by - August 15, 2022 3:18 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has seen demand for its on-demand service triple since launching earlier this year on the Via platform. Ride requests have risen from about…
by - August 15, 2022 8:31 am
In its 26th year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is proud to present another standout class of up-and-coming professionals under 40. This year’s Forty Under 40 class includes men and…
by - August 14, 2022 12:37 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ Urban Land Institute (ULI) chapter will host an event later this year for national and regional urban planning professionals and advocates aimed at exploring place-based development. The inaugural…
by - August 12, 2022 11:34 am
The education nonprofit Fayetteville Public Education Foundation announced Thursday (Aug. 11) the 2022 class to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor. Susan Williams Mayes Carney, Mike Malone, Dr. Caleb Smith…
by - August 12, 2022 11:07 am
Rogers firm NewRoad Capital Partners, Arkansas’ largest private equity fund, has promoted Tracy Black and Stefan Sterns to partner. Black joined the firm in May 2018 and leads the operating partner team…
by - August 11, 2022 5:27 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced (Aug. 11) a collaboration with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas that includes the Lowell-based carrier giving $1.5…
by - August 11, 2022 3:39 pm
Tulsa, Okla.-based BOK Financial announced Thursday (Aug. 11) that Chris Schaechtel of Fayetteville is the company’s new Arkansas market president. He replaces Jacob Hudson, who took a new job with…
by - August 11, 2022 3:24 pm
All eyes will be watching Tuesday (Aug. 16) as Walmart reports fiscal second-quarter earnings. With more than 230 million shoppers visiting stores each week, the retail giant is seen as…
by - August 11, 2022 2:57 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart didn’t give raises to its top executives in fiscal 2022 but did provide them incentives, according to the company’s recent proxy filing with the U.S. Securities and…
by - August 11, 2022 2:45 pm
Fayetteville-based tech startup SupplyPike recently launched a new feature for its app OTIF Radar that allows for one-click disputing, according to a news release. With the new feature, users can…
by - August 11, 2022 8:23 am
A 12,592-square-foot retail center in Bentonville sold recently for $2.95 million. The purchase price equals $234.27 per square foot. Coal Gap LLC, led by Steve Lane, bought the Eden Brooke…
by - August 10, 2022 4:28 pm
Two of the largest commercial airports in Arkansas received a combined $1.35 million to support nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith. Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill…
by - August 10, 2022 3:50 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a decline in earnings in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, while revenue is projected to increase by double digits amid lower…
by - August 10, 2022 10:26 am
Fred’s Hickory Inn, an enduring Bentonville restaurant that opened in 1970, has a new owner. Effective Monday (Aug. 8), Carl and Lindie Garrett own the business and property at 1502…
by - August 10, 2022 8:37 am
The Exercise Coach, an Illinois-based personal training franchise, opened its second Arkansas location on July 6 at 812 S.W. Raintree Lane in Bentonville, just off Walton Boulevard. This “smart fitness…
by - August 9, 2022 10:08 am
A third party will build publicly traded Canoo Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOEV) first electric delivery vans for Walmart Inc., a change from the startup’s previous plans to assemble them at its Bentonville…
by - August 8, 2022 12:56 pm
Tyson reported adjusted net income of $1.94 per share, 3 cents short of estimates and 28% lower than a year ago. Without adjustments, Tyson had net income of $750 million, up…
by - August 7, 2022 10:40 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its final recognition program in 2022, the C-Suite Awards. In its eighth year, the program is designed…
by - August 7, 2022 9:16 am
There’s a regional leadership change coming to publicly traded Regions Bank. After 46 years, Rogers bank executive Jerry Vest will retire on Aug. 31 as the Alabama bank’s top Northwest…
by - August 6, 2022 10:34 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Aug. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
