by - January 2, 2023 10:45 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has donated more than $200,000 for classroom supplies to elementary schools across the nation since establishing its annual Adopt-a-Class program in 2013. This…
by - January 1, 2023 8:09 am
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Dec. 30) her intention to nominate Washington County Judge Joseph Wood as Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. Wood is completing his…
by - December 27, 2022 2:49 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas combined for a record $102.686 million in sales tax revenue during the 12 reporting months in 2022, up 12.84% from 2021. It was the…
by - December 27, 2022 1:55 pm
Peter Jasso, director of operations for the nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), has been named interim president and CEO of the regional arts organization. Jasso joined CACHE…
by - December 27, 2022 10:50 am
A 40,000-square-foot medical office building formerly occupied by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Lowell sold recently for $5.25 million. The purchase price equals $131.25 per square…
by - December 27, 2022 9:47 am
Julie Barber, Walmart’s executive vice president of general merchandise, said the retailer continues to face an overabundance of inventory in some categories and inflationary pricing pressures. She said the company…
by - December 26, 2022 10:58 am
Sam Dean, executive director of the Scott Family Amazeum, recently celebrated 10 years as the Bentonville museum’s founding executive director. Accomplishments include the conception, planning and opening of the 50,000-square-foot…
by - December 26, 2022 8:52 am
Bentonville-based 8th & Walton, an education and advisory service company for Walmart suppliers, recently announced certification as a B Corporation (B Corp). The Pennsylvania nonprofit B Lab issues the certification…
by - December 25, 2022 8:53 am
A real estate investment group has opened its first investment fund with an equity raise goal of $100 million. Asset management firm InvestNet will target single-family real estate acquisitions in…
by - December 25, 2022 8:41 am
If the path to the heart is through the stomach, stuffing might have Mervin Jebaraj’s heart. And sweet potato pie. “Stuffing. That’s the best part of Thanksgiving,” Jebaraj noted when…
by - December 22, 2022 11:11 am
With what is atypical quick action for Congress, a bill designating the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail was approved Thursday (Dec. 22) by the U.S. House of…
by - December 21, 2022 4:09 pm
An effort to designate an historic trail partially located in Arkansas as a National Historic Trail is one step closer following approval in the U.S. Senate of legislation sponsored by…
by - December 21, 2022 12:35 pm
It may be difficult for some recent college graduates to find full-time work. That’s not the case for Justin Macedo. Macedo, 23, closed a deal on Nov. 23 to buy…
by - December 21, 2022 10:50 am
Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, reported a record fiscal revenue of $53.28 billion and net income of $3.249 billion, which led to higher pay for most company’s executives,…
by - December 21, 2022 8:29 am
The Medium, a project of Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), is the new name for its Springdale hub at 214 S. Main St. Brittany Johnson, director of communications…
by - December 20, 2022 10:28 am
The University of Arkansas’ College of Engineering has named Adrienne Gaines the inaugural director of its new Engineering One-Stop, a support program to improve retention and graduation rates. According to…
by - December 20, 2022 9:54 am
Arvest Bank subsidiary Arvest Wealth Management (AWM) has promoted Tabi Lipscomb of Rogers to be president and CEO of its trust services division, effective Jan. 1. She replaces Donny Rogers…
by - December 20, 2022 7:20 am
Tech firm SupplyPike, a supply chain software company that works with retail suppliers, has relocated its corporate office from Fayetteville to Rogers. The new office space is approximately 12,000 square…
by - December 19, 2022 2:07 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) recently announced more than $3.16 million in federal funding for 10 sidewalk and recreational projects in Benton and Washington counties. The money comes from…
by - December 19, 2022 11:46 am
Northwest Arkansas business and civic leaders helped Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield dedicate a new public sculpture at its Springdale corporate center on Monday (Dec. 19). Award-winning sculptor and painter Kevin Kresse…
