by - April 8, 2025 9:00 am
PodcastVideos.com
Eric Howerton had an idea. In recent years, podcasts and YouTube videos have become extremely popular, and many people want to get into the space. There are several obstacles they…
Profiles
A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - April 8, 2025 8:30 am
Miller, Boskus and Lack
Three men had a vision to start an architectural firm in Fayetteville. Steve Miller, Roger Boskus, and Audy Lack opened Miller, Boskus and Lack in 1998. When they first opened,…
by - April 8, 2025 8:00 am
Allegiance Title of Arkansas
Patrick Curry and Brian Blackman had many years of experience in the insurance industry. The two men thought they could streamline processes and make the process more efficient. In 2021…
by - April 7, 2025 11:30 am
mejo
In 2018, Ryan Sheedy decided to become a stay-at-home dad. He and his wife had recently welcomed twin sons. One of the boys has a rare genetic disorder. Soon Sheedy…
by - April 7, 2025 11:00 am
Horizon Roofing, Solar and Exteriors
Joseph Rupe had been operating his family business, Jody’s Auto Service Centers, for about 20 years. He wanted to get into the roofing, solar panel and exteriors business, however. The…
by - April 7, 2025 10:30 am
Carter’s Flowers and More
Founded in 2024 by Carter Collins, Carter’s Flowers and More serves the Lincoln area with a knowledgeable staff and friendly service that can deliver your order anywhere in the world….
by - April 7, 2025 10:00 am
Barbell Gyms of NWA
A Siloam Springs gym was selling all of its weightlifting equipment, and Bobby Bittle saw an opportunity. For more than three years, Bentonville had been without a gym where heavy…
by - April 7, 2025 9:30 am
Water for Good
About 713 million people globally don’t have access to reliable water, or about one in 12 people on Earth. That number balloons to one in four when the number of…
by - April 7, 2025 9:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
June Self recognized that hunger was an issue in Northwest Arkansas. In 1988, she founded what would become the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. After researching how to start, operate, and…
by - April 7, 2025 8:30 am
Havenwood
Many single mothers and their children were struggling in the Bentonville area in the early 1990s. They had trouble finding safe and stable housing. A group of people came together…
by - April 7, 2025 8:00 am
7hills
On any given night in Northwest Arkansas, there are approximately 900 individuals experiencing homelessness. Homelessness can range from couch surfing to staying in a temporary place like an emergency shelter…
by - April 3, 2025 9:30 am
Ritter Communications
The COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, and many holes in systems throughout society were exposed. One in Arkansas and in surrounding states was the lack of high-speed internet in many…
by - April 3, 2025 9:00 am
FNBC
When FNBC President Chad Hudson applied for his first full-time job in the banking industry, he had an unplanned advantage. The bank was looking to hire a loan officer who…
by - April 3, 2025 8:30 am
Engines Inc.
Cameron Wofford cleaned the offices and bathrooms at his family-owned business, Engines Inc., was in high school. Years later he worked his way into the parts department and continued to…
by - April 3, 2025 8:00 am
Coldwell Banker Village Communities
It was 1966 and Carroll Caldwell needed a job. Developer John Cooper was building the first retirement community in the United States, a town called Cherokee Village that spanned into…
by - April 2, 2025 9:30 am
Sue’s Kitchen
Sue Williams had a problem. She operated the kitchen and dining room for Citizens Bank in downtown Jonesboro, and did catering jobs on the side. When her boss asked her…
by - April 2, 2025 9:00 am
Here We Crumb
Belinda Hensley had a number of career options in mind when she was growing up. At one point she wanted to be a lawyer, and then she worked as a…
by - April 2, 2025 8:30 am
Gen 4 Jets
Garrett Lassiter’s great-grandfather was a pilot who helped to ferry aircraft to Europe during World War II. When he returned home he became one of the first crop dusting pilots…
by - April 2, 2025 8:00 am
ARPets Hospital
Dr. Kristin Sullivan always knew what she wanted to do as a career. Sullivan loved animals and, starting in high school, she worked toward her goal of becoming a veterinarian….
by - April 1, 2025 9:30 am
Verb Bookstore
Sari and Arthur Harlow knew they had to seize on a unique opportunity to grow their independent bookstore, Verb Bookstore. A building in downtown Jonesboro became available and they decided…