by - December 6, 2021 1:17 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Nov. 22 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 6, 2021 12:54 pm
Pay is one of the top worker complaints with food processors like Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based meat protein giant on Monday (Dec. 6) announced around $50 million in year-end bonus…
by - December 6, 2021 11:16 am
Channing Barker, Benton County’s communications director since 2017, resigned recently. Her final day was Nov. 30. Barker has started a new job in Bentonville working for Walmart Inc. in the…
by - December 6, 2021 7:39 am
Lisa Parks, a Democrat vying for the open State Senate seat in District 7, received the endorsement of all five incumbent Democratic officeholders in the region on Monday (Dec. 6)….
by - December 5, 2021 10:33 am
Two institutional investors from the coasts completed separate acquisitions in Benton County worth a combined $66.2 million just a few days apart in early October. Institutional investors are typically diverse…
by - December 5, 2021 10:23 am
A nearly 100,000-square-foot industrial property along southbound Interstate 49 in Springdale sold recently for $4.95 million. An investment group led by T.J. Lefler, owner of Lefler Capital of Fayetteville, bought…
by - December 5, 2021 10:17 am
Lowell-based Central States Manufacturing Inc. will sponsor more than 1,600 wreaths to place on headstones of military veterans for Wreaths Across America. According to a company news release, Central States…
by - December 4, 2021 8:44 am
Springdale-based Varsity Automotive Inc. recently opened a Byrider dealership in Fayetteville. The store at 2920 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is the franchise owner’s second Byrider location in Northwest…
by - December 3, 2021 7:47 am
NEW HIRES Media Relations Nate Kuester Fayetteville Employer: Mercy Northwest Arkansas Title: senior media relations and communications specialist Previous employer: 4media Group U.S. Previous title: director of client relations Real…
by - December 3, 2021 7:40 am
Online retailers struggle to manage analytics from different shopping channels such as Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Facebook, and Google. Bold Strategies, an e-commerce marketing agency based in Rogers, has introduced…
by - December 2, 2021 4:43 pm
Walmart has a full year to find a replacement for Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs, who announced his retirement effective Jan. 31. 2023. Biggs has logged 22 years at Walmart,…
by - December 2, 2021 12:31 pm
Arkansas-based restaurant chain Eat My Catfish is planning to open a Rogers location. In a news release Thursday (Dec. 2), the company said the restaurant should be open by mid-December….
by - December 2, 2021 11:44 am
A California-based trucking company is planning to develop land in Springdale to support operations for three subsidiaries. Kal Freight, a primarily full truckload (FTL) carrier based in Ontario, Calif., recently…
by - December 2, 2021 8:34 am
An agreement between two carriers would allow low-cost carrier Allegiant to offer nonstop flights to tourist destinations in Mexico as early as 2023, but it’s uncertain whether the flights would…
by - December 1, 2021 6:59 pm
Tim Cooper, senior vice president of supply chain and grocery and reverse logistics at Walmart, spoke Wednesday (Dec. 1) about lessons learned in the past 20 months since the COVID-19…
by - December 1, 2021 2:24 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart has opened its 153rd dealership, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 1) news release. The new dealership opened Nov. 29 in Norman, Okla. The new location is the…
by - December 1, 2021 10:17 am
In the span of a few months, one of the state’s leading title companies has lost its CEO and COO. As we’ve reported previously, Patrick Curry, former CEO of Springdale-based…
by - November 30, 2021 2:10 pm
The CoFounder, a nearly 9,000-square-foot shared workspace in Rogers, recently opened in Founders Plaza. The property managers said its amenities, proximity to other developments and community culture make it unique….
by - November 30, 2021 10:56 am
A student-run online business at the University of Arkansas has produced a record-breaking sales year. ForeverRed grossed $108,000 in sales for the fiscal year 2021 that ended June 30. That’s…
by - November 29, 2021 2:43 pm
Nine projects in Northwest Arkansas will receive $2.01 million of $11.5 million in federal matching grants for trails and other transportation-related improvements that were recently awarded statewide. The Arkansas Department…
