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Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (Jan. 24) an agreement with the Arkansas Public Service Commission general staff, the…
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Arvest Bank has promoted Jami Hopper to community bank president in Berryville Hopper has 21 years of industry experience – all at Arvest – and has served in a variety…
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Bentonville philanthropist Marilyn Bogle, a devoted financial supporter of the University of Arkansas and Razorback athletic programs, died Thursday (Jan. 23) in Bentonville. She was 88. Bogle’s husband, Bob Bogle,…
by - January 23, 2020 2:41 pm
A hotel in Rogers’ booming Pinnacle Hills area will be the second Tapestry Collection by Hilton location in Arkansas. That is the upscale hotel brand chosen by the developers of Pinnacle Heights,…
by - January 23, 2020 11:00 am
A Rogers businesswoman with deep roots in Arkansas’ travel and tourism sector announced Thursday (Jan. 23) a new hospitality venture in a historical Eureka Springs property. The Queen Anne Mansion…
by - January 22, 2020 8:42 pm
To kick off 2020 the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas got a nice bump to sales tax revenue in the January report, up 8% to total $6.263 million. Bentonville,…
by - January 22, 2020 7:49 pm
A $25.4 million interchange project on Interstate 49 in Fayetteville won’t be ready as previously planned, and money from the project will be diverted to other highway projects in the…
by - January 21, 2020 2:57 pm
For as long as he has been a college basketball coach, Eric Musselman has been unique when it comes to game day attire. Most basketball coaches — college or the…
by - January 21, 2020 1:45 pm
Tyson Foods announced Tuesday (Jan. 21) the creation of a Coalition for Global Protein, a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance the future of sustainable protein. Company officials made the announcement at…
by - January 21, 2020 11:17 am
Alex Kingsbury, a noted journalist and member of the editorial board of the The New York Times, will give a talk entitled “Opinion Journalism in the Age of Trump.” The…
by - January 20, 2020 9:30 am
A former Northwest Arkansas banker is returning to the region to head up the Benton County market for Arvest Bank. The Fayetteville-chartered lender appointed Brad Crain the next president and…
by - January 19, 2020 11:59 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its annual recognition programs in 2020. They are: Fast 15: The Fast 15 program is designed to…
by - January 18, 2020 10:35 am
An agreement between the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust and Fayetteville residents Tina Moore and Paul Green will preserve 700 acres along Interstate 49 forever. The land is in southern Washington…
by - January 17, 2020 3:54 pm
David Dayne Glass, who served as president and CEO of Walmart from 1988 to 2000, died Jan. 9, according to the Glass family. He was 84. He died of complications…
by - January 17, 2020 1:29 pm
Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank Corp. has promoted senior vice president Jamey Vaught to president of the company’s Northwest Arkansas market. The position has been empty for several months following Chris Howe’s…
by - January 17, 2020 1:14 pm
Walmart on Friday (Jan. 17) confirmed a few changes to key leadership positions with its U.S. division. Following the exit of Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran, it was expected that…
by - January 17, 2020 12:57 pm
Fourth quarter and full year income and revenue for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services topped 2018 comparisons, but missed market expectations. Shares of the logistics and shipping company fell more…
by - January 17, 2020 11:50 am
Four new hires have been added to the management team of Siloam Springs-based metal fabricator Alternative Design Manufacturing & Supply Inc. James Austin has been hired as the project manager…
by - January 17, 2020 9:29 am
A 356-unit apartment development in Bentonville has changed owners in a deal worth $34 million. Hamilton Point Investments, a Connecticut-based a real estate private-equity investment company specializing in multifamily properties,…
by - January 16, 2020 3:20 pm
Dan Bartlett, executive vice president of corporate affairs at Walmart, told members of the Northwest Arkansas Council that the retailer’s new corporate headquarters will not be one grand structure, but…
