in the decades ahead, said Rick Webb, recently named president of the Northwest Arkansas…
by - February 26, 2018 10:01 am
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow construction of casinos in Arkansas have submitted a revised amendment to Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who rejected the language in the…
by - February 25, 2018 8:01 pm
Two of Arkansas’ most famous business icons have entered the state’s retail automotive industry. A group of investors has completed a deal to purchase three Northwest Arkansas car dealerships from…
by - February 25, 2018 9:54 am
Mark West will represent the Libertarian Party of Arkansas on the 2018 general election ballot as the party’s candidate for governor. The Batesville business manager and part-time pastor says state…
by - February 25, 2018 9:39 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, expects an attempt at bipartisanship to reform the Congressional budgeting process, but he’s less certain of consensus on altering gun laws in the wake of…
by - February 22, 2018 7:45 pm
Seasoned political veterans and first-time filers packed the state Capitol rotunda Thursday (Feb. 22) on the first day of the 2018 filing period. When Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin…
by - February 22, 2018 7:13 pm
A top concern among retail suppliers is how to avoid the so-called race to the bottom with prices resulting from online retailer Amazon’s use of algorithmic pricing to undercut its…
by - February 22, 2018 4:36 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. closed out a challenging year with reported losses of nearly $2 billion in the fourth quarter as the Little Rock telecom’s customers shed traditional landline phone service…
by - February 21, 2018 7:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson encouraged his appointed Red Tape Reduction Working Group Wednesday (Feb. 21) to balance protecting public safety with removing barriers to work opportunities. He also reminded its members…
by - February 21, 2018 6:02 pm
Another shoe has dropped in an ongoing federal bribery investigation after longtime Arkansas lobbyist Milton Russell Cranford was charged Wednesday (Feb. 21) for his part in a Springfield, Mo., charity…
by - February 21, 2018 4:45 pm
A 27,000-square-foot, single-story structure in Fayetteville will be the first in Arkansas built with cross-laminated timber, or CLT. The engineered wood is made by gluing together wooden beams under high…
by - February 21, 2018 8:12 am
The residential housing market in Northwest Arkansas started with a strong showing in 2018. According to the latest figures, real estate agents in Benton and Washington counties finished the first…
by - February 20, 2018 7:34 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday (Feb. 20) that state incentives level the playing field in areas where Arkansas has a competitive disadvantage in…
by - February 20, 2018 7:09 pm
Chickens, cows and pigs don’t take themselves to market. And with fewer trucks, trailers and drivers, the trip to market for the aforementioned agri products has resulted in rising costs…
by - February 20, 2018 5:35 pm
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Jason Frankenberger encouraged the use of two-factor authentication and stronger passwords along with better employee education programs in Tuesday’s (Feb. 20) Cyber Security…
