by - May 27, 2012 10:15 pm
Business Journal to Publish Annual Lease Guide June 11
Firms asked to update listings.
Northwest Arkansas
Nominate for our Best in Class Awards
by - May 27, 2012 10:14 pm
Dont Sign Those Casino Petitions (Opinion)
Proposal looks like a thinly veiled monopoly.
by - May 27, 2012 10:09 pm
Suppliers Tap Overseas Markets
World Trade Center Arkansas connects local companies to opportunities in Panama.
by - May 27, 2012 1:52 pm
Wakarusa puts Mulberry Mountain on the national festival map
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — They know that when they build the city, people will come. That’s what the Wakarusa Music Festival amounts to: a temporary, fully functioning village of about 20,000…
by - May 25, 2012 6:36 pm
Legal opinion affects NWACC trustee terms
BENTONVILLE – The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office on Friday (May 25) issued an opinion regarding the election of board trustees for NorthWest Arkansas Community College and the new establishment of…
by - May 25, 2012 6:22 pm
CPG Firms Fuel Harvest Group
Sales and marketing firm grew from former co-workers’ association.
by - May 25, 2012 6:18 pm
Revenue Climbs Despite Tumult During Dukes Tenure
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO has seen ups and downs since assuming post in 2009.
by - May 25, 2012 4:41 pm
Homes gone in 60 minutes a signal of U.S. recovery?
BLOOMBERG — For the latest sign of a U.S. housing rebound, Toll Brothers Inc. Chief Executive Officer Douglas Yearley points to Hoboken, New Jersey: A couple torn between two condos…
by - May 25, 2012 2:16 pm
Car-Mart Profit Up 24% on Higher Revenue
The company topped the average earnings estimate of 91 cents per share from three analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.
by - May 25, 2012 12:02 pm
Ammonia leak in Tyson pork plant
Tyson Foods confirmed an ammonia leak in Madison, Neb. forced a plant evacuation and sent 40 workers to the hospital Thursday evening, May 24. "We're investigating the cause of an…
by - May 24, 2012 10:07 pm
Rogers noted in bond issue ‘pay-to-play’ scheme (Updated)
BLOOMBERG — Soon after investment bank Morgan Keegan Inc. gave $1,000 to a committee backing voter passage of a bond authorization for Rogers, Ark., in September, the bank earned $502,000…
by - May 24, 2012 9:35 pm
U.S. economy shows signs of cooling
BLOOMBERG — Companies placed fewer orders for computers, machinery and other capital equipment in April for a second month, indicating manufacturing in the U.S. is cooling. Bookings for non-military goods…
by - May 24, 2012 8:10 pm
Car-Mart rolls to higher profits
Bentonville-based America's Car-Mart continues to outperform Wall Street expectations posting double-digit net income growth in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2012, which ended April 30. The buy here, pay here…
by - May 24, 2012 6:00 pm
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers hires efficiency firm
Nearly three years after Stephens Media and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. merged operations in Northwest Arkansas, the union has yet to achieve the expected financial security. The joint venture, Northwest…
by - May 24, 2012 4:58 pm
HP layoffs likely to hit Arkansas
The announcement that tech giant Hewlett-Packard will lay off 27,000 workers worldwide sent reverberations through Arkansas economic circles, particularly in Conway where the company opened a 1,000 employee, $28 million…
by - May 24, 2012 3:46 pm
NWA construction pace trends upward
Local homebuilders and commercial contractors say business is steady through the first one-third of 2012. April permit values increased 8.87% among the five largest retail districts in Benton and Washington…
by - May 24, 2012 3:39 pm
UA student savors every opportunity
FAYETTEVILLE — He might look like a typical college student in a coffee shop: backpack, water bottle, T-shirt and shorts. But this just might be a kid who will change…
by - May 24, 2012 2:52 pm
UA Names DiBrezzo Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
Ro DiBrezzo has served as interim vice provost for the past year.
by - May 24, 2012 2:51 pm
Forty Under 40 Nomination Deadline is June 1
Nominations can be made by visiting www.nwabusinessjournal.com, and clicking on the “Best In Class” tab.
by - May 24, 2012 2:21 pm
Bondurant receives ANGELS award
Amanda Bondurant, RNC-NIC, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Washington Regional Medical Center, recently received an ANGELS Award for Outstanding Service in Neonatal Nursing. The University of Arkansas for Medical…