by - May 3, 2023 8:25 am
Then & Now: Jennings is still big on small biz banking
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 24 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
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by - May 2, 2023 2:54 pm
NWA Workplaces offering business education events starting May 11
NWA Workplaces is organizing monthly business education events to connect entrepreneurs and potential business owners in the region’s startup ecosystem. The first program is from 3 to 5 p.m. May…
by - May 2, 2023 11:12 am
XNA enplanements hit record in March
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently reported its best March for enplanements since opening in 1998. Enplanements, or passengers flying out, rose by 26.8% to 80,742 in March…
by - May 2, 2023 11:06 am
NWACC receives $618K grant to expand package design programming
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville received a $618,319 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand the college’s programming around packaging design and…
by - May 1, 2023 2:06 pm
Covenant buys Lew Thompson & Son Trucking for $100 million
Huntsville-based poultry carrier Lew Thompson & Son Trucking Inc. was recently acquired by Covenant Logistics Group Inc. for about $100 million. The acquisition was completed on April 26 amid a…
by - May 1, 2023 12:53 pm
YPO plans Northwest Arkansas chapter
Young President’s Organization (YPO), a global leadership and networking organization for chief executives, is taking steps toward starting a Northwest Arkansas chapter. A prospective member event is scheduled from 5:30…
by - May 1, 2023 9:00 am
A year after merger, lawyers split from Rose Law Firm for Conner & Winters
Two prominent Northwest Arkansas business attorneys have changed law firms. Rebecca Hurst and Jim Smith have left Little Rock-based business law practice Rose Law Firm to work for Tulsa-based Conner…
by - April 30, 2023 9:10 am
Real Deals: Rogers warehouse finds buyer in $13.3M transaction
The sale of a 19-acre industrial property in Rogers tipped the scales recently at $13.3 million. Petra Enterprises LLC, managed by Courtney Little, bought the 160,798-square-foot building on 15.1 acres…
by - April 28, 2023 10:07 am
More restaurants, retail stores planned in Northwest Arkansas
More than a handful of new eateries and retail establishments have scoped out new locations in Northwest Arkansas despite a rise in bankruptcies and uncertainty in the retail sector. The…
by - April 27, 2023 1:36 pm
Boozman backs $755 million truck parking bill
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., recently announced his support for a bipartisan bill to increase truck parking capacity and improve existing truck parking infrastructure. The bill would provide $755 million…
by - April 27, 2023 11:26 am
J.B. Hunt shareholders approve 4 proposals
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hosted its annual shareholders meeting Thursday (April 27). Shareholders approved four proposals in the 10-minute meeting at the company’s headquarters. Following are the…
by - April 27, 2023 8:39 am
Natural Capital launches 2nd fund; $80M committed
Natural Capital, a Little Rock-based private investment firm with a heavy Northwest Arkansas influence, is leaning into those connections. According to a Form D filing with the U.S. Securities &…
by - April 26, 2023 4:18 pm
Tyson Foods to cut hundreds of corporate jobs
Tyson Foods is cutting 10% of its corporate headquarters jobs and 15% of senior leadership jobs, according to an internal memo from CEO Donnie King on Wednesday (April 26). As…
by - April 26, 2023 3:08 pm
JBU announces new business college leadership
John Brown University in Siloam Springs has named Brad Gatlin dean of the Soderquist College of Business, and Eva Fast associate dean, according to a Wednesday (April 26) news release….
by - April 26, 2023 2:07 pm
David Roth, Workmatters founder and CEO, announces departure
David Roth, founder and CEO of Fayetteville nonprofit Workmatters, is resigning effective Dec. 31, 2023. Roth announced details of a leadership transition via email Wednesday (April 26). According to the…
by - April 26, 2023 11:45 am
Asa Hutchinson joins 2024 race for the White House
Asa Hutchinson officially launched his presidential campaign Wednesday (April 26) in front of the Benton County Courthouse in downtown Bentonville. In an ABC television interview earlier this month, the former…
by - April 26, 2023 11:13 am
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up more than 14% in April report
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers reported a combined sales tax revenue of $8.394 million in their April reports, up 14.2% from the same reporting month in 2022. Through the first…
by - April 26, 2023 7:50 am
Winrock invests $100K in Bentonville startup Wishfluence
Wishfluence, a Bentonville startup that’s developed an app used by jewelry stores, has received $100,000 from the Winrock International Validation Fund, a nonprofit fund focused on investing in validation-stage startups…
by - April 25, 2023 9:19 pm
Tyson Foods takes part in self-driving truck test
Tyson Foods is partnering with C.R. England and Kodiak Robotics to pilot autonomous trucks in the transport of poultry and meat products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, a more than…
by - April 25, 2023 1:23 pm
University of Arkansas sets date for Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon
The University of Arkansas’ Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) will host its Quarterly Business Analyst luncheon on June 8 at the Hilton Garden Inn (1325 N. Palak Drive)…