by - July 11, 2023 11:56 am
Cynthia Coughlin, a member of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation Board, has committed $500,000 to the recently opened U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith to support static and interactive exhibits…
by - July 11, 2023 10:18 am
Bentonville-based Metova, a software development firm, and Central Standard Talent (CST), a recruitment and career-coaching hub for Mexican IT talent, have merged to form Metova Strategies. The deal was finalized…
by - July 11, 2023 8:26 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has received a $650,000 grant from the USDA to develop a new butchery program at its Brightwater culinary school. According to a news release,…
by - July 11, 2023 8:08 am
In 2018, Walmart launched its Big Blue mobile pharmacy to travel to areas hit by disasters or fire and set up shop, filling prescriptions and seeing customers in the impacted…
by - July 10, 2023 2:34 pm
Springdale-based behavioral health provider Arisa Health received a $1.25 million grant from Fayetteville nonprofit Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation for renovations and upgrades to clinical buildings at the Arisa…
by - July 10, 2023 2:26 pm
Startup Village, a program offering free co-working space to early-stage, scalable ventures affiliated with the University of Arkansas, is expanding to Bentonville. The Bentonville site will be at The Collaborative,…
by - July 10, 2023 11:30 am
Ingeborg Investments founder and CEO Olivia Walton, the chairperson of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and co-founder of the Heartland Summit, will be the keynote speaker at the…
by - July 9, 2023 10:48 am
The road that led Aaron Nolan to an award-winning TV journalism career started on a whim. His 17-year TV news career included trips to cover the 2016 Summer Olympics in…
by - July 8, 2023 9:39 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) recently hosted multiple public meetings in Northwest Arkansas as part of separate projects that could lead to new highways in the region. According to…
by - July 6, 2023 1:54 pm
The nonprofit Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville announced two new projects on June 28 for its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program. The projects aim to support “missing middle” housing in…
by - July 6, 2023 7:57 am
In its 20th anniversary year, global restaurant chain Slim Chickens of Fayetteville is on the move. Not to worry, however. The growing company is not planning an exit from Northwest…
by - July 5, 2023 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) Auxiliary raised $320,033 for the hospital in its inaugural year of fundraising. ACNW said the newly formed 134-member volunteer organization supports patients and families through…
by - July 5, 2023 2:24 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has named Brandon Adams of Fayetteville as the newest member of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Adams’ seven-year term will end in 2030, and he replaces…
by - July 5, 2023 1:07 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal has announced the Forty Under 40 honorees for 2023, a list that includes young business and community leaders from throughout the NWA and Fort Smith…
by - July 5, 2023 10:20 am
Bentonville packaging services company Rapid Prototypes (d/b/a Rapid) has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, citing lingering business hurdles associated with the…
by - July 5, 2023 8:21 am
It’s all over but the auction for the long-running downtown Fayetteville restaurant Powerhouse Seafood & Grill — an auction and one last party. On June 15, the restaurant’s Facebook page…
by - July 2, 2023 10:41 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 19 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 2, 2023 9:38 am
Taking a cue from its parent Walmart Inc., which has shown retail media can boost the bottom line, Sam’s Club execs said their top priority is member experience. Still, ad…
by - July 1, 2023 9:48 am
Mike Whittington established Match Point Recruiting in Bentonville after spending 21 years in executive recruiting. The firm’s name is a nod to his tennis roots. Before starting the firm in…
by - June 30, 2023 11:24 am
Fayetteville-based Collier Drug Stores Inc., which will open its 10th location at 260 S. Gleneagle Drive in Cave Springs later this summer, has more real estate development plans in the…
